Ben Monson wins Nathan’s Las Vegas qualifier w/ 29 HDB

May 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, Las Vegas

update From Las Vegas has a video of the end of the contest The second place finisher had 15 HDB according to the flip cards. Ron Koch had 14.

10:02 Steve Cofield of ESPN Radio 1100 confirms on the MLE facebook that Monson won with 29 HDB

An anonymous commenter claims Ben Monson won with 29 HDB.

7:19 pm KTNV has a picture, but no results

The qualifier is supposed to start at 6 pm eastern according to examiner.com

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  1. Wrecking Ball said

    May 6, 2010 @ 6:56 pm

    Does anybody know the results yet?

  2. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 7:16 pm

    Ben with 29. Tom Gilbert shut out from competing.

  3. gastroboy said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:06 pm

    If it’s true he just ate 29 HDBs, i have to say i expected a bigger number from Ben. Not bad though, not at all. BTW, hotdogs varies a lot from qualifier to qualifier. Let’s see what happens in the finals.

  4. gastroboy said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:19 pm

    BTW i’d like Tom Gilbert to compete in Nathan’s. He’s almost as good as Pete, and he has probably better eating skills that some of the eaters that will make it to the final table (not pointing anyone, it just happens every year that someone is missing at the final table either because they tried to qualify against one of the big guys or because of the organization they are part or they aren’t part of).

  5. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:35 pm

    Tom had every chance to commit himself to the IFOCE but he CHOSE not to sign. It’s his own fault.

  6. anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:36 pm

    Did you honestly expect him to get in when they knew he has ties to arnie chapman?

  7. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:39 pm

    I dont think the great Ben Monson is quite as great as hes cracked up to be. Even the girls could whip him.

    Luther

  8. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 8:49 pm

    Lucky for Ben Tom was shut out, ya know what Im sayin?

  9. A-Bomb said (Registered May 7, 2009)

    May 6, 2010 @ 9:08 pm

    I like the shirts!

  10. Anonymous Eaterrrrrrrrr said

    May 6, 2010 @ 9:23 pm

    Wow! I’d like to say I am impressed with 29, but when you arrogantly claim that you will “eat 55” hotdogs and don’t even come close, you deserve to be ridiculed. Nice job on the number, but it’s a far cry from 50+. AND, for those of you who think he may have ‘held back’ because of the lack of competition at the table, remember one thing…..a guy with as big as ego as Monson would NEVER have held back.

  11. Wrecking Ball said

    May 6, 2010 @ 9:34 pm

    Maybe I am in the minority here but whatever, Good job Ben!! You are the Man!! You rocked it today, you won and YOU are going to Coney Island!!

  12. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 9:42 pm

    Shut up! He could have eaten 69, but why go all out? The object is to qualify. The mustard belt is Big Ben’s this year. Joey and Koby might as well stay home and relax.

  13. Anonymous said

    May 6, 2010 @ 10:13 pm

    Ben why that was a plum good knee slapper!!! Can I get lessons? All I got is 50 cents.

  14. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    May 6, 2010 @ 10:34 pm

    Called it!
    For some reason hotdogs are tough to get the mechanics together the first time you ever compete in them. Add a plate on July 4. Nice job Ben!

  15. The_Hangman said (Registered August 30, 2006)

    May 7, 2010 @ 5:43 am

    Congrats to Ben Monson on your win. My tens of thousands and millons of fans worldwide would of loved to have me compete this year but scheduling forbids this. As many already know, I was a last minute fill in for Takeru Kobayashi and I won with 10 hot dogs in 2 minutes. Not bad for what some try to call an OLD washed up competitive eater.

    This is a picture of the poster showing Koby in a hot dog eating contest in Waycross, Georgia on April 3, last month. http://twitpic.com/1d5u17

    This is an up close shot of of Koby. http://twitpic.com/1d5ua4

    Here is your truly after the contest. It was filmed by Georgia Public Television so it will be on TV soon. http://twitpic.com/1d5uoj

    I want to give a shout out to what I call my millions of fans world-wide. Major League eating (MLE) has had a community page for a few years now. I was just informed that yours truly “The Hangman” became the first competitive eater to have ONE MILLION individual hits on his MLE Member Page. There are 2,166 registered members on this MLE Community website.

    http://community.majorleagueeating.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=3015&mediaType=user&sortType=popular&includeUser=on&d-7095067-p=1

    I just wrapped up my second movie in nine months and am scheduled to appear in another movie, this one with an over one million dollar budget. The movie starts shooting this August which means I may not be competing to much, if at all, before Labor Day.

    Now bring on the anonymous haters who are afraid to tell me to my face that I am old and washed up. How many of you have had ONE MILLION individual hits on your Major League Eating (MLE) Members page? A handful of haters here and millions of fans world wide. At least the fans show respect.

    In closing I want to again extend my congrats to Ben Monson and my best wishes to all who will compete.

  16. Bhutt Butti from En De Nile, CA said

    May 7, 2010 @ 9:59 am

    My friend and I, Cote Ails, were so busy sniffing Ben’s jocks yesterday that we lost track of how he did at Nathan’s. I can’t believe he actually ate 70 hot dogs like I predicted! He’ll probably eat 100 hot dogs in New York!

  17. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 10:17 am

    I think he will eat 150.

