2012 Concord Mills qualifier
update June 17 Added results from Paul Barlow’s comment
update Official results
1) Yasir Salem 24 HDB
2) Allen “Shredder” Goldstein 23
3) Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle 19.5
4) “Wild” Bill Myers 13.5
5T) Paul Barlow 12
5T) ? 12
7) Steve “Pi Guy” Martin 11
Dale Corzine 8
1W) Dee Martin 10
A Dale will return to the southern half of the MLE circuit today. CharlotteObserver.com has an article about Dale Corzine, who will attempt to compete in the Nathan’s finals after winning a July 4 hot dog eating contest in Rock Hill, SC six years in a row. In addition to previous named entrants, Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston, Yasir Salem, Brian Szontagh, Steve & Dee Martin and “Wild” Bill Myers are also expected to compete in today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Concord Mills at noon eastern time.
Anyone who wants a post-contest tourist activity might want to vist the Charlotte-area sites where The Hunger Games were filmed. The Capitol interiors were filmed at the former Philip Morris cigarette manufacturing plant in Concord, the same town where today’s qualifier is taking place.
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Matt "Mega Toad" Stonie said (Registered June 22, 2010)
June 16, 2012 @ 12:04 pm
Good luck everyone!
Shredder Fan said
June 16, 2012 @ 1:14 pm
Let’s go Shredder, take it down!
anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 1:27 pm
Shredder will tame the young man. Save the kid for 2013
Shredder Fan said
June 16, 2012 @ 1:57 pm
THE SHREDDER WAS CHEATED. MAJOR LEAGUE EATING SUCKS. LEARN TO COUNT DICKS.
anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 2:39 pm
Wow what happened?
Erik the Red said (Registered January 9, 2006)
June 16, 2012 @ 3:35 pm
Nice win Yasir! You put in the work, well deserved.
Naader Reda said
June 16, 2012 @ 5:02 pm
Nice work Yasir! Next year “The Beast” will rise!
anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 6:24 pm
LA Beast you dissapointed everyone No rookie of the year for you. Let many fans down
Anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 6:51 pm
The beast was tamed.
Anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 7:18 pm
Beast did pretty good, even if he didn’t win. He shall return.
Badlands Booker said (Registered October 9, 2008)
June 16, 2012 @ 7:24 pm
You never disappointed me LA Beast! Press on and stay awesome bro!
anonymous fan said
June 16, 2012 @ 9:14 pm
Hey lab, talk less and eat more next time
anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 10:49 pm
Beast likes to hear himself yap and thinks the freakin world revolves around him. Wake up other eaters exist beside you !
anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 11:00 pm
Boy oh boy that Shredder must have been bitchin to the wife on the ride home about the shaft job he got at the concord.
SPBBBBMBBSTBarlow said
June 16, 2012 @ 11:10 pm
They both look like they had eaten the same to me, there was a lot of debris…I was next to both of them when the contest ended….Shredder was pretty bummed out, rightfully so! Yasir is a good guy, glad to see him make Coney Island – too bad they couldn’t have made it a tie for first……nice to see Wild Bill, meet LA Beast for the first time, see local eater Brian, and my main man, Pi Guy, also….and always good to edge out Pi Guy – HAH! Sorry that Steakbellie couldn’t make it
Other final totals: Wild Bill was fourth with 13.5, I tied some other guy with 12, Pi Guy had 11…..the dude that had a huge write-up in today’s Charlotte Observer didn’t do too well…I think he had 8, or some number around there….kid on my other side was funny, he was basically just eating lunch, putting ketchup and mustard on each dog…good way to get a t-shirt, and free meal….and finally, congrats to Mrs. Pi guy! way to go!!
Anonymous said
June 16, 2012 @ 11:42 pm
WOMP WOMP WOMP EL AY BEEST
DaxtheGinger said (Registered April 23, 2011)
June 17, 2012 @ 1:13 am
Wu is proud of you and your tiny head.
Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)
June 17, 2012 @ 1:20 pm
If I was “Pi Guy” ..I’d do 3.14 of whatever I was eating at every contest!
anonymous said
June 17, 2012 @ 5:18 pm
If the contest ended in a tie they had to give it to a minority like they did with Rios . Shredder had his turn and then some . Time to give a muslim a spot at the table
Pepper of NC said
June 17, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
Don’t think Shredder was screwed. Him and the other guy ate about 25 but Shredder was deducted for more crumbs on the table and plates. He was very kind to the winner and a good sport about it. Even spent some time talking with me and my son after the show about hotdog eating. The third place guy looked pretty sad.
anonymous said
June 17, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
The third place guy was devastated because he was supposed to eat 75 hot dogs and buns.
anonymous said
June 17, 2012 @ 8:23 pm
I wonder if the beast is hiding under a blanket shutting himself out from society. A truly devastating loss to cope with at this point
Beast o Burden said
June 17, 2012 @ 9:09 pm
Beast will be staying independent. MLE takes away his freedom and he cannot earn money by staying.
anonymous said
June 17, 2012 @ 9:28 pm
Beast you are better off. You can make more money doing shit on your own
L.a. Beast said
June 17, 2012 @ 11:19 pm
I’m staying with mle. Yea I’m bummed I lost but it’s not the end of the world. Always next year plus Yasir deserves it more than me. That’s all I have to say about that.
