2017 Nathan’s Finalists as of May 1, 2017
The following competitors have qualified for the Nathan’s finals on July 4. Presumably Matt Stonie and Sonya Thomas have byes as previous champions.
Men
| 2016 Jul 4 | 70 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2016 Oct 11 | 27.5 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | Nashville, TN |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 22.5 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | San Antonio, TX |
| 2017 Mar 25 | 25.5 | Pablo Martinez | Estero, FL |
| 2017 Apr 15 | 33 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | Miami, FL |
| 2017 Apr 22 | 30 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2017 Apr 22 | 22 | Matt “Sweet Tooth” Cohen | Louisville, KY |
| 2017 Apr 28 | 28 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | St. Louis, MO |
women
| 2016 Jul 4 | 38.5 | Miki Sudo | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2016 Oct 11 | 9.5 | Liz McClurg | Nashville, TN |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 11 | Kassandra Zapata | San Antonio, TX |
| 2017 Mar 25 | 10 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | Estero, FL |
| 2017 Apr 22 | 29 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2017 Apr 22 | 10 | Stevie “Eats a Lot” Palmer | Louisville, KY |
| 2017 Apr 28 | 16 | Sophia Devita | St. Louis, MO |
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anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 7:47 am
Ha ha ha Dudlight captured the easter bunny magic pill so he could lose 8lbs to qualify for Nathans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTrS3yAUkQ
anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 7:48 am
Michelle and Miki are the only females that deserve to be there Rest are jokes
Anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
Molly needs to finally try.
anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 9:53 pm
Sonya is done with competitive eating.No need to tarnish her legacy with more losses
anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 11:39 pm
Sonya,We have competed against one another through the years ,You are a very gracious women, and will always be the First Lady of M.L.E…Bee well
anonymous said
May 1, 2017 @ 11:59 pm
No, Sonya will be back. The $10,000 for second place is too much to turn down.
anonymous said
May 2, 2017 @ 2:05 am
Seiken should get 10k for the 26 unpaid episodes of beautiful Brian’s corner which he put out free of charge for the competitive eating community to enjoy
anonymous said
May 3, 2017 @ 11:33 am
seiken should have to pay 10K for the privileged of eating in MLE and wasting space for more deserving competitors
anonymous said
May 3, 2017 @ 8:59 pm
Thanks for doing this OJ!