Some people who registered for a Nathan qualifiers received confirmations yesterday. (Scott Bickel | RJ Frasca. If anyone would like to announce where they got accepted (or rejected) please do so in the comment thread.

April 8, 2011 at 10:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments (32)

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  1. ZARF! said

    April 8, 2011 @ 10:52 am

    i hope sonya bob OR x is at bickel’s qualifier so that……………………………….. someone can finish

  2. . said

    April 8, 2011 @ 10:59 am

    http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/good_day/pat-bertoletti-deep-dish-wing-eating-championship-competitive-eater-20110408?CMP=201104_emailshare

  3. mojo said

    April 8, 2011 @ 11:18 am

    I’m on the same page with Zarf!, Need someone in the top 10 to be in Cleveland and Pittsburgh or anywhere else this kid decides to attempt to qualify. When you entitle your facebook event “WINNING FAMOUS NATHANS HOTDOG QUALIFIER TO GET TO CONEY ISLAND” It comes off as arrogant and him look like a total douchebag. Like everything in life you are not entitled you must earn it. Until he EARNS his spot at the final table I hope people continue to rip into him.

  4. Matt "Mega Toad" Stonie said (Registered June 22, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 11:59 am

    I just sent in my requests for Hawthorne and Vegas yesterday…..
    I put if off for a long time just cuz i needed to make up my mind about certain things, so i hope it wasnt to late that i missed my chance =[
    Ill post up once i get and e-mail

  5. Ben Do said

    April 8, 2011 @ 12:02 pm

    I’m in for Calgary.
    Who will be joining me? 😀

  6. Nathan in Cali said

    April 8, 2011 @ 12:19 pm

    Wow, did Bickel really say “WINNING FAMOUS NATHANS HOTDOG QUALIFIER TO GET TO CONEY ISLAND” (I’m blocked on facebook from work)????

    If so this kid isn’t going to make many friends… Actually I hope a top 10 talent embarrasses him by doubling his total and hopefully gets further humbled by getting beat by a few mid ranked guys as well just to take this guy down a notch.

    I know Monson caught flack for being confident on this site, but at least he backed it up at the table.

  7. Stoney Rockhead said

    April 8, 2011 @ 12:32 pm

    Me got in Rocklanta qualifier.

  8. anonymous said

    April 8, 2011 @ 1:11 pm

    Notice the top names in MLE wouldnt bother acknowledging this post. Anonymous names like stoney rockhead will reply but thats about where it ends.

  9. More Bickelisms said

    April 8, 2011 @ 1:33 pm

    “… one of the world’s greatest champion extreme eaters”

    “There is no Kobayashi. There is no Joey Chestnut. There is only Scott Bickel.”

    “For most people, this is just stuffing their face,” Bickel says. “I’m doing it for a bigger cause than any other eater in the world. I’m doing it to restore the city’s energy and motivation, and bring media attention to the city.”

    “I don’t think there’s a competitive eater out there that’s in as good of shape as me,” he said,

    “If I do make it big and famous, and I believe I will, I will stay true to Cleveland. I love Cleveland. And I plan to keep the partnerships and friendships that I have built here. Many people have helped me along the way,” he said.
    Maybe Chestnut and Kabayashi should start worrying. “These guys have been doing this for years. I’ve only been doing this for two months,” Bickel said. “Imagine what I can do in two years? It’s almost scary.”

    1 comment
    #1Dec 9, 2010 â–  USMC1234
    Just to set it straight, Scott Bickel may have went to recruit training but since he lied about enlistment qualifications he was considered a Fraudulent Enlistment and was thus kicked out. Just because you complete recruit training does not mean you are a Marine.

  10. Anonymous said

    April 8, 2011 @ 1:43 pm

    Takes one to know one……your point is?

