May 18, 2008 at 9:42 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest
Here are the top Nathan’s debuts according to the eatfeats database:
A list of all initial values of 20 HDB or more follows after the jump. (Some of the initial values are probably not actual debuts due to missing results)
| 2001 Jul 4 |
1st |
50 |
12 min |
Takeru Kobayashi |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2006 Jun 17 |
1st |
38 |
12 min |
Chip “The Phenom” Simpson |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Bloomington, MN |
| 2004 Jun 1 |
1st |
31 |
12 min |
Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 May 10 |
2nd |
30 |
10 min |
Patrick Vandam |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Apple Valley, MN |
| 2007 Jun 9 |
2nd |
28 |
12 min |
Juliet Lee |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Charlotte, NC |
| 2007 Jun 28 |
2nd |
26.5 |
12 min |
Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
West Chester, PA |
| 2002 Jul 4 |
3rd |
25.5 |
12 min |
Oleg Zhornitskiy |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2000 Jul 4 |
1st |
25.125 |
12 min |
Kazutoyo “The Rabbit” Arai |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2000 Jul 4 |
2nd |
24 |
12 min |
Misao “The Big Banana” Fujita |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2007 May 19 |
2nd |
24 |
12 min |
Tim “Gravy” Brown |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
East Hartford, CT |
| 2008 May 10 |
3rd |
23.5 |
10 min |
Mike “The Hammer” Fitzgerald |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Apple Valley, MN |
| 2007 Jun 9 |
4th |
23.5 |
12 min |
Pat Bruss |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Charlotte, NC |
| 2004 May 27 |
2nd |
23 |
12 min |
Ron Koch |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2007 May 3 |
3rd |
23 |
12 min |
Marco “Mongo” Marquez |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2000 Jul 4 |
3rd |
22.25 |
12 min |
Takako “The Sweet Queen” Akasaka |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2000 Jul 4 |
4th |
21 |
12 min |
Steve Addicks |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2005 Jun 4 |
1st |
20.5 |
12 min |
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Daly City, CA |
| 2005 May 28 |
1st |
20.5 |
12 min |
Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 Jun 9 |
5th |
20.5 |
12 min |
Juris “Dr. Bigtime” Shibayama |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Charlotte, NC |
| 1999 Jul 4 |
1st |
20.25 |
12 min |
Steve “The Terminator” Keiner |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2003 Jun 5 |
1st |
20 |
12 min |
Rich “The Locust” LeFevre |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2006 Jul 4 |
16th |
20 |
12 min |
Robert Andersson |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2006 Jun 24 |
2nd |
20 |
12 min |
Sam “Big Country” Vise |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier |
Atlanta, GA |
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Anonymous said
May 22, 2008 @ 10:25 am
direct quote from chesnuts myspace page
I really like the people I surround myself with… I like the friends I hang out with… I like the people I work with… I even like the competitors I eat against… But I do not like that little bastard takaru kobayashi. I am not ashamed of that. Some people would say that I am a bad sport for not liking him, but they are wrong. I have a lot of respect for kobayashi’s ability, but I cannot say anything good about his integrity. Last Year that tricky little man tried to pull a sneak attack on the 4th of July. He claimed that he suffered an injury and that he would not be able to compete (This happened after I broke his record by six hotdogs). On July 3rd he told me that he would be lucky to eat a dozen dogs. The next day, he ended up eating 63 hdb’s. There is more… In the closing seconds of the contest the tsunami barfed into his hands and continued to eat his vomit for nearly a minute after the time expired. Any eater with integrity would have stopped and accepted the DQ. Koby decided to steal second from Pat Bertoletti and he would have stolen first place if he could have. I have no desire to ever compete against him. So, as I watch the hot dog contest on tv, I will have two questions for the great takeru kobayashi. How did it feel to eat your barf in front of the world? Are you going to do it again this year?
I said
May 22, 2008 @ 11:13 am
joey that is awesome
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
May 22, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Wow. I haven’t checked out his myspace page, but if that is his opinion then so be it. I don’t think it would be the first time that someone tried to mess with someone elses head before an event, and it didn’t work. Joey stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for sure last year.
As far as the DQ, well, if the powers that be don’t step in and do something, it just taints things for everyone. He should have taken the DQ even if it wasn’t given given to him, but that is a hard thing to do. Rules are rules, wether you are in second place or last place. Like someone else suggested, maybe that is why the time was changed to 10 minutes so it doesn’t happen again this year.
boy king #2 said
May 22, 2008 @ 11:41 am
I don’t blame you Joey they don’t pay you enough to compete 10,000 dollars ain’t shit nowadays! You should get 100,000 dollars for a contest of this scale! Koby was just messing with you about only eating 12 he is injuryed but has the heart of a warrior he will never go down with out a fight. Remember no one on this earth can come close to you in hot dogs except Koby. Koby is no liar.
