2016 Washington DC Nathan’s qualifier
update Jun 26 MLE has a facebook live video of the end of the contest
Joey Chestnut ate 73.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes as a non-competitor to set a new record. Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Carmen Cincotti, 42 only 40+ qualifier performance of circuit
2) Erik Denmark 32, takes wild card
3) Pablo Martinez 26
4) Bill Myers 13.5
5) Lloyd Ingling 8
6) Jesse Rifkin 5
1W) Hillary Andrews 9
2W) Lesley Ryder 7.5
Lesley Ryder and Hilary Andrews are the females expected to compete.
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anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 5:16 pm
Congrats to Carmen for an outstanding performance. He will no doubt be immediately entering the MLE rankings at a high position thus pushing down the current #50 to where he belongs.
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 5:19 pm
Wild Bill said he wasn’t doing DC. Liar. Carmen is the man
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 5:26 pm
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – On this day in 2006, The Shredder Goldstein after doing back to back qualifiers defeated Leon Feingold’s sister and a few other scrubs to win the final qualifier at LI Ducks stadium, taking home 2 30lb cases of Nathan’s hotdogs and a fake trophy.
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 8:11 pm
Ha ha 5:26 if i saw you now i would give you one big hug. You are a treasure
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 8:12 pm
For a minute i thought 5:26 was Howard Cosell
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 8:15 pm
All you nay sayers were quick to write off Carmen as a nobody. Well guess what I think he is next in line to take the crown from Joey or Matt .
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 8:40 pm
There is a video of the contest on FB George brings Carmen to the stage and says show em the guns Carmen . When Carmen lifts up his shirt George says “the exact opposite of a six pack” George should have used that line for a former inflatedly ranked eater
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 10:41 pm
Those 73.5 hotdogs Joey ate were specially grilled and with fresh buns or maybe he got a hold of some of those hollowed out hotdogs Seiken used to reach his personal best of 11.
anonymous said
June 25, 2016 @ 10:44 pm
I FF the video to watch Carmine and not Chestnut doing an exhibition minus Stonie
Stuffed said
June 26, 2016 @ 3:54 am
Watching the video it is abundantly clear that Denmark is a blatant cheater just like Conti was in that qualifier video a few years ago. Of course nobody would call out Conti, but I would think since Erik comes across as an asshole someone would call him out…
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
June 26, 2016 @ 8:10 am
If anyone buys tickets to Wahlburgers rooftop party, they will have a good vantage point to observe shenanigans like the viewers in the upper level of the Escondido mall in 2010.
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 8:17 am
@stuffed , please explain how Erik cheated?
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 9:43 am
How come when Kobayashi does his rooftop exhibitions or whatever , and beats Joey record in a simulcast, George is quick to blow it off as rubbish yet it is perfectly ok for Joey to do exhibition events and proclaim him as record breaker . I think they were hollowed out hot dogs grilled to perfection. Lets see if Joey can break the record being served the cold dogs from Pocono Raceway qualifier and see how far he gets
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 11:49 am
74 hot dogs is like crippling your internal organs. I doubt he ate that many. During a Nathans qualifier i saw Nathans reps slicing each dog in half the long way for the neat eating contest . I would assume same applied with Joey
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 1:08 pm
The look on Joey’s face after he hit 70 was the same as when Siken clears plate #1
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 1:40 pm
Joey eating at a sanctioned contest has more credibility and gives him a similar experience to the qualifiers and the contest itself and is better than eating in his own kitchen. I think it is pretty amazing. If he can regularly eat that much, the others are going to have to really up their game. Everyone else who worked hard to qualify, no matter their numbers, will pale by comparison. But I think all will be paid this year. Until Joey, no one could come close to Kobayashi. Kobayashi’s demos or contests really are meaningless unless he goes against Joey directly.
Ebeneezer said
June 26, 2016 @ 2:43 pm
Joey has vowel to come back and prove to the world his dominant eating abilities. Here he proves his hard work and training.
On the other hand, Beautiful Brian Seiken has made the same statements numerous times and still we have no recollection of any comeback. Give the people what they want BB. Prove why you are the living legend.
Amazing said
June 26, 2016 @ 2:57 pm
This was an amazing qualifier. Joey with the WR. Carmen with 42! Incredible. Erik takes back the Wild Card. Can’t wait to see what the finals will look like
Amazing said
June 26, 2016 @ 2:57 pm
And Congrats to Carmen!
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 6:05 pm
It’s obvious the numbers were inflated.
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
Why is it “obvious” that the numbers are inflated? Denmark ate 32, I’m pretty sure he ate 33 at last years finals. It seems while most of you are very quick to praise Carmen’s 42, several of you are also very quick to claim foul-play at the thought of Chestnut, (The World Record Holder mind you…), eating 74. Maybe you are right though. Maybe Nathan’s and MLE totally “sliced Joey’s dogs in half the long way”, or very cleverly “hollowed-out” his hot dogs. Maybe Carmen was accidentally served a couple of Joey’s hollowed-out plates too. That explains it. That has to be what happened.
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 6:55 pm
Inflated? Jealous? Carmen is da man
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
Denmark is and always has been a big cheater. I really feel sorry for Hendry who should going to Coney in his place.
