KenExcellence has videos recorded near the stage of the Nathan's finals for almost the whole event. Women's contest: Part 1 | Part 2 | Men's Contest. George Shea calls Stephanie Torres the best female rookie in history and praises Grace Lee's performance several times during the women's contest.

July 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments (27)

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  1. Seiken fan said

    July 7, 2011 @ 6:51 pm

    I think you just get off being spiteful Gotta love the way you say “Almost the whole event” like trying to show Seiken up . Seiken posted the video the day of the contest . As far as hes concerned posting the Nathans video 3days after the contest is not only old news but old old news. Last check Seiken Nathans video has 1,504 hits and i assume one of those hits belongs to OJ Rifkin

  2. Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)

    July 7, 2011 @ 7:14 pm

    George was calling out Grace’s name but then realized the young lady he was referring to as Grace was actually Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesko & he corrects himself.

  3. Anonymous said

    July 7, 2011 @ 7:23 pm

    I thought it was a mistake.

  4. Anonymous said

    July 7, 2011 @ 10:21 pm

    What about Sonya’s first year?

  5. Anonymous said

    July 7, 2011 @ 10:25 pm

    Ok, just checked…

    Sonya Qualify-18 Final-25

    Stephanie Qualify-23 Final-28.5

    Wow Stephanie.

  6. Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)

    July 7, 2011 @ 11:01 pm

    And, if I’m not mistaken, Sonya’s was 12 minutes, not 10 but cld b wrong.

  7. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    July 7, 2011 @ 11:28 pm

    That is correct. The duration was changed to 10 minutes in 2008.

  8. Interesting said

    July 8, 2011 @ 12:16 am

    There were some strange editing choices in those clips, but it did answer some questions for those of us who hadn’t seen it previously. By the way, under the IFOCE rules:

    – How long after the clock turns to zero are you allowed to pick up hot dogs off your plate?
    – Are you allowed to continue drinking after the clock runs out and you still have food in your mouth?
    – Is there a penalty for spitting food out and wiping it on your clothes, or is that part of your total?

    j/s

  9. Anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 3:00 am

    Stephanie entered the sanctioned world of CE with a lot more experience and accomplishment under her belt than her predecessors. That counts for a hell of a lot.

  10. Anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 3:40 am

    No, you can only spit food out and into your gloves.

  11. anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 5:58 am

    Interesting you sound alot like Stephanie Wu

  12. Juliet Fan said

    July 8, 2011 @ 6:15 am

    No one is going to really say anything about putting food in your mouth after the contest has ended, as long as you do it discretely and do not draw attention to yourself. That is what makes Juliet so wonderful. She is a magician.That is also why she gets so much support from eating legends like Seiken and many others who see her tip top talent.

  13. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    July 8, 2011 @ 7:14 am

    Specifically looking at Nathan’s, Stephanie, without a doubt, made the most impressive CE debut ever for a female, and third best overall, second only to Matt Stonie and Joey, respectively.

    However, unlike George Shea, I’m not ready to proclaim Steph the best female rookie ever, at least not quite yet. Once she wins a couple or three events over the top-ranked guys, and Sonya herself, the current top-ranked female, I’ll jump on George’s bandwagon.

    In Sonya’a rookie year that’s what she did—-topped the highest-ranked American males at the time, and on more than one occasion. She also topped Carlene, who was the highest ranked female when Sonya arrived on the scene.

    Of course, I don’t blame George for saying what he did; he’s trying to sell his product.

  14. anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 7:24 am

    Juliet fan that is a pretty rotten sarcastic statement about Juliet. Anyone with half a brain realizes that you are trying to be funny . Juliet is a a wonderful caring person and if you ever needed a place to stay , her and her family would welcome you with open arms.Juliet has a wealth of talent , its just that nobody has taken time to work with her in correcting some of her mistakes with debris. She doesnt leave debris on purpose, its the only way she knows how to eat and she eats well. Maybe if she had a real coach she could beat Sonya some of the time instead of Sonya beating her all of the time . She has the talent its just that a few things need to be straightened out

  15. Juliet Fan said

    July 8, 2011 @ 8:26 am

    I was not being sarcastic, but was taking up for The Lovely. You mention more reasons to love The Lovely..

