Darren Rovell reports that the 2011 Nathan's hot dog eating contest on ESPN received a 1.1 overnight rating, less than 2010 but more than the 2008 & 09 ratings. update Rovell says that the 2011 contest had the most viewers (1.94 million) since ESPN began televising it in 2004.
AwfulAnnouncing.com has a list of quotes from yesterday's broadcast of Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
Articles about Aaron Osthoff, Matt Stonie and Brian Subich competing in yesterday's Nathan's finals are available.
Grace Lee asserts that she ate 24 hot dogs yesterday, which would have given her fourth place in the women's division and a prize of $1,500. The official results list her total at 4. update Grace has posted a picture of the ESPN3 program showing her listed at 23 hot dogs.
2011 Nathan’s finals – men
1) Joey Chestnut 62
2) Pat Bertoletti 53
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45
4) Bob Shoudt 39
5T) Matt Stonie 34
5T) Sean Gordon 34
7) Erik Denmark 33.5
8) Adrian Morgan 31
9) Aaron Osthoff 27
10) Pete Davekos 25.5
11) Pat Philbin 24
12T) Damon Wells 23
12T) Brian Subich 23
14) Lu Ming Kui 21, originally announced as 16
15) Chris Lam 14
16) Mak Tai Loi 11
DQ) Tim “Gravy” Brown
17:02 Val Bromann has more on Tim “Gravy” Brown’s disqualification: “Also, Gravy didn’t reverse. He choked. He’s OK.”
15:25 Damon Lindelof, co-creator of LOST, likes Adrian Morgan’s tattoo.
14:51) Full official results have been posted on the MLE facebook
14:46 videos friom the ESPN telecast of the contest and introductions have been posted on youtube.
14:02 The rest of the men’s results have been announced except for Pat Philbin .
13:15 4 of the top 10 twitter trending topic are related to the contest: Joey Chestnut #4, Pepto Bismol #5, Bertoletti #7, Major League Eating #8
13:01 The official top 6 has been announced
12:58 Official Top 3 1) Joey Chestnut 62 2) Pat Bertoletti 53 3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45
12:57 The WSJ liveblog of Kobayashi’s event has not been updated in a half an hour.
12:56 Joey’s official total appears to be 62
12:54 Unofficial results Joey 61 Pat 55 Tim 43 Bob 39
12:52 2 minutes left Joey 53 Pat 48, a record does not look probable
12:51 Joey’s lead is switching between 3 – 5 with about 3 minutes left, Bob Shoudt has moved into 4th. Gravy Brown has withdrawn.
12:50 4 minutes left Joey 43 Pat 40
12:49 Halfway Joey 37 Pat 34 Tim 26 Matt 24
12:48 “Deep Dish” is the #5 twitter trending topic
12:46 2 minutes in, Adrian & Matt are in the top 4, Joey & Pat around 20
12:44 The contest starts.
12:43 “Megatoad” is currently the #7 global trending topic on twitter.
12:39 Joey Chestnut is introduced.
12:36 Now the top 4 males will be introduced.
12:35 Val Bromann reports that Adrian Morgan won rookie of the year
12:34 The Chinese are introduced after Matt Stonie
12:29 Introductions have started, Brian Subich is first.
12:24 Sonya Thomas is currently the #5 global trending topic on twitter, Joey Chestnut is #7
The Wall Street Journal is liveblogging not just Nathan’s but Kobayashi’s event
The cash winnings in the sidebar have been finally updated with 2011 values and Pat Bertoletti is the current leader with a total of $24,950 to Joey Chestnuts $24,000 (Will Pat remain the leader after the contest?)
2011 Nathan’s finals – women
1) Sonya Thomas 40, 1 off record, 9-peats as best woman at Nathan’s
2) Juliet Lee 29.5
3) Stephanie Torres 28.5, 3rd woman to exceed 25, finals record for rookie female
4) Michelle “Cardboard Shell” 20
5) Larell Marie Mele 16
6) Maria “The Incredible Sulk” 15
7) Laura Leu 8.5
8) Grace Lee 4, probably greatest % decrease between qualifier & finals since Jed Donahue’s 1 HDB
9) Laura Gallagher 3
16:42 If Sonya Thomas competed in the men’s division, she would have came in fourth and won $1,500, $1,000 less than the same as the original women’s 1st place prize of $2,500.
