Concord Mills: Hall Hunt defeats Juliet Lee by .75 hot dog

June 9, 2007 at 11:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Contest Results, Hall Hunt, Juliet Lee, Other IFOCE members

Charlotte (Concord Mills) results from IFOCE.com:

Hall Hunt 28.75 HDBs
Juliet Lee 28 (best ever debut by a woman)
Tim Brown 25
Pat Bruss 23.5
Super Paul Barlow 10
Kevin Carr ?
Juris Shibayama ?

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  1. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 1:24 pm

    IFOCE has the results.

  2. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 1:39 pm

    Juliet Lee just got screwed BIG TIME for a 2nd place finish with an alleged “official” count of 28 HDB.

  3. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 1:54 pm

    Juliet doesnt even practice and this is her first time eating hot dogs and she ouddid sonya by 10 in sonyas debut so juliet deserves to be ranked ahead of sonya. Im afraid sonya is in the twilight of her eating career and I expect juliet to pound her into the ground on July 4th. Juliet is fresh young and appealing. Sonya is done so stick a fork in her.

  4. beautifulbrian said

    June 9, 2007 @ 2:17 pm

    From the info i recieved, Juliet started out with two plates and there was some discrepancy on her count early on .Problem was she was eating from two plates at the same time . This might have been confusing to the somewhat new Nathans judges. From my understanding you are not supposed to be given a second plate until you finish the first one. In the past that rule never applied but lately they have been trying to enforce it. She claims to have eaten 30 and the extra two dogs was not included in her total. I was not there so i am going by what i heard. I feel bad for her because she put up a very impressive number and she really deserves the victory. Take nothing away from Hall Hunt who has really come on strong in the past year.

  5. KevinRoss said

    June 9, 2007 @ 2:24 pm

    Great job Hall. I’m really happy for you!

  6. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 2:30 pm

    I really think Juliet will eat close to 40 at Coney Island the way things are going. Hell she might eat 45-50. Yes Im done talking bad about her and Sonya because it gets me nowhere so the hell with it. I hope both of them just dont get embarrassed.

    Luther

  7. frankie said (Registered February 9, 2007)

    June 9, 2007 @ 2:50 pm

    We have all been screwed over on speed or quantity and I hope this issue is resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. With the current price of video recording equipment we should be able to do away with this crap.
    Juliet is a very sweet woman and talented eater and I’m sure any “steadfastly Christian eater” out there wishes the best for her.
    BUT why all the hate for Sonia Thomas? She is the younger of the two eaters and is currently the best ranked female eater by far.Is it just the wish to see someone fall from greatness or a desire to manufacture a rivalry between two talented eaters because they are lumper together by misogenistic racists? Lets look at the contests accurately and let the numbers do the talking.

    Frankie

  8. Wild Bill said (Registered September 19, 2006)

    June 9, 2007 @ 2:52 pm

    Congratulations, Hall, and excellent job, Juliet!
    Why was Pat Bruss allowed to compete? He competed at the Wingfest in February, and in the AICE Meatball contest in March. If the rest of the AICE members were banned (Wing Tut, Carey), why is this guy allowed to compete?

  9. anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 3:01 pm

    Why are you allowed to compete? Since you started you havent come close to ever being in the money.

  10. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 3:03 pm

    Her name is spelled sonya not sonia so in a way maybe you hate on her too. I dont think too many people care for her at all.

    Luther

  11. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 3:07 pm

    Maybe Pat Bruss was allowed to competw because he signed the contract and the others did not.

    Luther

  12. Erik the Red said (Registered January 9, 2006)

    June 9, 2007 @ 3:07 pm

    Awesome. Congrats Hall! Way to pull it out. Sorry I wasn’t there to see it, actually no, I am glad I wan’t there.

  13. badlands booker said

    June 9, 2007 @ 3:41 pm

    Congrats Hall, awesome Job. Juliet, you are totally amazing debuting with 28. Stay Hungry ans Focused Hall And Juliet, the best is yet to come

  14. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 4:04 pm

    A lot of people were gettin on me in the days when I got on Sonyas case but I think that was all for show because it seems sonya has almost no friends in competitive eating except fpr maybe coondog and he isnt even ifoce. Besides him who other than some anonymous figure comes to her rescue well not badlands, not rona, not rhonda, Pat, Janus, Chip, Brian, Rich, Joey, Hall, no one. Sonya is in this game by herself and on her own and has zero friends. Maybe she brought it all on herself but dont single me out anymore.

