George Shea announces that Ben Monson will compete in the first Nathan's qualifier in Las Vegas on May 6.

April 27, 2010 at 4:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Ben Monson, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments (33)

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  1. gastroboy said

    April 27, 2010 @ 6:25 pm

    I’m guessing high thirties, probably best rookie perfomance ever (39, 1 over chip simsons’ best).

    I’m doing this guess for fun, so don’t take it too seriously! Best of lucks Ben!

  2. anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 7:22 pm

    Ben gets caught doing outside contests and gets a free ride to Vegas? Bull*’-‘-***

  3. Anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 8:21 pm

    Its okay you can cry about it but he is still better than your sorry but!

  4. anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 8:36 pm

    Ben you degrade yourself by posting here , Almost all of the upper echelon never leave comments. OJ rifkin depends on the comments or else his threads are pointless or he might as well be talking to himself,In other words his air supply is cut off without feedback from these anonymous jerkoffs. Pretty sad isnt it?

  5. Anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 9:06 pm

    I think no more then 30

  6. Anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

    Get off Ben’s back! He’s one of the top two or three eaters in the world right now and he will only get better. The top eaters make comp. eating the great sport it is. They have earned bennies. If others want those rights they need to perform better.

  7. Anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 10:10 pm

    Ben will eat 60+.

  8. anonymous said

    April 27, 2010 @ 11:08 pm

    How do you stop the good eaters from entering outside contests,not by rewarding them.” how about a one or two contest ban. Afterall you did ban El Toro and friends for less. I guess those one the top get to do anything the want.

  9. Joey said

    April 28, 2010 @ 12:34 am

    after eating next to Ben, I expect to see him qualify with at least 55 hot dogs. Las vegas is a good qualifier, they always serve decent hot dogs.

  10. Who Cares? said

    April 28, 2010 @ 8:17 am

    What a thrill. Can we see some dude the size of an SUV whip a (beloved) senior citizen in his hometown? Should be another real crowd-pleaser. Who cares – If you’re nearly 7 feet tall and 250 pounds, what’s interesting about the fact you can eat? It would be more interesting if he couldn’t. I guess we’ll really get excited if can beat one of the 100 pound women sometime.

  11. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 9:30 am

    Wow Joey, you’re giving Ben a lot of credit. I was thinking low 40s, max. Ben’s a telented eater, but he’s no Joey Chestnut. (at least not yet) 🙂

  12. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 10:57 am

    anonymous said
    April 27, 2010 @ 7:22 pm

    Ben gets caught doing outside contests and gets a free ride to Vegas? Bull*’-‘-***

    anonymous said
    April 27, 2010 @ 11:08 pm

    How do you stop the good eaters from entering outside contests,not by rewarding them.” how about a one or two contest ban. Afterall you did ban El Toro and friends for less. I guess those one the top get to do anything the want.

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    Free ride? He’s currently a top 6 or 7 talent who’s prolly gonna put down 40-45 HDB in his qualifier and most likely 45-50 in the finals… I can think of a hand full of eaters who get a free ride to Nathan’s year in and year out by startically placing them in certain qualifiers. Which might be harder this year seeing how there are only 13 qual spots and not 15-17 in years past.

    Let me guess you two are gonna be in Vegas right? I would be saying the same thing if I was going and knew I didn’t have a chance to beat Ben.

    btw, last I heard, Rich won’t be there but Ron will be.

    and that was pretty cool of Joey to give Ben a vote of confidence.

  13. anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 12:03 pm

    For those of you that have high blood pressure you realize that the salt intake of one hot dog can trigger your reading to jump 5 points .Multiply that by 30 to 35 hot dogs which Rich Lefevre is capable of eating and with his current condition you are looking at someone that can be room temperature when the contest is over. Does CE need that kind of black eye at this point?

  14. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 12:43 pm

    CE doesn’t need anonymous black eyes spreading rumors.

