Sean Gordon wins Nathan’s Las Vegas qualifier, Stephanie Torres 3rd w/23 hot dogs
update Apr 28 Naader Reda has a video (via Stephanie Wu)
update Apr 26 #2 Naader Reda and Robin Leach have blog entries.
update Apr 26 Don Sturdy has a gallery
update Apr 25 Gaming Today has an article which claims that Adrian Morgan qualified for the finals.
6:47 Naader Reda has the top 3
1 Sean Gordon 30 hdbs
2 Adrian Morgan 27
3 Stephanie Torres 23 4th woman to break 20 hot dogs, best female debut of 10 minute qualifier era
6:44 It appears Rich LeFevre is competing according to this picture
6:38 The contest has started
6:27 Introductions have started
Some thoughts before the qualifier:
- Sonya Thomas Nathan’s debut was 18 hot dogs in 12 minutes with no previous eating contests. Juliet Lee ate 28 in 12 minutes after competing in the IFOCE for almost a year.
- Unresolved questions about the women’s division: Will Sonya Thomas receive a bye since she is the women’s record holder | Will there be a women’s wild card? (if two women exceed 10 hot dogs at one qualifier)
- The differential between the men’s and women’s Nathan’s prizes has been receiving some critical media attention: Time | Eater.com | Jezebel
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Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:12 pm
Word is a famous Las Vegas resident is coming out of retirement for this contest
ouch! said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:16 pm
GOOSE?
stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)
April 23, 2011 @ 6:23 pm
Rich Lefevre??
Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:24 pm
The gorgeous, talented Ms Torres deserves proper respect upon her introduction.
.. said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:49 pm
FLASH WINS?
.. said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:52 pm
RABITTTTTTTT! ITS HAPPENING AGAIN! WHYYYYYY IS THIS HAPPENING TO U?
Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:53 pm
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! 🙁
Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:53 pm
Welp looks like Stephanie can’t jump to the mens division. haha!
Way to go flash!
.. said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:54 pm
SO CLOSE BUT NO NATHAN’S FINALS! 🙁
Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:55 pm
Good job Sean Gordon. I thought the enchanting S. T. was suppose to win in a route. Of course, she’s just out to have fun.
Anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 6:57 pm
I wonder if the famous Las Vegas resident will now go back in to retirement.
ZOING! said
April 23, 2011 @ 7:01 pm
poor mr. WABBIT.
stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)
April 23, 2011 @ 7:06 pm
Picture of the top 3 here at Don Study’s fb:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=220271117989704&set=a.146027605414056.29085.141536752529808&type=1&theater
stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)
April 23, 2011 @ 7:07 pm
also here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=220270737989742&set=a.146027605414056.29085.141536752529808&type=1&theater
Gastroboy said
April 23, 2011 @ 7:32 pm
Great numbers for a qualifier. Impresive start that of Stephanie! I hope Adrian Morgan makes it to Coney this year, honestly i feel a little sad for him. He kind of steals the attention to the winner. Hopefully it was a fair win, wasn’t it?
Best of lucks Adrian, you deserve to be at Coney! You’d get your seat on your next qualifier!
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
April 23, 2011 @ 7:33 pm
SONIC BOOM!!!!
anonymous said
April 23, 2011 @ 8:55 pm
Figures that’s about all she was good for
The Wife said (Registered June 27, 2008)
April 23, 2011 @ 10:07 pm
Congrats to everybody… especially Flash. 🙂
Wish I could have been there to see you and your Dad compete.
Matt "Mega Toad" Stonie said (Registered June 22, 2010)
April 23, 2011 @ 11:41 pm
I don’t think anyone should be knocked for this, everyone deserves major credit
30, 27, and 23 aren’t anything to mess with lol… I probably would’ve done less =[
Great Job =]
BTW apparently Rich did 21 dogs for 4th place (via Naader)
T said
April 24, 2011 @ 12:03 am
Marry me,Stephanie? 😉
nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)
April 24, 2011 @ 12:19 am
Damn fine job Stephanie.