16:07 Grace Lee claims she ate 24 hot dogs. Official results have her at 4.
13:43 CNN has raw video from the contest.
12:40 According to The El Paso Times, the official results have Juliet Lee & Stephanie Torres in a tie for 2nd place w/29.
12:10 ESPN showed Juliet Lee and Stephanie Torres in a tie for 2nd place w/ 29.
11:51 EatingContest has full results:
11:41 The contest is over. Sonya has won with a total of 40 hot dogs, one off her record.
11:39 Stephanie & Juliet are tied w/2 minutes left.
11:36 Halfway through the contest Sonya is up by 6 followed by Juliet, Stephanie and Michelle.
11:33 The CNN stream has apparently stopped to avoid conflicting with the ESPN3 webcast.
11:32 The women’s contest has started
11:21 Introductions have started before the 11:25 official ESPN 3 broadcast time. Laura Leu has been introduced.
The contest (without audio) can be viewed on CNN.com
The BBC has an audio interview with Sonya Thomas
CNN.com has a video titled "Nathan's Marketing Genius" reporting that total sales of Nathan's hot dogs have approximately doubled since 2003.
The Des Moines Register has an article about Aaron Osthoff, who was named after Hank Aaron.
Nathan’s results for 2011 male finalists
A list of all the Nathan’s qualifier and finals results in the eatfeats database for the 2011 male American finalists competing tomorrow is available after the jump:
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Nathan’s results for 2011 female finalists
A list of all the Nathan’s qualifier and finals results in the eatfeats database for the 2011 female finalists competing tomorrow is available after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
The NY Daily News has produced cards for some of the competitors in tomorrow's Nathan's finals. Cards were produced for the three Chinese competitors and Lauren Gallagher (3 HDB), but not for Bob Shoudt, Matt Stonie and Pat Philbin.
The Chicago Tribune has an interview with Pat Bertoletti, who says he went into previous Nathan's finals with "a Cubs' fan — a loser's — mentality".
Bleacher Report believes that the purse for the Nathan's contest should be much greater than the current $20,000.
EatingContest posted a twitpic of the 9 competitors in tomorrow's women's Nathan's finals.
NBCWashington and ESPN have articles about Sonya Thomas' status as the favorite in the Nathan's womens contest tomorrow.
The appearance of Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee on NBC's Today this morning can be viewed online. (via eatingcontest twitter & email)
Laura Leu wrote a column for Salon.com about training for the Queens Nathan's qualifier with Crazy Legs Conti and then competing in that event.
A FoxSports article claims that Crazy Legs Conti and Allen "Shredder" Goldstein will be competing in the Nathan's finals.
Several polls about the upcoming Nathan's finals have been added to the sidebar.
The Washington Examiner has a short interview with Sonya Thomas.
The list of competitors in the Nathan's finals have been posted. Mak Tak Loi is listed despite not being one of the top 3 finishers in the Beijing qualifier (Lam "Chris" Yat Ming, Lu Ming Kui & Wang Ranlong). Lauren Gallagher will be one of the two women to pay her own travel expenses after being the top woman in the Boston qualifier with a total of three hot dogs. update IFOCE.com also has "bib sheets" for the male and female finalists.
The Orange County Register has an article about Damon Wells.
Some ESPN Nathan's links:
- Sport Science segment on Joey Chestnut
- Joey Chestnut is interviewed while 10 ESPN employees attempt to eat more than 68 hot dogs
- Transcript of Joey Chestnut's chat session
- Yahoo interviews sideline report Renee Herlocker
The New York Post has an article about the competitors in the women's division of the Nathan's finals. update ESPNW also has an article about the women's division.
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