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 6:52 am
Please tell us more Beast. What happened?
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 11:06 am
Not even a contest video ? More proof why Brian Seiken should be at every Major League eating event
Anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 11:24 am
11:19 Really LAB? You are staying with MLE? Hows that? You aren’t even ranked ya meat head You arent MLE unless you are contract you should have listened to me
Anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 11:30 am
Maybe the Beast can have Shredder’s contract
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 11:37 am
LA Beast is a credit to our society. Who in their right mind would risk a toe for the sport. ? I bet you there is an LA Beast woman out there dying to take his hand in marriage
prognosticator said
June 18, 2012 @ 11:42 am
The big news this morning is whether or not the Shredder is still peeved about not getting to Coney . I am sure that during his drive to work this morning he took out his frustrations on a 16oz pack of Oscar Meyer bologna. How bout Shredder vs Beast in Bologna? We all know the outcome of that one
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 12:18 pm
The writing was on the wall when IFOCE gave Shredder bologna title to Don Moses Lerman without even giving poor Shredder a chance to fight for it. A disgrace i tell you a disgrace
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
June 18, 2012 @ 12:28 pm
Kevin you are easily having a FAR better first year than most people, and you’ll only get better. Next year will likely be the first of multiple visits to Coney, and not just to tour the beach!
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
June 18, 2012 @ 12:28 pm
Oh, I almost forgot, congratulations Yasir! 🙂
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 12:31 pm
Beast takes ROY by a landslide but Cookie had the best ROY stats ever!
... said
June 18, 2012 @ 12:42 pm
Matt Stonie is taking ROY…
Next year is considered Beast’s pookie year. Although I think Ownes is the best new comer this year, he just doesn’t go to as many contests…
srs question, what does LAB do for a living, because he seems to go to almost 3/4 of the contests MLE puts on, that gets pretty expensive.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
June 18, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
With all the talent today, it’s difficult for the best new eater to win as many contests as when Cookie was ROY. Stonie has done about as well as anyone could ask.
Is there or will there be a separate ROY for the best female newcome? I suspect not.
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 1:05 pm
Beast is a beer distributor
Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)
June 18, 2012 @ 1:46 pm
Can Stonie be considered for ROY with having already competed in. Nathans final? I don’t know how ROY works. Curious
... said
June 18, 2012 @ 1:56 pm
no real rhyme or reason with it. Monson won it without a full year in 2010. Adrian won it in 2011 with more then a full year under his belt. Stonie is pretty much same situation as Adrian was. Although so is A-train, who is more then worthy of ROY consideration too.
Boo Hoo said
June 18, 2012 @ 2:22 pm
Didn’t Juliet win it two years in a row? Figure that one out.
anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 3:42 pm
They should make a special qualifier in kings plaza mall in Brooklyn ny for the Shredder and LA Beast . That would be the righteous thing to do
Realist said
June 18, 2012 @ 3:43 pm
Does anyone need to point out how Juliet won two years in a row? There are 2 reasons and both are prominently, and proudly, displayed. Well bought, I say, well bought.
Anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 5:34 pm
Stonie might not win on the 23rd = no Coney for Stonie = No ROY for da boy! Just sayin…
Anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
Isn’t she up for ROY again this year?
Anonymous said
June 18, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
Juliet won it twice because she was dominant each year. If Matt Stonie is not eligible this year I vote for Juliet to win it again.
Anonymous said
June 19, 2012 @ 7:40 am
Juliet was being filmed the second year for something or other so ending the filming with her winning was good pr, I think. Obviously you cannot be rookie of the year twice by definition. Eaters should not place too much emphasis on it because it is both looking at records and completely subjective each year. Unfortunate but true. There is no way to quantify these things, just like the rankings even though OJ tries. It isn’t always about numbers.
Urban Legend said
June 19, 2012 @ 11:07 am
This is a myth. Juliet won Rookie of the Year once. There was no Rookie of the Year announced the following year. This is a classic “urban legend” that got started here with some joker or hater, whatever. Think about it – MLE sometimes does some unusual things, but consecutive ROY titles would be just plain stupid, sort of like some of the posters here.
Anonymous said
June 19, 2012 @ 12:35 pm
7:40 stands corrected. Guilty as charged, let’s move on. Hate to be thought stupid but yes, there is an abundance of idiotic comments.