  18. Mano said

    May 7, 2010 @ 10:39 am

    @ annonomous 9:47 “the mustard belt is bens this year” GTFOH!!! That belt isn’t moving esspecially if your gorilla jrsey shore juice head is only putting up 29 dogs. Let’s get real, we already know who the top three are

  19. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 11:14 am

    He has nothing on Joey

  20. Mega Munch said

    May 7, 2010 @ 11:24 am

    I could be that he held back. Who knows. If he’s capable of eating 50+, he’d be wise not to do it in the first qualifier of the season and give Joey and Koby some incentive to train harder over the next two months. Good job man. We’ll see on July 4 if he was going easy or if he’s got serious HDB skills.

  21. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 11:32 am

    It’s going tom be a dog fight between the top two eaters in the world. Joey and Bob. One of those two warriors will take the belt, but its two close to call.

  22. Ron Koch said

    May 7, 2010 @ 11:43 am

    Ben, It was nice meeting you, you are a quality guy.Im just sorry I couldnt push you more.With my total being low Ben did not have to push his total.

  23. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 12:09 pm

    If a quality eater had been there, like Tom Goose Gilbert, the great ben monson would have lost. Hes already a has been that never was.

  24. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 1:27 pm

    Welcome to talksmack.com

  25. Ray said

    May 7, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

    Congrads Ben

  26. anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 2:19 pm

    This site is becoming ben.com instead of eatfeats. Everytime i visit here its another Ben Monsoon comment. Cut the shit giving this dude all that attention and move on to something else

  27. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 2:56 pm

    Chestnut > Monson

  28. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 3:20 pm

    Great job ben i see you had some stiff competetion!!(NOT) anyways i will go ahead and predict ben wont even finish in the top 8 at coney island.He’s not that good yet but hey congrats ben enjoy the lime light now lol

  29. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 5:11 pm

    Great job Ben. I figured he would eat around 30. But I also think he will take this experience and learn from it and puch 40 on the 4th.

  30. A-Bomb said (Registered May 7, 2009)

    May 7, 2010 @ 5:45 pm

    so where are the “official” results?

  31. A-Bomb said (Registered May 7, 2009)

    May 7, 2010 @ 5:47 pm

    or was Ben the only one there?

  32. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    May 7, 2010 @ 6:05 pm

    Here is the official result

    http://www.facebook.com/eatfast/posts/117184534981585

    You would think the IFOCE would need to at least record the second place amount for the wild card race.

  33. KevinRoss said

    May 7, 2010 @ 6:23 pm

    I believe 2nd-4th place were all right around 12-13 HDB. . .it would be nice to record/announce all results, but I don’t think anything was relevant for the wildcard race.

  34. A-Bomb said (Registered May 7, 2009)

    May 7, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

    IFOCE was getting better about releasing full results. Was.

  35. Zombie said

    May 7, 2010 @ 7:15 pm

    I wonder how many peppers Ben can eat.

  36. Ben Dare said

    May 7, 2010 @ 7:38 pm

    When is Ben,s next contest?

  37. Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)

    May 7, 2010 @ 7:38 pm

    There’s only one Pepper I want to eat ..”Pepper Potts” #IronmanRules

  38. Anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 8:11 pm

    KevinRoss said
    May 7, 2010 @ 6:23 pm

    I believe 2nd-4th place were all right around 12-13 HDB. . .it would be nice to record/announce all results, but I don’t think anything was relevant for the wildcard race.

    WOW, Hangman ate 10 in 2 minutes last month. If he was in Vegas, in 8 minutes, he would of had second place at least. Only 2 more HDB’s in 6 minutes would give him 12.

    Too bad Hangman will not compete again this year. He might of been a contender. No pun on Rocky.

  39. anonymous said

    May 7, 2010 @ 8:11 pm

    Thats why butifulbrian has to go to foxborough to tape the conrest because the media coverage stinks

  40. anonymous said

    May 8, 2010 @ 1:27 am

    Ben Monson – 29
    Ron Koch – 13.5
    El Toro – 12

  41. Ron koch said

    May 8, 2010 @ 7:38 am

    The Vegas dogs were with skin compared to last years skinless..It kept the totals down, but damn they were good..Ben has a great chance of beating the King..In two years he WILL be #1 in the rankings..so say me

  42. anonymous said

    May 8, 2010 @ 10:22 am

    i avoid reading comments from people like ray and koch because they are goody goody type remarks which provide only positive input failing to increase a sense of excitement to the board. . Comments of that nature are trivial and accomplish nothing .

  43. Anonymous said

    May 8, 2010 @ 1:13 pm

    If you idiots really think Ben Mongoon is a contender for the belt and held back, you’re dead wrong. With that impressive showing in Vegas, the only winning at Coney he will see is the person winning a stuffed animal at SHOOT THE FREAK on the boardwalk since that’s how far off center stage 29 HDBs will put him.

  44. Ron Koch said

    May 8, 2010 @ 4:49 pm

    Anonymous, your all about negativity..You are like and old women whose one joy in life is reading the enquirer and thinking every thing is true..Meet the eaters talk to them,youll see they are great friends..

    Contrivirsy,was the goose trying to sneek in to the contest,after being told by everyone to do it the wright way..,AND NOT LISTENING..He is a good eater who wants both worls without any concetions..TOM please do the wright thing

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