Pat Bertoletti wins Atlanta Krystal qualifier
Preliminary results from the KSO twitter
1. Pat Bertoletti, 66 burgers
2. Tim Brown, 45 burgers
3. Jim Reeves, 44 burgers
update #2 Full results are available on the KSO blog
update #3 11alive.com has an article
Creative Loafing has a gallery
update #4 AJC.com has a gallery
Beautiful Brian has videos
This sets the minimum wildcard threshold at 44 burgers
update The contest has started and Pat Bertoletti has 45 at the midpoint
The Krystal Square Off twitter announces that the Atlanta qualifier is about to begin after late arrivals from some of the competitors.
Anonymous said
September 6, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
Pat wont eat what he did last year. Dale Boone will crash his party and wipe him out. Dale Boone is the greatest competitive eater who ever lived.
I call Bull Crap! said
September 6, 2008 @ 2:36 pm
Pat is over an hour late the contest was supposed to start at 1:00pm. I guess we know who those two fruit loops (Shea $i$$ters) wanted to win.
KieraJo said (Registered September 3, 2008)
September 6, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Pat will rock him and Joey will take it all home =)
Anonymous said
September 6, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
Jim Reeves kicked ass!
Anonymous said
September 6, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
4.) 35 – Steakbellie
5T.) 33 – Wing Kong
5T.) 33 – Allen Goldstein
7.) 22 – Brian Seiken
8.) 21 – Paul Barlow
wino said
September 6, 2008 @ 4:22 pm
Reeves kicked ass ? How come he only placed 3rd then !!!!!!!!!! GO GRAVY !
coolest pic said
September 6, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
http://flickr.com/photos/deweyhammond/2423132465/
joey drinks Tekate
Anonymous said
September 6, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Reeves set a new PB. He will eat 50+ in the finals.
Anonymous said
September 6, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
Thats damned good for Brian. He was pumped!
Gravy said
September 6, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
Congrats to Jim…we were close. Good to finally meet you in person.
Bronson Fan said
September 6, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
Dale Boone can’t hold Pat’s jock. Matter of fact Dale Boone can’t wipe his own ass with both hands tied behind his back.
Gravy Ex Fans said
September 6, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
We tried to congratulate Tim Brown – he sucker-punched us, broke wind, and then, vomited all over my friend’s hair!
Jim Reeves said
September 7, 2008 @ 12:39 am
Good to finally meet you, also, Tim. Hope we somehow last until the finals. Lots of good performances today.
The _Hungman said
September 7, 2008 @ 1:03 am
No Hangman in Atlanta? His appearance would have completed the all-star cast of eaters.
In HUNGMAN we follow said
September 7, 2008 @ 6:00 am
What did hangman do?
Hungman promised us hangman, the impostor competitive eater, would only do 15.
Did hangman get LAST PLACE AGAIN with only 15?
Tell us Almighty HUNGMAN, tell us.
SPBBBMB Congragigator/Fashion Commentator said
September 7, 2008 @ 7:15 am
21, and I finish eighth?? What’s the world coming to? Incredible job, fellow eaters! And I have to admit, PieGuy, and the two newbies that came in doing backflips, had better entrances than me! That really hurts, finishing fourth in the best entrance category!
I really wanted to at least tie BB in Krystals, but he was obviously determined to beat me! Thank goodness he isn’t 50….yet….or I may lose my “valuable” ranking in the senior league. It was cool to finally meet Wing Kong, and get to see BB, Shredder, Buffalo Jim, Steakbellie, Pat, Gravy, and Damien. Thanks for making the trip to Atlanta – I need to build up my brownie points, and gas money fund, so I can head north for one of our contests. The only bad thing about these qualifiers is we all have to haul butt immediately after the contest, and can’t spend quality time belching, drinking, farting, and telling lousy semi-true stories to each other.
Lastly, we are absolutely getting more fans – Lenox was mobbed, the biggest crowd I’ve seen there for a contest – and they actually knew our names….like I said…What’s the world coming to??
The _Hungman said
September 7, 2008 @ 9:21 am
I think the Hangman overslept and then became scared to compete against some of the names at Atlanta. I’ll have to investigate, but my spidey senses are tingling, which can only mean one thing. More to come….
Good efforts by all that did show.
Hungman OUT
beautifulbrian said
September 7, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Hey man that was an awesome event. Brad is the man. I think i could have done 30 but my iced tea that i used for dunking was still cold after 2hrs. No excuse SuperPaul was right up my ass and i knew it, so i had to put it into first gear. I wanna send a shout out to some great people. Gravy Brown who i met for the first time is one cool dude. Steak and Kong super guys, class acts, Jim Reeves is a legend. Shredders ego is too full right now after those two chicks looked as though they wanted to get down with him ,so ill check back later when i can get through Ryan i hope my breath didnt kill you on the plane ride home.
nacrogyn said
September 7, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
so i know this is off topic but i just ate 100+ shrimp at redlobster :D. I know that aint a lot compared to you pros but still yayy lol. Congrats btw pat
Hang it up, Hungman said
September 7, 2008 @ 9:07 pm
Hangman, while being a not-so-hot eater, is a good guy. He goes on these misguided rants on this website, but in person, he is friendly, nice, and has a funny act with his whip, and other nonsense. Hungman is funny also, but it’s time to retire your mean-spirited tirades at our 177th ranked eater.
Our master of misguided measurements makes many mistakes, but life without him filling the all-important last place slot in our contests, “whipping” us into a frenzy through ridiculous rantings on this site would leave us only partially full, and more devoid of taste. When he shows up, the contest instantly has a lot more flavor. Rant on, you crazy whippersnapper!
And by the way, he was never registered for Atlanta, which may be why he wasn’t there – now who’s the wrongly writhing writer, hunghead?
The _Hungman said
September 7, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
There is nothing mean spirited by what I say about my good friend & idol the Hangman. Nice he is, funny….well that’s another story. Most eaters are not impressed by his act and neither am I as a fan. If I want to see an act with a whip, I will go to an S&M sanctuary.
By you saying, “he takes the last place slot in our contests,” one can only assume that you are an IFOCE eater who must hide behind an anonymous post. Who are you?
I only heard he was going to Atlanta from others on this site so I am so sorry if I was mistaken for once. I feel shame and will go hang my head in a corner. Would have been nice for the folks in Atlanta if he was there.
Hungman OUT (but will be back)
Pat Bertoletti said
September 8, 2008 @ 2:58 am
I call Bull Crap! said,
The contest introductions started at 2pm.
I had a great time in atl, all the eaters put up great numbers. I can’t wait for the finals on the 28th. Special props to b brian for hitting 22 and especially to gravy and reeves. The numbers were awesome.
anonymous said
September 8, 2008 @ 9:02 am
we know that lefevre or janus will win memphis but i I think butiful brian will come through with his prediction of 31 so he doesn’t look bad in elvis town.
beautifulbrian said
September 8, 2008 @ 10:18 am
Thanks Pat you were outstanding for the record i ate 23. IFOCE.com shorted me one . KSO has the correct totals Prob a typo .
Richard Kock said
September 8, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
hungman,
U must be an eater who was there, and Someone who obviously cannot get to a computer during a week day. Meaning to be funny, And you aren’t, you sound Illiterate and grossly misLead…
Little Red Riding Hood said
September 8, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
I LOVED seeing Pat down here in Atlanta! Thanks for the $2 Sweetie, hope you enjoyed the show!
Bronson Fan said
September 9, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
Deep Dish rocks!!!!
Tina Turner said
September 9, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
Pat was late because he was w/ me…