Poncherello said (Registered June 26, 2016)
June 26, 2016 @ 7:53 pm
Why is it “obvious” that the numbers were inflated? Denmark ate 32. I’m pretty sure he ate 33 at last year’s finals. That doesn’t seem inflated. And why is it that everyone is so quick to praise Carmen for his 42, yet some of you seem equally quick to claim foul play when Chestnut, (the World Record Holder mind you…) eats 74? Maybe the critics are right though. Maybe Joey’s dogs were hollowed-out, or sliced in half long ways. In fact, maybe some of Chestnut’s tampered-with plates were accidentally given to Carmen. That would definitely explain his miraculous 42! I mean, it’d impossible to actually believe the greatest competitive eater in history has made a comeback and is only now in his prime right? No way that’s what happened! I’m sure the MLE and Nathan’s found a way to manipulate Joey’s hot dogs in an attempt to make people actually believe he’s back in top form. Nice try Nathan’s and MLE, you can’t fool us though!
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 8:20 pm
Denmark is a diabetic on insulin shots. Why is he risking his life or maybe he does not care about his life
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 9:54 pm
What does being diabetic have to do with being a cheater?
Anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 10:53 pm
I don’t fucking believe for a second that he ate 40. He had 13 last year in the Poconos. Get real
anonymous said
June 26, 2016 @ 11:42 pm
Dudlight training video attempting 44 hot dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLWFeOCPIdo
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 12:22 am
Speaking of 13 why do some people even bother?
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 12:24 am
Just saw Gavonne video with old fart Goldstein at the end. That video was 2011? he looks 65 even back then
EVIL PONY said
June 27, 2016 @ 5:17 am
YEEHAWWW CARMEN IS EVIL PONY APPROVED YEEEHAWWWWW YEEEHAWWWWW SHE SHUT JUAN LESS BALL UP YEEEEHAWWWWWWW
Anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 7:18 am
1053 check his YouTube it’s clear he did it
12 years ago said
June 27, 2016 @ 8:03 am
13 or 11 it doesn’t matter, some people should stick with what they are truly good at in life and sort the mail.
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 9:24 am
I think the 13 comment was in reference to Myers
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 9:29 am
Why do certain individuals still cling to this site long after they resigned from MLE?
Answer : Because their wannabe career was so pitiful and the numbers they put up were so pitiful that they need something to hold on to. EX 1lb shitty bologna 9.5 HDB
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 10:11 am
Sorting the mail by zip code, roach breeding and seat smelling are all good career opportunities and hobbies to fall back on when one realizes he’s a failure as a competitive eater after 18 years and not 1 trip to the Nathan’s finals.
Carmen is the real deal said
June 27, 2016 @ 10:45 am
His number is legit. Enough said.
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 11:20 am
I believe the 3rd one is the better of all career opportunities . There are currently 6 month classes in Grand central station to teach young kids how to smell seats
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 11:22 am
All this hot dog talk is making me wanna pull out my last package of $2.99 Sabrett dogs on sale at Shoprite
anonymous said
June 27, 2016 @ 12:07 pm
How many batches do you think Seiken rubbed out while watching Duzinski’s training video?
Christine said (Registered June 28, 2016)
June 28, 2016 @ 12:15 am
The Hot Dogs used to be 2oz each so the numbers will probably be higher, given they’re 25% smaller at 1.5 ounces each.
Yes, buns may or may not be the same size, but a 25% reduction in weight means room for more dogs in competition !!!
Any weigh ins on this ???
Thanks
A. Nonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 10:48 am
The competition hot dogs are still 2 ounces each. They are the natural casing all beef dogs, not the skinless dogs that are now 1.5 ounces. Don’t go spreading rumors.
OJ, if you could attach a picture at this link showing the now 10 ounce, 5 count hot dogs that would be great.
Scroll about halfway down the page to see the package and description.
http://www.nathansfamous.com/products/hot-dogs/natural-casing-beef-frankfurters#.V3KMlsspDqA
MLE Power Ratings said
June 28, 2016 @ 11:44 am
Thanks for confirming what we eaters have known all along, Sam.
Anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 1:57 pm
So what’s the consensus here? Does anyone actually think some new guy really ate 42 HDBs??? Even more, did Chestnut really eat 74???? Chestnut has appeared to be on a pretty consistent decline in recent years, and some random guy somehow reaches a number that only a handful of people in the world have ever reached before…seems fishy. Please give your thoughts.
Anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 3:31 pm
157 there’s a video that carmen released . proof is in the pudding.
Anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 3:33 pm
http://youtu.be/9sJBJS5g66o
Anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 5:01 pm
@1:57 your a idiot . Carmen posted a video of the contest. It clearly shows him eating 42. Watch it and count it yourself.
anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
Who cares about carmen the story of the year or possibly decade is Seiken removal from rankings
Anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 8:21 pm
Thanks for the video link. I was more curious as to whether or not you folks believed the hot dogs weren’t tampered with…several people seemed to think they were. Cool then, I guess Chestnut is gonna eat 75 dogs next week!
MLE Power Ratings said
June 28, 2016 @ 9:05 pm
Great job Carmen but don’t expect the hot dogs to be as good on July 4 as they’re prepared well in advance.
anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 10:30 pm
I always thought they taste the best on 4th? I prefer sabrett anyway
anonymous said
June 28, 2016 @ 10:32 pm
Did chestnut actually eat 74? The bigger question did seiken actually eat 13?
Carmen said
June 28, 2016 @ 11:22 pm
MLE Power Rankings, I literally don’t care about anything.
anonymous said
June 29, 2016 @ 2:21 am
It would be nice if Rich Joey and Carlene would come to bat for Seiken even though all three cant stand him
MLE Power Ratings said
June 29, 2016 @ 11:29 am
Carmen, you obviously care about training
Carmen said
June 29, 2016 @ 2:16 pm
No I don’t! I don’t care about anything! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!