Crif Dog Classic coverage part 2
update July 12 24hpp gallery | Johnnie Excel vlog
- Carrot Blog contest report
- Cyrience blog entry and gallery
- Podcast of interview with Kobayashi after contest
- Brian Seiken post-contest thoughts | interview with Furious Pete
- Bleacher Report videos : slow motion | in reverse
Crif Dog Classic coverage
- Brian Seiken has several videos recorded at the contest including interviews with “Furious” Pete Czerwinski and Brad Sciullo updated
- CNN article about plate recount illustrated with picture from Kobayashi’s 2011 exhibition
- Record Setter video of contest
- SBNation blog entry and video by Spencer Hall of the Every Day Should Be Saturday college football blog. He says that one of the participants was not supposed to compete and was allowed at the table after obtaining an “Eater” badge. This might have been responsible for the space shortage at the table.
- Galleries on Crif Dog Classic facebook: Eaters | Food & Crowd | Judges
- NBC Sports Off the Bench blog entry, has yet to be updated with the plate recount.
- Brooklynauts blog entry and gallery
- CoedMagazine gallery
- Slow-motion video of Kobayashi eating
- Video by Johnnie Excel
- Arthur Kade article and video interview with Takeru Kobayashi
- Short Las Cruces Sun-News article about Stephanie Torres’ runner-up finish
Kobayashi wins 2012 Crif Dog Classic with 58.5 after plate recount
update July 5 The RecordSetter twitter announces Kobayashi’s official total is 58.5 and not 68.5 due to a plate miscount
Results from Crif Dog Classic
1) Takeru Kobayashi 68.5
2T) Tom Gilbert 31
2T) Stephanie Torres 31
4) Dave Brunelli 29
5) Pat Philbin 26 26.5
6) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 25
7) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 23.5
8) Johnnie Excel 25 23
9) Brad Sciullo 20.5 19
July 4 competitors’ twitters
A list of twitters for the competitors in today’s major contests follows after the jump:
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Las Cruces Sun-News has an article about Stephanie Torres competing in the Crif Dog Classic. She says that she wanted to appear in the Bones competitive eating episode, but was denied by Major League Eating.
Kate C of NotTheItGirls.com originally planned to attend the Nathan's finals, but decided to purchase a ticket for the Crif Dog Classic instead.
The Crif Dog Classic announces that it has sold all of its tickets.
WCBS has column about the planned Nathan's time change to 3pm oblivious to the restoration of the original noon start. (Coverage of the women's contest will begin on ESPN3.com at 11:25 am eastern). The Crif Dog Classic contest is expected to start at 2:15 pm eastern according to a "US Male" practice video.
NBC Sports Off the Bench blog has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi about competing in the Crif Dog Classic.
ninemsn.com.au has an article about "Furious" Pete Czerwinski. update "Furious" Pete has been added to the Crif Dog Classic field.
Dexter Holland, singer for The Offspring, will be a judge for the Crif Dog Classic.
The Chompions blog on Yahoo! ThePostGame has an article about Johnnie Excel's preparations for competing in the Crif Dog Classic
The prize breakdown for the Crif Dog Classic has been announced: $15,000 / $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,500 / $1000. (I have not seen the 2012 Nathan's finals payouts listed; I assume they will remain the same as 2011 ($10,000 / $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,500 / $1,000) for both divisions.)
Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin and Dave "Tiger Wings & Things have been added to the field for the Crif Dog Classic. Two members of "Team Reddit", Grady Kelly and Ron George have also been listed in the contest roster.
Johnnie Excel has a blog entry about his preparations for the Crif Dog Classic.
Tickets for the Crif Dog Classic hot dog eating contest in Brooklyn on July 4 can be purchased at http://crifdogclassic.eventbrite.com/ for $10. The listed starting time is 11am so the contest should not conflict with the new Nathan's time of 3 pm.
Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, "Munchin" Mike Longo, Will "The Champ" Millender, Pat "From Moonachie" Philbin, Naader "Freak8r" Reda and Wing Bowl competitor "Oink Oink" are choices in a poll on the Crif Dog Classic website to determine who should be added to the Crif Dog Classic field.
A reddit thread is seeking comments from competitive eaters interested in competing in the Crif Dog Classic. Only one at two reddit.com slots is available; the other has been awarded to bsimpson.
New poll: addition to Crif Dog Classic field
The new poll asks what independent eater you would most like to see added to the Crif Dog Classic field. A list of the personal hot dog bests of the choices according to the eatfeats database follows after the jump. (“Furious” Pete Czerwinski received an invitation, but declined).
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Johnnie Excel has a blog entry about competing in the Crif Dog Classic.
Crif Dog Classic field personal hot dog bests
The New York Daily News and Yahoo! Postgame have articles about the Crif Dog Classic. A list of the personal bests in 10-12 minute hot dog eating contests for the announced field for that competition follows:
| 2009 Jul 4 | 2nd | 64.5 | 10 min | Takeru Kobayashi | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2011 Sep 5 | 2nd | 29 | 10 min | Tom “Goose” Gilbert | West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship | Mission Viejo, CA |
| 2011 Jul 4 | 3rd | 28.5 | 10 min | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2007 Jun 28 | 2nd | 26.5 | 12 min | Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | West Chester, PA |
| 2011 Sep 5 | 5th | 22.75 | 10 min | Johnnie Excel | West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship | Mission Viejo, CA |
| 2010 May 29 | 5th | 20 | 10 min | Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Atlantic City, NJ |
Kobayashi to compete in Crif Dog Classic in NYC July 4
(via Darren Rovell) CrifDogClassic.com has a press release announcing that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a hot dog eating contest at Roberta’s in Brooklyn on July 4. Other listed competitors are Stephanie Torres, Tom Gilbert, Johnnie Excel, Dave “US Male” Goldstein and Brad Sciullo. No prizes or qualifiers are listed; two entrants will be selected using reddit.com. The competition will be streamed on SI.com.
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