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
May 22, 2008 @ 11:49 am
The myspace page the commenter is referring to can be found at
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=77425819
I said
May 22, 2008 @ 11:51 am
and joey now that you have stated you will watch the big dance on tv if you actually show up then according to you are a liar and little bastard too
The Natural said (Registered October 5, 2006)
May 22, 2008 @ 11:59 am
Wow..Joey said alot there..I really respect him for putting his true feelings out there like that and not be fake about things.
Gentleman Joe said
May 22, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
It wouldn’t make Chestnut a liar, etc. if he ends up compEATing.
It would me that either Nathan’s, Heinz, Espn?, or the Shea’s have ponied up an amount that is reasonable to Joey.
beautifulbrian said
May 22, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
I respect Joey for making those comments . If anything i was sure he would lash out on me for some of the remarks i made about him in the past but one must look at the money aspect which is all that concerns him. My little digs on Joey doesnt make a dent in his wallet . Kobe does. I dont have to elaborate. If you watched my intro before the crazy legs BB corner show in 2006 i defended remarks made about Legs cheating in hot dogs. I still stand by my belief that it is the judge’s responsibility to do the right thing and not the eater. Hell if i could get away with being credited an extra plate of hot dogs and buns do you think im going to tell them “Oh excuse me i think you made a mistake i could not have eaten that much”? Only a fool would do something like that . If you found 100grand on the sidewalk would you return it ? More than likely you would get a nice fat $20 reward from it’s rightful owner. The only problem i have with Joey’s comment is that the first few sentences appears to sound like Kobe was the winner in that contest and Joey was the one that got screwed out of first place. However when you read on you realize he was defending Pat who got screwed out of place money. I wish other eaters would voice their true feelings about others in myspace or anywhere else . I know for a fact that names such as THe Natural , Sonya , Subich Shredder, myself and others have alot to get off their chest and if they really want to show their backbone they should do it. My new approach is not to slam the Shea’s and the IFOCE as ive done in the past. However there are some CE’s that rub me the wrong way with their little quirks which i find to be annoying and rude.. Let me say that i will be the first to bring this bullshit out alot sooner than you think. I believe that this is the true “vomit” that will make me feel a whole lot better when i release it !
anonymous said
May 22, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
I said , at least he has the balls to put a name next to his comments. You have posted on this site for nearly a year without telling us who the hell you really are. One would have to assume that with your one line sarcastic digs, you are either one of the two faced sneaks in the ifoce or possible a less than high profile aice member
Rhonda Evans said
May 22, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
Well, I guess each person has a right to his or her opinion. I never cared much for Joey, the person, from the beginning — I care even less now. Oh, but I do have tons of respect for his eating ability. (I hardly wonder which is more important in the grand scheme of things.)
At the end of that contest, I saw Koby embrace and congratulate Joey with a smile on his face. That’s what being a champion and sportsmanship is all about. Koby has never uttered a harsh word about any competitor, or boasted about his ability, in all 6 years that he has been the best on the world stage. Joey invests time in doing both.
Joey Chestnut is a pompass little jackass whom I have now lost virtually all respect for as a person. Koby is 10 times the champion that Joey Appleseed ever dreamed of being. Even thinking of Joey winning anything anymore totally sickens me.
the boy king said
May 22, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
I’m flattered… there’s a boy king #2.
Now, i think in saying “So, as I watch the hot dog contest on tv” I think he meant a recording of the live 2007 contest….. not that he’ll be watching this year
joey b said
May 22, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
This anamosity could be good for the sport. So far Joey has not been particularly marketable. Perhaps with a bit of controversy this will change.
Anonymous said
May 22, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
Seiken, are you kidding? You can’t take credit for food you didn’t eat. Nobody should.
Rhonda Evans said
May 22, 2008 @ 1:50 pm
Joey is B-O-R-I-N-G Look at the number of competitive eating contests from July 4th, 2007 (since he beat Koby for the first time ever), compared with the number of CE events the two or three years prior. Koby sells the sport. Joey sells Sominex. And with his continued and amplified knack of denigrating Koby, he’ll continue to sell less of the former and inspire more use of the latter.
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
May 22, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
“Only a fool would do something like that” I sure hope there are a lot more fools out there than you think. Like Spike Lee said “Do the right thing.”
Carey said
May 22, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
I would definitely not take credit for what I didn’t eat. It is called integrity. What are you in this sport for, the money? The fame? You aren’t going to get it here.
jumby said (Registered April 10, 2008)
May 22, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
the myspace page doesnt have the acutal comment………i cant see it.
Anonymous said
May 22, 2008 @ 7:36 pm
he deleted it
jumby said (Registered April 10, 2008)
May 22, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
ill only believe the comments if there was a screenie or cache page
nic "the incredible bulk" fry said
June 1, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
So do i get added to this list for doing 21 hdbs in ten minutes