    Luther

  15. Mega Munch said

    June 9, 2007 @ 4:47 pm

    Luther, you really think Juliet will eat 40 at Coney? That’d be an awesome feat, but I’m not sure if that’ll happen. Coney is only three and a half weeks away and she “only” ate 28 today. She still has to win a qualifier to get there, or put up some big numbers in two more events to grab a wild card. I hope she makes it though. It’d be nice to see another woman on the stage.

    I’m having a hard time figuring out how someone can miscount hot dog totals. Although, having never done it, I could be underestimating its difficulty. If you lose count, just count plates! Or, if all else fails, institute an post-game replay system by reviewing some video. With the money that’s on the line in some of these contests (except for Nathan’s), it’s only a matter of time before video tape is used to resolve judging disputes.

  16. Liz said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:16 pm

    You guys are really pulling out your personal bests! Congrats Hall–that’s some good eating. I’m sure Juliet will find her way to another qualifier and eventually to Nathan’s.

  17. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:32 pm

    Okay MM. Now it is you who can become the woman hater in the IFOCE. I bequeath that role to you and Steak belly who has never ever liked sonya. Good riddance to that role. Luther

  18. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:35 pm

    If you think it’s not difficult to count hot dogs, then appenently you either have rational sense, or you simply didn’t see what happened today. When a competitior hears an absurd number after the first two minutes, stops eating to make hand signals to the judges or anybody who will pay attention, (basically none) and then has to resume eating to catch up, you make the call. Conrats to Hall Hunt -apperently God invervened on his behalf today. Amazing how one can do an entire plate better than any previous effort without the power of prayer or devine judging.

  19. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:47 pm

    I rest my case about Sonyas backers. They are all hot air baloons and I think sonya would do well to divest herself of all of them.

    Luther

  20. Crazy Legs Mom said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:53 pm

    I think that the next poll should ask how many people would be willing to post on eatfeats using only one name, rank and serial number, a known identity. Newspapers only publish letters from people with a verifiable name and address. Names are withheld only in cases of perceived danger to the person writing. So unless you are in the witness protection program, and some would argue that some of posters on eatfeats should be, anonymous opinions are, in my opinion, cowardly. If you believe in something, say it and write your name and stand behind it, or say later that you were misinformed or that you have changed your mind. That is a dialogue whether with oneself or “members” of any community or society. That is a trait to be admired.

    Publicly and again, here’s to the ladies, Juliet and Sonya, my friends. Well done!

  21. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 5:56 pm

    How come this Pat Bruss guy got to do Nathan’s and Wing Tut didn’t? Isn’t Pat Bruss part of the AICE, he’s competed in their contests before. Such bull S@%t

  22. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 6:41 pm

    Ban bruss!

  23. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 6:43 pm

    Hall is legit. Lay off of him. He ate fair and square.

  24. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 7:34 pm

    Lay off Pat Bruss. He is a quality eater!

    Luther

  25. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    June 9, 2007 @ 7:42 pm

    WOW
    I’m so happy for Hall and Julliet!!!!

    Luther, keep my name out of your mouth. If you have problems with Sonya thats fine. I think she’s the best thing going, so dont speak for me. Ever.

  26. anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 7:48 pm

    Steak its obvious luther is the author of this site which is why all his comments are posted . If not then its OJ’s job to ban his comments unless he gets personal satisfaction of letting this jackass post his assinine remarks

  27. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 7:49 pm

    Right. I can play poker too and you better be holding some damn good cards. You know what Im talking about. No? Luther.

  28. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 8:03 pm

    I really dont think Im OJ. Don’t blame her for posting my opinion as I have as much right to post my view as anyone else. I think Im the one picked on but for all whom may be reading this you are picking on the wrong man. So I suggest you leave it alone. Luther

  29. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 8:18 pm

    Its obvious to me that Juliet is the best female eater of all time and she has already replaced sonya because of her outstanding first time perfoemance in hot dogs as sonya did not even come close in her first time at that food. Sonyas picture should come off of fhe hot dog hall of fame and it should be replaced with juliet holding up a sign with 28 on it.

