230 Fifth bunless hot dog contest
update A contest video is available
A 230 Fifth in Manhattan today, Takeru Kobayashi ate 113 bunless hot dogs in 10 minutes today.
Results via Johnny Excel:
1) Takeru Kobayashi 113 (or 112)
2) Pat Bertoletti 85 (or 87)
3) Jamie McDonald 77
4) Tim Brown 45
5) Wayne Algenio 35
6) Johnnie Excel 28
Molly Schuyler was also present. I am not sure if she competed.
update July 5 Miscellaneous Kobayashi links
- Freakonomics podcast about Takeru Kobayashi
- MSNBC live interview of Takeru Kobayashi and Pat Bertoletti
- Vice.com report about a training session with Takeru Kobayashi
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Anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 3:15 pm
Because there were no buns
gourmand said (Registered December 1, 2013)
July 4, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
Molly did not compete:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hot-dog-eaters-ready-for-famed-NY-contest-5599671.php#photo-6552388
“This year, the Japanese native nicknamed the Tsunami will compete against five other competitive eaters at a separate event on Fifth Avenue in a quest to down the most hot dogs without buns in 10 minutes.”
anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 5:24 pm
Matt Stonie is not his real name FYI Its a japanese name but too long or hard to pronounce. Matt Stonie is more like John Doe or Ed Brown LOL
anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 6:08 pm
Does anyone care about this stupidity?
Anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 7:12 pm
She didn’t compete cuz she probably would have beaten koby.
gourmand said (Registered December 1, 2013)
July 4, 2014 @ 9:20 pm
Matt Stonie is his real name.
anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 11:15 pm
no its not
anonymous said
July 4, 2014 @ 11:17 pm
His real name is Nakamatsu Fujita Gourmand you need to do your homework
anonymous said
July 5, 2014 @ 7:38 am
Lets see a real video and not that bullshit
media mogul said
July 5, 2014 @ 8:19 am
How the hell is that a video? Its a slide show
gourmand said (Registered December 1, 2013)
July 5, 2014 @ 1:31 pm
“His real name is Nakamatsu Fujita Gourmand you need to do your homework”
I actually laughed when I read this post. Good one!
anonymous said
July 6, 2014 @ 2:21 pm
all this time i thought Kobe preferred the natural casing Nathans dogs
Mega Munch said
July 6, 2014 @ 10:01 pm
I have to think Pat could have eaten 100-plus in his heyday.