Cutter said (Registered November 9, 2010)
April 24, 2011 @ 12:37 am
Steph is remarkable, her achievements can not be overlooked. I thought adrian or flash were capable of losing in this “diverse” field. i thought one local lesser known was also capable of challenging for the spot. I was wrong.
congrats to steph while morgan and flash show vegas what mle eaters are made of.
notables: Ron Koch with an impressive 18 hdbs.
not sure what was happening at the other end of the table with the other local and lesser known eaters. i was in my own zipcode. finished with a somewhat dissappointing 8.5.
Anonymous said
April 24, 2011 @ 1:30 am
fixed dogs
anonymous said
April 24, 2011 @ 2:06 am
Cutter I it was great at our end of the table… No pressure , no cameras, just eating at our own pace…I think we all did very good…….
Jamminjoe said
April 25, 2011 @ 5:00 am
I really believe S.T. is capable of twice that amount, the only issue is she has never done a speed contest and she has no prior hot dog experence. If she continues on this road and learns techinque, speed and increases her capicity I believe her capabilities have no limit. Stephnie, great job, well done.
Lost and Found said
April 25, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
Following Stephanie’s mind-shattering performance, EATFEATS is cleaning out it’s lost and found bin. Does anyone want to claim the following comments? To claim ownership of the comment please provide a government issued ID stating that you are a total dumbass:
stephanie over sonya said
February 27, 2011 @ 1:25 am
She (Stephanie) can easily beat sonya thomas
anonymous said
February 24, 2011 @ 12:24 am
Stephaniie time to put the black widow out of commission. Tired of her. It’s xanadu time
Anonymous said
February 24, 2011 @ 6:42 am
Yeah I doubt the widow could have done what Ms Torres did. I am ready to proclaim her the new Queen of comp. Eating.
Anonymous said
January 9, 2011 @ 12:40 am
How can anyone say those two are not the top women eaters in the world? Its so obvious. Even the Gal Sony and that witch would be killed.
For Sure said
December 15, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
These two are the most exciting thing to happen to competitive eating since Kobayashi!!
Anonymous said
December 12, 2010 @ 10:55 am
Stephanie is the best chick eater around. You go girl!
Anonymous said
December 12, 2010 @ 2:52 pm
That’s for sure. She is better than Bertoletti and Bob Shoudt right now, and she is bound to improve.
Anonymous said
October 31, 2010 @ 4:30 am
Stephanie Torres is the best woman eater going today. The ifoce girls must be worried sick.
Anonymous said
December 26, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
This woman is better than black widow who stays away from challenges only because she doesnt have what it takes.
Anonymous said
April 25, 2011 @ 1:46 pm
Someone just spent a lot of time putting down Stephanie Torres. Sonya debuted at 18. Some comments were ridiculous and not respectful of Sonya, but that is how this place works. New women’s division is great. Let’s see how it goes.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
April 25, 2011 @ 3:05 pm
I think the women’s division will open new doors—-good idea.
Anonymous said
April 25, 2011 @ 3:17 pm
It is a terrific idea. The Sheas are the best at re-inventing themselves. Everything else is a result of what they do and have done. Too busy to be perfect, they are the reason this place and any other website about competitive eating exists.
Anonymous said
April 25, 2011 @ 3:46 pm
Twice that amount? Come on, Joe. Get real.
Love That S. T. said
April 25, 2011 @ 4:12 pm
Joe is right. With better technique and increases in speed S. T. might indeed eat twice that amount. She just has to improve by 5 more over her best.
Confused said
April 25, 2011 @ 4:16 pm
I thought Stephanie had been eating in challenges and competitions for two years? Sonya did eat 18 HDBs in her first contest ever. But, after two years she was well into her 30s in HDBs. Secondly, what if Sonya wins her qualifier? Would that make the second place male at the qualifier a wild card or would that eater get a winner guarantee to Coney in the mens division?
anonymous said
April 25, 2011 @ 8:54 pm
since steakbellie wears a skirt he should enter the woman contest