  11. Joey Chestnut said

    April 8, 2011 @ 2:32 pm

    I’m skipping the qualifiers, see u in New York

  12. deep thoughts said

    April 8, 2011 @ 3:06 pm

    My analysis of Bickelisms

    “… one of the world’s greatest champion extreme eaters” – Bickel has only competed at applebees for a challege that does not exisit or at local sports bar against himself. Nothing he has done is impressive nor has he competed against any real competition. Pit him up against the worlds best and he will be a deer in headlights.

    “There is no Kobayashi. There is no Joey Chestnut. There is only Scott Bickel.” – Bickel will never touch Kobayashi or Chestnut.

    “I’m doing it for a bigger cause than any other eater in the world. I’m doing it to restore the city’s energy and motivation, and bring media attention to the city.” – Cleveland sucks and Bickel is just a whore for the media.

    “I don’t think there’s a competitive eater out there that’s in as good of shape as me,” – Furious Pete is in way better shape then Bickel

    “If I do make it big and famous, and I believe I will, I will stay true to Cleveland. I love Cleveland. And I plan to keep the partnerships and friendships that I have built here. Many people have helped me along the way,” Bullshit, if you were ever to become famous you know you would leave that trash dump of a city. Second off, get a clue and realize that even though Joey Chestnut is Joey Chestnut, he is an average joe 90% of the time and his fame typically does not follow him.

    “These guys have been doing this for years. I’ve only been doing this for two months,” Bickel said. “Imagine what I can do in two years? It’s almost scary.” – This is the most naive statement of them all, Bickel is delusional to think that he can go right in there and make an impact.

    Basically this kid is huffing glue or high on something to be so delusional to think he is among the worlds best when he has yet to prove anything to anyone outside the city of Cleveland. So until he shows something at the nathan’s table I certify that Scott Bickel is a 100% Fraud!

  13. The Trainer said

    April 8, 2011 @ 3:42 pm

    “I don’t think there’s a competitive eater out there that’s in as good of shape as me,” – Scott Bickel

    http://media.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/photo/scottbickeljpg-6675281e98527f13.jpg

    HA! well off the top of my head here are five that are in better shape

    Tim Janus
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZZ-CqtHjAnk/Sk4nxv8VSEI/AAAAAAABfXM/h3AMinJu6H8/s400/Tim+Janus.jpg

    Furious Pete
    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Dedicatedforlif/

    Ben Monson
    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/ptflyforatallguy/

    Damon Wells
    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Dolfan_714/

    Brian Dudzinski
    http://www.ifoce.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=200

    I’ll even through in a mid 40’s girl as a bonus

    Larell
    http://www.ifoce.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=196

  14. joe said

    April 8, 2011 @ 3:51 pm

    can’t wait to see pickle go down,in my opinion ( which is worth about nuthin)he’s a douche who believes his own lies. He can’t even finish a 6lb omlet in 30 min without ralphing the whole thing. he will be easy to spot he’ll be the one with the giant L over his head What a loser actually I hope a top ten eater dosen’t go to beat him I hope he gets beat by someone 25 or up!!!

    now that i think about it there is a place for snot pickle in CE ,,,,,,wloce

  15. The Trainer said

    April 8, 2011 @ 3:51 pm

    one more for good measure

    Randy Santel
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tifNpIUYt5o/TKyIBg32KaI/AAAAAAAAAVE/pMueLuGknug/s1600/Randy+Santel+6+-+done+in+11+minutes.jpg

  16. Randy Santel said (Registered June 2, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 4:04 pm

    lol I can’t resist. Thank you “The Trainer!” here are some better photos:
    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=156177911075178&aid=39851

    Here is a cool video of me over in Auckland, New Zealand, filming for the tv show Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, after winning the Men’s Health sponsored 2010 Spartacus Transformation Challenge (A National + Canada body transformation contest 🙂
    http://www.menshealth.com/spartacus/about/

  17. Who else? said

    April 8, 2011 @ 4:57 pm

    Any other word on who will be at Cleveland?