  16. Anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 8:54 am

    Maybe Joey or Pat or Tim will volunteer to coach her.

  17. Interesting said

    July 8, 2011 @ 10:03 am

    @anon 5:58, I can only aspire to such pinnacles of challenge greatness. Seriously, though, what happened to the Wu? She seems to have vanished without a trace.

  18. Boo hu for wu said

    July 8, 2011 @ 10:08 am

    I could not help but shed a tear or two for stephanie wu the mindy cohen of competitive eating. . She should have been on that stage with the rest of the females

  19. Blown Reference said

    July 8, 2011 @ 10:41 am

    It’s Mindy Cohn, not Mindy Cohen. Way to muff the joke.

  20. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    July 8, 2011 @ 10:42 am

    Juliets misdeeds are so many that it is difficult to write all but they can all be seen on the videos. Maybe because she was the only third female to be able to beat some men was her behavior tolerated. It is almost too late to change anything now, she is completely resistant to changing anything. She comes to the table and knocks over other peoples spaces in her setting up, moves their things, has no respect whatsoever for other eaters, no one would want to eat next to her for starters. She doesn’t listen to anything, probably pretends that it is because english is not her native language though we know from seeing her speak that she understands everything and speaks english just fine. She begins and ends before and after everyone else and pays absolutely no attention to any of the rules. She puts up her hands in victory before the end of some contests, she is almost like a robot joke but her behaviors have been tolerated for a long time. Perhaps with the women’s division and a Larell Marie who takes her competitive eating very seriously there will be some changes pressured for Juliet. Other female eaters like Torres could also put the pressure on and hopefully get support from other (male) eaters. Lots of people could have a serious sit down with her, show her what she is doing that is not right and lay things out.

  21. Anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 11:30 am

    I for one appreciate what Juliet brings to the table.

  22. Anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 11:34 am

    Stephanie is the second best female and she has a good chance of moving to be the top one very soon.

  23. anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 11:58 am

    Cannot disagree with Stallion on that one

  24. Gastroboy said

    July 8, 2011 @ 12:45 pm

    @Rhonda

    While it’s true George is selling a product, i consider his statement to be true as well. What you ask for, that is beating the top guys in the sport, is varius orders of magnitude more difficult today than it was when Sonya started. So i won’t take it as an acceptable indicator, desite the fact that at some point she will just have to do it.

    BTW, i back in the day stated that i considered Stephanie to be overall better than Matt Stonie at CE. While noone might have noticed my statement, just in case, i find it adecuate to say that i have just eaten my words for lunch today. They are at least as good.

  25. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    July 8, 2011 @ 2:19 pm

    Gastro, thanks for chiming in. This is good stuff …

    On your second point, I’ve eaten my words many., many times. At least we “man-up” to admit when we are wrong.

    Regarding your first point, I respectfully, but very much, disagree. You cannot compare across decades, regimes, eras of CE, etc. You have to look at winning percentages/number of victories. Sonya registered 11 non-exhibition wins in her rookie year, most of which were against the top eaters of her day (I’m not counting Dale Boone who reversed twice against her.), none of whom did she avoid. And she set two world records at exhibitions, which I’m not counting.

    Trying to judge and compare levels of competition across time is like saying Ty Cobb’s 366 career batting average (BA) against less-talented players of his day is illegitimate when compared to today’s players.

    Ty was and still is #1 in career BA. His 366 career BA may never be broken. Similarly, or even more so, I doubt there will EVER be another rookie, either gender, with a first-year performance that elcipses that of Sonya Thomas.

    Those who love CE should feel lucky they were around to witness her performance.

  26. Larell Marie Mele said

    July 8, 2011 @ 5:08 pm

    Stallion – thank you (as always 🙂 ) Stephanie is DEF a force to be reckoned with and what a gr8 lady!!!

  27. anonymous said

    July 8, 2011 @ 6:00 pm

    MLE is holding a taco bell soft shell eating contest on July 29 in Puerto Rico. Another easy one for Sonya or Joey to win while the sponsor takes care of the airfare and hotel expenses . Its getting to the point where its just no fun for the little people anymore

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