2019 Iowa State Fair Nathan’s qualifier
Results from https://www.instagram.com/sophdevita/ live video
Official results (Des Moines Register gallery)
1 Brett Healey 32.5
2 Derek Hendrickson 28
1 Sophia DeVita 12.5
2 Rene Rovtar 7.5
PT’s Ranch Scorpion Wing results
Prizewinners from Sunday’s Scorpion Wing eating contest at PT’s Ranch in Henderson, NV. (Review Journal gallery)
1T Tom Gilbert, $1750
1T Raymond Bryant, $1750
3 Patrick Gregory, $500
Tom Gilbert and Raymond Bryant agreed to split the 1st & 2nd place prize money after a draw in a tiebreaking round.
2019 Mystic Lake rib eating contest
| 1st | 6.32 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 6.23 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 5.47 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 5.22 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 4.53 | Gideon Oji | |
| 6th | 4.14 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 7th | 3.86 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 3.36 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 9th | 2.95 | Miki Sudo | |
| 10th | 1.73 | George Chiger | |
| 11th | 1.6 | Matthew Raible |
https://www.instagram.com/hungryhazzard/ has an Instagram Live video.
2019 Salt Lake City Nathan’s qualifier
Deseret News has a gallery
Winners via https://www.instagram.com/beyondseattleeats/ live video
Official results
1 Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond 32
2 Darrien Thomas 29
3 Derek Hendrickson 23.75
1 Katie Prettyman 14
Darrien Thomas, Derek Hendrickson, Steve Hammond and Katie Prettyman are expected to compete.
Molly Schuyler defends Paul’s Pantry cinnamon rolls
Results from today’s cinnamon roll eating contest at Paul’s Pantry in Mission Viejo, CA
| 1st | 19 | Molly Schuyler | |
| 2nd | 14 | Brandon Clark | |
| 3rd | 13 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 4th | 12 | Edward Chin | |
| 5th | 10 | Naader “Freak8r” Reda | |
| 6th | 9 | Kevin Ross | |
| 7th | 4 | David Jennings | |
| 7th | 4 | Craig Takata | |
| 9th | 3 | Tom Chin | |
| 10th | 2 | Jim Magee |
2019 Nathan’s mens finals
| 1st | 71 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 50 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 47 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 46 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 5th | 39 | Max Suzuki | |
| 6th | 36 | Nick Wehry | |
| 7th | 34 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 7th | 34 | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 29 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 10th | 28.5 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 10th | 28.5 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 12th | 27 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 12th | 27 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 14th | 26 | George Chiger | |
| 14th | 26 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 14th | 26 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 16th | 22.5 | Steve Hendry | |
| 16th | 22 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas |
Joey Chestnut’s margin of victory appears to be the largest since Takeru Kobayashi defeated Badlands Booker 50.5 to 26 in 2002.
Brazilian Corbucci Eats is doing an Instagram Live video from the crowd on https://www.instagram.com/corbuccieats/
2019 Nathan’s womens finals
| 1st | 31 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 26.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 3rd | 23 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | |
| 3rd | 23 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 5th | 18 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 6th | 14 | Sophia Devita | |
| 7th | 12.5 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 8th | 11 | Holly Titus | |
| 9th | 10.5 | Kathryn Tesch | |
| 9th | 10.5 | Kelly Wong | |
| 11th | 9 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 12th | 8 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 13th | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 14th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 15th | 6 | Kat Wong |
31 is the lowest high total for a female in the Nathan’s finals since Sonya Thomas ate 25 in her first Nathan’s finals in 2003. (She ate 32 in a 12 minute contest in 2004).
| 1st | 32 | Molly Schuyler | contest record |
| 2nd | 24 | Dan "killer" Kennedy | |
| 3rd | 20 | Andy Puhl | |
| 4th | 15 | David "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli | |
| 5th | 11 | "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti |
Steve Hendry wins Santa Cruz qualifier
update July 1 DailyDemocrat and TimesHeraldOnline have articles
Here is the top 5 as best as I can figure out (twitter thread)
| 1st | 25 | Steve Hendry | |
| 2nd | 15.5 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 3rd | 13 | Kirk Taylor | |
| 4th | 12 | “funubergames” | |
| 5th | 11 | Jon Davis |
Steve Hendry won tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier in Santa Cruz. No females competed. updateMatthew White has a video | Preview video
Miki Sudo wins Fortune Bay Wild Rice Hotdish
Official results of today’s Fortune Bay World Wild Rice Hotdish Eating Championship in Tower, MN (contest length 8 minutes).
| 1st | 14 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 13.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 12.25 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 8 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 8 | Ben Welch | |
| 6th | 6 | Ethan Teske | |
| 7th | 5 | Alex Cook | |
| 8th | 4 | Billy Milbeck | |
| 8th | 4 | travis schultz | |
| 10th | 3 | Paul Shyrer |
2019 Hooters Wing Championship
| 1st | 281 | Geoffrey Esper | new record |
| 2nd | 256 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 234 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 4th | 223 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 214 | Miki Sudo | |
| 6th | 200 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 199 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 8th | 172 | Steve Hendry | |
| 9th | 158 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 10th | 115 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 11th | 111 | Nate Biller |
Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie did a joint interview on FoxReno.com this morning.
Beard Meats Food & Julie Goldberg win Mets qualifier
updateQNS.com has an article
Official results from this morning’s qualifier at the Mets ballpark in Queens.
1) Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 32, first Briton to qualify since 2005
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 28
3) Brian Dudzinski 23
4) Michael Dietz
5) “Beautiful” Brian Seiekn 13
1) Julie Goldberg 9.5
2) Prudence DiBenedetto 6
Geoff Esper wins Mattituck Strawberry Shortcake
The MLE instagram has posted the top 6 for the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY
1) Geoff Esper 17.5 pounds in 8 minutes
2) Darron Breeden 14
3) Darrien Thomas 11
4T) Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 10.75
4T) Wayne 10.75
6) George Chiger