  30. Mega Munch said

    June 9, 2007 @ 10:00 pm

    Anonymous from 8:18pm, how can you say Juliet is already better than Sonya when she hasn’t even won a contest yet and hasn’t come close to eating to Sonya’s capacity? I’ll give you that she ate more dogs than Sonya did in her first time out, but it’s waaaaaay too early to make the call that she’s the “best female eater of all time.” Sonya has 57 first place finishes. Juliet has one (amateur pizza).

  31. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 10:40 pm

    Fifty-seven first place finishes? How on earth did you arrive at that???

  32. Juliet said

    June 9, 2007 @ 11:19 pm

    Great job Hunt and good victory! Nice to meet you. Hope to see you soon.

  33. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2007 @ 11:30 pm

    Nice job Juliet. You are a great great eater. Luther.

  34. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 1:39 am

    super paul had 10

  35. DALE BOONE said

    June 10, 2007 @ 6:35 am

    AM A SONYA BACKER

  36. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 8:38 am

    DALE WE LOVE YOU!

  37. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 8:47 am

    Dale your heart is in the right place. Luther.

  38. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 10:58 am

    Welcome back Dale Boone! You have been missed!

  39. Autonomous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 11:09 am

    Anonymous made a fine prediction on Super Paul….unfortunetly, the other competitors showed up.
    It was hotter than hell, which was ironic in the bible belt with Hall Hunt winning. There were like 5 eaters over 20 dogs, with the other half under 10.
    SPBBB did at least beat his nephew, Ryan Honigman, who did 81/2 after staying out all night and did no preparation, the Charlotte newspaper columnist, Tom Sorenson, who became the first competitor to take notes during a competition, and five other sweaty men, including Shane Baker.
    Juliet Lee did a great job, and more importantly, looked great in her cowboy hat and shades.
    Hall Hunt showed why he’s made Coney Island 2 out of the last 3 years – his new style was very Chestnut-eske, and he remains undefeated in North Carolina competitons. The audience was enthusiastic, sun-burned, parched, and somehow stay-upright even though the pavement below them was melting their feet.

  40. badlands booker said

    June 10, 2007 @ 11:42 am

    I Love Sonya Thomas! So much that I wrote a song about her on the H&F 2 album. She is a good friend and a fantastic Eater. She has paved the way for Juliet Lee and other promising female eaters to shine. I Consider her legendary just like Carlene LeFevre, and I got her back 100 percent.

  41. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 1:03 pm

    Wow … Eric … Luther

  42. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 1:16 pm

    Badlands … you are special!

    Luther

  43. Anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 1:28 pm

    WE LOVE YOU DALE AND BADLANDS!

  44. Hall "Hoover" Hunt said (Registered July 13, 2006)

    June 10, 2007 @ 4:25 pm

    Thanks for all the kind words. I give God all the glory. I must congratulate everyone who was out there in North Carolina and put up some good numbers despite the heat. I heard Charlotte got up to 93 degrees about the time we were eating. Most likely it was hotter than that since we were eating on the black asphalt pavement in the parking lot at Concord Mills Mall. It was great practice for Coney Island having to deal with heat exhaustion and hunger at the same time.

    I enjoyed getting to meet all the new faces of eaters I had not met yet. A few of them like Juliet, Tim, Juris, and Pat were killing me right off the start by a dog or two. I was very impressed by their initial speed. You can bet we will see at least one of them putting down some serious dogs next week in the A/C at Virginia. I think you know who she is.
    Again, congrats to everyone. I will see you at Nathan’s final in Coney Island.

    1 Cor. 10:31

  45. Mega Munch said

    June 10, 2007 @ 8:00 pm

    Re: Sonya’s 57 wins…I just counted the first place finishes listed under her name in the eatfeats database. I may be off by one or two and not all were IFOCE events, but a win’s a win.

  46. the boy king said

    June 10, 2007 @ 9:16 pm

    P. Bruss is not banned b/c he won’t make a dent either at the table or in the “media” that is the internet. Carey and myself…. a different story.

