2010 Nathan’s wild card leaders
With 5 qualifiers done, Here are the top non-winning Nathan’s qualifiers performances:
| 2010 May 8 | 2nd | 30 | Sean “Flash” Gordon | Foxborough (Boston), MA |
| 2010 May 8 | 3rd | 28.75 | Allen “Shredder” Goldstein | Foxborough (Boston), MA |
| 2010 May 15 | 2nd | 27 | “Jammin” Joe LaRue | Newnan, GA |
| 2010 May 8 | 4th | 26.5 | Peter “Pretty Boy” Davekos | Foxborough (Boston), MA |
| 2010 May 8 | 5th | 22.5 | Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin | Foxborough (Boston), MA |
Gravy Brown edges Joe LaRue in Atlanta
update May 16 Dan Sheldon has a video of the contest with interviews of Paul Barlow and Steve “Pi Guy” Martin
update Damien Boykin has a gallery
The MLE facebook reports that Tim “Gravy” Brown edged Joe LaRue by one hot dog in the Atlanta area qualifier, 28 HDB to 27.
The eating contest twitpics have a photo of Gravy Brown with the trophy, who ate 28 hot dogs.
The qualifier in Newnan Georgia should start at 1pm. The eatingcontest twitpic has started posting pictures.
Pete Davekos wins Hartford qualifier, Larell Marie 3rd
update The MLE facebook has the top 3 of today’s qualifier in Hartford
1) Pete Davekos 23
2) Russ Keeler 17.5
3) Larell Marie Mele 14
The East Hartford Gazette reports that Tim Janus and Russ Keeler will compete in the Hartford qualifier.
Bryan Beard denied Coney spot despite qualifier win
Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard commented that he has been denied a slot in the July 4 Nathan’s finals despite winning a qualifier Saturday at San Jose State with 18 hot dogs. A minimum of 20 hot dogs was listed in confirmation emails, but does not appear on the IFOCE or Nathan’s website.
Previous qualifier winners who ate less than 20 hot dogs have appeared in the finals (since 2005)
| 2006 Jun 24 | 1st | 19.5 | 12 min | “Jalapeno” Jed Donahue | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 Jun 21 | 1st | 19.25 | 10 min | Peter “Pretty Boy” Davekos | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Atlanta, GA |
| 2005 Jun 11 | 1st | 19 | 12 min | Kenji Oguni | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 Jun 17 | 1st | 19 | 12 min | Kenji Oguni | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2010 May 8 | 1st | 18 | 10 min | Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | San Jose, CA |
| 2008 Jun 28 | 1st | 17.75 | 10 min | Kevin Ross | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | San Bruno, CA |
| 2009 Jun 27 | 1st | 9 | 10 min | Bob Cocadrillo | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Brooklyn, NY |
(The 2009 qualifier was restricted to New York City police and firefighters.)
The new poll asks if you think if there should be a minimum number of hot dogs a Nathan's qualifier winner must eat to advance to the finals.
The Times Herald reports that Tim "Gravy" Brown, Joe LaRue and Paul Barlow will be competing in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Newnan, GA
Bryan Beard @ SJSU qualifier: “I’m going to Coney Island”
4:51 George Shea has the top 3:
1) Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 18 HDB
2) Ryan McKillop 17.75 HDB
3) Crazy Legs Conti 16.5
4:40 Bryan Beard’s twitter has the following update: “IM GOING TO CONEY ISLAND!!!!”
The only information I have obtained about the San Jose State qualifier is that Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard will be competing in it. I don’t know what time it will be held or where on the San Jose State campus it will take place.
Eric “Badlands” Booker wins Patriot Place qualifier
update May 9 #2 Bill Myers has entered full results
update May 9 The Sun Chronicle has an article Larell
Marie Mele ate 14 hot dogs for the best female debut since Juliet Lee.
update #3 Bill Affinito has a gallery and Pete Davekos did a podcast yesterday (starts at 41 minute mark)
update #2 MyFoxBoston has two short videos
update Rich Shea has the top 5:
1) Eric “Badlands” Booker 38.5
2) Sean “Flash” Gordon 30
3) Allen “Shredder” Goldstein 28.75
4) Pete Davekos 26.5
5) Pat Philbin 22.5
Maria Stephanos of Fox 25 has some pictures
Ben Monson wins Nathan’s Las Vegas qualifier w/ 29 HDB
update From Las Vegas has a video of the end of the contest The second place finisher had 15 HDB according to the flip cards. Ron Koch had 14.