  18. stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 5:44 pm

    Bickel is in excellent shape. Another eater in great shape:

    Takeru Kobayashi: http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/sioncampus/07/05/nathans.hotdog/p1_kobayashi.jpg

  19. Anonymous said

    April 8, 2011 @ 5:56 pm

    Hangman, not even in the top 50, can easily take down pickle, bickle or whatever that jabroni is called

  20. NReda said

    April 8, 2011 @ 6:12 pm

    There’s plenty of eaters in great shape! I hope they won’t need to have a pose-down to decide the best, lol. The issue was Bickel’s assertion that “[he] doesn’t think there’s a competitive eater out there that’s in as good of shape as [Bickel]”

    In terms of muscularity, it’s hard to put Bickel up with some of the names listed above. Guys like Randy Santel, Ben Monson, Damon Wells, and Furious Pete almost look like they couldn’t be in CE. It’s too bad that he made such a bombastic comment. Bickel’s not in bad shape. He just can’t claim to be in better shape than any of the bodybuilders in CE.

  21. kendouglas209 said (Registered May 12, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 6:18 pm

    Got waiting listing for Vegas. It sucks that there is no San Jose this year!

  22. Matt "Mega Toad" Stonie said (Registered June 22, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 6:25 pm

    aww man…. if you got wait-listed ken im sure to get wait-listed =[
    your gonna be at asparagus tho right?

  23. anonymous said

    April 8, 2011 @ 8:23 pm

    Enough with bickle its obvious the guy isn’t here to defend himself so.lay.off

  24. Cutter said (Registered November 9, 2010)

    April 8, 2011 @ 9:30 pm

    The vegas qualifier will be my 2nd MLE event. On april 1st I fractured my upper right humerus bone. should be back to two hands by 23rd. it was a very exciting moment for me when i checked my email this week. very likely many good eaters from here and others coming in from other areas.

  25. anonymous said

    April 9, 2011 @ 12:12 am

    If you are not a familiar name to MLE or haven’t had the luxury of getting hyped on other eating blogs or websites expect the waitlist treatment

  26. BigD said

    April 9, 2011 @ 3:38 am

    See you in Calgary Ben

    “BigD” Matty Dutton

  27. Anonymous said

    April 9, 2011 @ 10:34 am

    Wu which one did you sign up for?

  28. I know something said

    April 9, 2011 @ 10:51 am

    I know of one IFOCE top 30 eater that will be at the Cleveland qualifier. Man it would be great to see this person shut Scott Bickel up. I am so interested to hear who else is going to be there.

  29. Craig Reed said (Registered February 21, 2009)

    April 9, 2011 @ 1:23 pm

    I’ll be in Cleveland.

  30. Larell Marie Mele said

    April 9, 2011 @ 1:40 pm

    The Trainer – ahahahaha, thx for including me with those guys! 🙂 This mid-40s gal DOES appreciate that !!!!!

  31. naysayer said

    April 10, 2011 @ 10:09 am

    anonymous said April 8, 2011 @ 8:23 pm “Enough with bickle its obvious the guy isn’t here to defend himself so.lay.off”

    Obviously he is reading this and chooses not to defend himself for whatever reason. Another Bickelism for you “I want to say thank you to all my naysayers across the world. Especially on eatfeats.com. You guys are so silly. Um don’t you realize you just fuel my motivation. You must want me to win. You are talking smack to a Clevelander. Big Mistake.I want to say thank you to all my naysayers across the world. Especially on eatfeats.com. You guys are so silly. Um don’t you realize you just fuel my motivation. You must want me to win. You are talking smack to a Clevelander. Big Mistake.”

    He defends himself in a different forum, maybe you should seek other methods of getting your eating news and such. Secondly to Mr. Bickel, It’s pretty easy to talk smack to a Clevelander espically if you come from Pittsburgh!

  32. "Tiny" said (Registered March 5, 2008)

    April 29, 2011 @ 9:37 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWVJVhODg7A

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