    Here’s the “problem” w/ the judging…. it happened to me in a local contest once…. when eating the buns and dogs separately, the schmoes from the audience who do the judging “forget” what the fuck they’re doing and just throw our a number that sounds reasonable…. what that 4 buns and 2 dogs, working on dogs 3 and 4, or was it 5 dogs and working on buns 4 and 5, heck, I’ll just call it five and 4 and start paying attention…. whooops, lost my place again… well, there’s 4 plates… so that makes 20… it can’t be 20… must’ve been an extra plate stuck together… what’s she trying to say? her mouth is so full… look at that guy over there… lets call it 18… 19…. dang it’s hot out here!!! Whoa. its over?? That guy’s big, he must’ve eaten more… but she was going pretty fast… what’d your guy do? Okay.

    BELIEVE THAT!

    TBK Derek “Wing Tut” Payne!

  47. anonymous said

    June 10, 2007 @ 10:46 pm

    If there was big money on the line for the eaters in Nathans qualifiers you can bet your bottom dollar competant judges would be at the table.

  48. SuperPaul said

    June 10, 2007 @ 10:50 pm

    Hall won fair and square…I was right next to him and Juliet, doing my usual struggling, so I had a great view of what was going on. Rich Shea was keeping on the judges, making sure they kept the correct totals.

    I laugh when I hear about Hall’s debris. He had a bun and 1/4 left on his plate, which of course means he had eaten 28 3/4 dogs. There was no other little pieces of food anywhere!!….How people who weren’t there somehow think they know what happened is ridiculous. Hall has made steady improvement in all the contests, is ranked way above anyone else that was there – why does everyone think he shouldn’t win??

    Juliet is obviously a force to be reckoned with, and there were several up-and-coming eaters like Tim, Juris, Pat, Kevin all present. It was fun to meet and eat with all of them, despite my non-improvement on my totals, and the fact that it was about 100 degrees. It was another great gathering of some of the nicest and sweatiest eaters in the universe!!

    And how Kevin Carr could wear a denim vest over his T-shirt on such a hot day shows his grit, wit, and total dedication to something. As I watch them all fly by me in the rankings, I am still thrilled everytime we all get together!!

    Stay Happy and Focused!!

  49. the boy king said

    June 11, 2007 @ 7:46 am

    I’m just saying to get the shit organized and have some “real” judging….. every contest this b.s. “controversy” is getting so old.

    congrats to HHH and Juliet.

  50. Mega Munch said

    June 11, 2007 @ 10:28 am

    Here, here Boy King! (Or is it “hear, hear”?)

    Like I said, there’s a lot of money on the line in some of these contests and the judging has to be stepped up accordingly. For weighted foods, ALL eaters totals should be weighed AND WITNESSED by a third party. For counted foods, plates need to be MARKED and carefully tallied for each eater. The top eaters should also have judges assigned to them whose SOLE DUTY is to count each item that person stuffs into their face (they shouldn’t be fetching more food or refilling water cups). If they want to cover thier asses, they might consider video taping each contest (or at least the top four or five eaters).

  51. Anonymous said

    June 11, 2007 @ 11:40 am

    People are abusing our trust by claiming controversy every week. There aren’t as many controversies as have been reported. Certain eaters are trying to cast doubt upon the results to hide the reality of their losing efforts. Give the judging a little more credit.

  52. Carey Poehlmann said

    June 11, 2007 @ 11:48 am

    Good suggestions, Mega. They would need some SOP’s to be able to comply with all of that every time. You should write them for the Sheas.

  53. Rhonda Evans said

    June 11, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

    Hall my congrats is late but no less meaningful. I must say that I did not think you would eat as many as you did. But you did it. Super effort!

    Juliet, you are exactly that, a force! It is almost unheard of for anyone to eat that many HDBs the first time. You will break 30 at the finals for sure and in a couple or three years you might be looking at 40.

    Between you and Sonya I think you will eat 70 between you on July 4th.

  54. Rhonda Evans said

    June 11, 2007 @ 12:52 pm

    Overall I think the judging is not bad, but the eaters take it more seriously than the judges. I think it’s because there aren’t enough judges. They’re human. Not robots, so a mistake might be made once in awhile. Additional people, coupled with suggestions like those of MM, can help minimize errors.

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