10:02 Steve Cofield of ESPN Radio 1100 confirms on the MLE facebook that Monson won with 29 HDB
An anonymous commenter claims Ben Monson won with 29 HDB.
7:19 pm KTNV has a picture, but no results
The qualifier is supposed to start at 6 pm eastern according to examiner.com
Top Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005
Here are the five best Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005 according to the eatfeats database:
| 2006 Jun 17 | 1st | 38 | 12 min | Chip “The Phenom” Simpson | Bloomington, MN |
| 2008 May 10 | 2nd | 30 | 10 min | Patrick Vandam | Apple Valley, MN |
| 2007 Jun 9 | 2nd | 28 | 12 min | Juliet Lee | Charlotte, NC |
| 2007 Jun 28 | 2nd | 26.5 | 12 min | Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo | West Chester, PA |
| 2007 May 19 | 2nd | 24 | 12 min | Tim “Gravy” Brown | East Hartford, CT |
The new poll asks how many hot dogs will Ben Monson eat in the Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifier. Examiner.com has an article about the contest.
A list of 15+ HDB Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005 in the eatfeats database follows after the jump:
A contest has started at NathansSweepstakes.com awarding the winner a trip to New York City to judge the Nathan's finals (video). A Nathan's judgeship is also on sale in a charity auction (current bid $395)
George Shea announces that Ben Monson will compete in the first Nathan's qualifier in Las Vegas on May 6.
NBCConnecticut has an article about the May 15 Nathan's qualifier in Hartford listing Pete Davekos and three others as expected entrants.
Tonic.com reports that a Nathan's finals guest judgeship is an item for sale in an online auction at BiddingForGood.com to benefit the Children's Museum of the Arts. The minimum bid is $340 and the closing date is May 13.
The eatingcontest twitter says that there will be one Nathan's wild card awarded to the top non-winning competitor in the 2010 qualifiers.
Nathan’s qualifier registration opens today
Registration for the 12 Nathan’s qualifiers will open at 11 am eastern today.
update 11:13 am Registration is now open on the qualifier pages at http://ifoce.com/contests.php
update 12:15 An anoymous commenter noted that a June 6 qualifier at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia and a June 19 qualifier at Fort Bragg, NC are listed on nathansfamous.com
A list of all the 15+ HDB performances from the 2009 qualifiers follows after the jump:
2010 Nathan’s qualifier schedule released
IFOCE.com has announced the 2010 schedule for Nathan’s qualifiers:
Las Vegas, NV (May 6)
San Jose, CA (May 8 )
Foxboro, MA (May 8 )
Hartford, CT (May 15)
Atlanta, GA (May 15)
Atlantic City, NJ (May 29)
Phoenix, AZ (June 5)
Norfolk, VA (June 12)
Charlotte, NC (June 19)
Fishkill, NY (June 26)
San Diego, CA (June 26)
Queens, NY (June 26)
Registration will open on April 6.
With the dropping of the Chicago, Minneapolis & Denver sites, there are no qualifiers between Atlanta and Phoenix.
twitter.com/sarapepitone: "Citi Field (Queens, NY) to Host Nathan's Hot Dog Regional Eating Contest on June 26th" update Scoreboard Gourmet has a blog entry about the qualifier
(via usaplayers.com) Intertops is now taking bets on the 2010 Nathan's finals for most of the 2009 finalists. The odds do not appear to take into account Bob Shoudt's recent emergence.
NWEMail.com reports that Ladbroke's is already taking bets on the 2010 Nathan's finals: Joey Chestnut is a 1/2 favorite and Kobayashi is listed at 7/4 to regain the title.
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