  15. Mega Munch said

    April 28, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

    Good point, Dr. Anonymous. The only thing is, no one in the history of the human race has ever died of high blood pressure after eating 20, 30, or even 60 hot dogs. Meanwhile, around 17,000 people die each year as a result of drunk driving, but you’re right, we should be worried about someone eating too many all beef franks on the Fourth of July.

  16. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    April 28, 2010 @ 1:10 pm

    It’s fun to speculate how much Ben will eat but as we’ve all seen, Hot Dogs are their own crucible and surprisingly different than any other food. Clearly he has talent but I will be impressed if he kisses 30, at least at his very first qualifier. I think you can add 10 to his second Qualifier.

    I’d be surprised if that was Ben doing all the challenges. It seems like he had to lobby to get into the IFOCE to begin with and to blow the contract a month before his first Major would be pretty dumb.

    Good Luck Ben!

  17. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 1:17 pm

    Steakbellie,

    If I set the line for Ben at 35HDB’s and you take the under, you got yourself a bet!

    Looking at Ben, he doesn’t look like the type of guy who doesn’t mind training.

  18. Ron Koch said

    April 28, 2010 @ 1:17 pm

    Anonymous,You seem pretty sure we will be there,do you know something I dont…

  19. anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 2:35 pm

    Mega munch high blood pressure is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. Check with your doctor . If your doc is a quack he will tell you sure go ahead and stuff yourself with as many hot dogs as you please . You might have a little gas afterwards but nothing to worry about. When you drop dead you find out this guy moved to austria or was arrested for practicing without a real license. Ron after watching you pass out not once but twice at hot dog events , you are a heart attack waiting to happen

  20. Ron Koch said

    April 28, 2010 @ 2:45 pm

    Hey jerk..My personel life is just that..Anonoymous stay that way or come down and go against me,but just stay anonoymous.You dont want us to lol if we ever found out who you are.

  21. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 3:17 pm

    If they did have black eyes it prolly cuz they walking into a door.

  22. Anonymous said

    April 28, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

    Ron,

    So are you denying that you will be at the Vegas qualifier?

  23. Ron Koch said

    April 28, 2010 @ 11:57 pm

    Cant answer a question with a question but we will see.

  24. Anonymous said

    April 29, 2010 @ 6:14 pm

    Who will Ben be competing with in Las Vegas ?

  25. Anonymous said

    April 29, 2010 @ 7:16 pm

    Unless it is Joey Ben will blow thm away. At his young age is allready one of the best in Maj League Eating.

  26. NReda said

    April 29, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    I would guess it’s mostly unknowns competing against Ben. MLE isn’t announcing any other top eaters for Las Vegas.

  27. Mega Munch said

    April 30, 2010 @ 8:36 am

    I don’t know how old Ben is, but Anon716 raised an interesting point with his “at his young age” comment.

    OJ – Who’s the youngest eater ever to win an IFOCE contest? Do you have any records on young eaters who have won other eating contests other than IFOCE?

  28. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    April 30, 2010 @ 10:29 am

    Kevin Sinclair was 10 when he tied for first in the 1978 Nathan’s Memorial Day contest

    http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCoLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tFEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5353,5128380

    Birgit Felden was 17 when she won the 1984 Nathan’s contest

    http://eatfeats.com/dr-birgit-felden-1984-nathans-champion.html

  29. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    April 30, 2010 @ 10:33 am

    There is also a report that a 7 year old girl is tied for the pancake challenge record at the City Diner in Kansas city

    http://discussions.travelchannel.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8261928159/m/6691944359

  30. anonymous said

    April 30, 2010 @ 10:57 am

    Kevin sinclair competed in the 2003 civil service qualifier 25 yrs later at south st seaport in NYC. He was there with his wife mother and sister. At the time he was a NYC police officer

  31. Big Sexy said

    April 30, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

    Ben is 23.

  32. Anonymous said

    April 30, 2010 @ 12:26 pm

    actually Ben won’t be 23 till August

  33. Ron Koch said

    April 30, 2010 @ 7:32 pm

    Ben, You and I, one on one, what a rush. Ben 45 dog , Ron 31dogs…..WOW

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