August 10, 2019 at 2:23 pm by
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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
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Adam Amin of ESPN is the guest on the latest episode of the Fink Beats the Stomach podcast. August 5, 2019 at 10:59 pm by
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Ethan Bauer of the Deseret News has an article about competing in last week's Nathan's qualifier in Salt Lake City. (video). July 30, 2019 at 8:59 pm by
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July 23, 2019 at 11:56 pm by
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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.
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George Chiger and Julie Goldberg competed in a Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on Fox & Friends this morning in observance of National Hot Dog Day. July 17, 2019 at 8:13 pm by
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Sports Media Watch reports the ESPN broadcast of the men's Nathan's finals received 1.36 million viewers, the highest amount for a live broadcast since 2011 (a rerun after a 2014 World Cup game was watched by 2.8 million). The telecast was the highest rated sports program for July 4, beating MLB and Wimbledon. update Zap2It.com has a list of the top 25 original cable shows for July 4. First Take which was televised on ESPN2 while the women's Nathan's finals were taking place, does not appear in the list.
July 9, 2019 at 4:47 pm by
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Sports Illustrated has an article about judging at the 2019 Nathan's finals and the lack of controversy this year. Mets infielder Jeff served as the number flipper for Darron Breeden. July 5, 2019 at 12:10 pm by
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July 4, 2019 at 12:40 pm by
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Official results
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/
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July 4, 2019 at 11:31 am by
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Official results
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).
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TheAthletic.com has an article (mostly behind a paywall) about Birgit Felden's victory in the 1984 Nathan's finals, the only time a female has had the highest overall total in a July 4 contest. She is now a professor of business in Berlin. July 4, 2019 at 8:52 am by
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The New York Post has an interview with Prudence DiBenedetto about her last place finish in the 2018 Nathan's finals. July 4, 2019 at 6:54 am by
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Men's Health has a joint interview with Derek Jacobs, Geoffrey Esper, Matt Hazzard, Michelle Lesco, Nick Wehry, Ronnie Hartman and Sophia DeVita about their training regimen for Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. July 3, 2019 at 1:16 pm by
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The official rosters for the men's and women's Nathan's finals have been posted. Sonya "The Black" Widow Thomas does not appear, which would end a 16 year streak of Coney Island appearances. (Doris Garcia is also unlisted.) There does not appear to be any surprises with the men's field. July 1, 2019 at 11:21 pm by
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Delish.com has an article about the Nathan's womens contest titled "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is a Sexist Sausage Fest" containing quotes from Larell Marie Mele, Sarah Reinecke, 2011 competitor Laura Leu and Katie Prettyman, who says her Nathan's qualifier performance was impeded by the MC conversing with her. July 1, 2019 at 8:59 pm by
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Ken Hoffman has a column for CultureMap Houston about retiring from his role as a judge in the Nathan's finals. July 1, 2019 at 6:52 pm by
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The NY Post has an article titled "The wild, outrageous and downright disgusting secrets of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest". Tim Janus' claim of having "reversed" almost 10,000 times in his career is mentioned. June 30, 2019 at 10:25 pm by
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June 29, 2019 at 12:09 am by
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A list of winners of qualifiers in the 2018-19 Nathan’s circuit follows:
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ESPN has a press release about next Thursday's coverage of the Nathan's finals. Adam Amin will be a commentate on the men's contest, which will be televised on ESPN2 at noon Eastern. The women's contest will be streamed on ESPN3. Segments about Geoff Esper and Darron Breeden will be shown before the contest. June 27, 2019 at 10:01 am by
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June 27, 2019 at 1:22 am by
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update July 1 DailyDemocrat and TimesHeraldOnline have articles
Here is the top 5 as best as I can figure out (twitter thread)
Steve Hendry won tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier in Santa Cruz. No females competed. updateMatthew White has a video | Preview video
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WKBW has an article about Ronnie Hartman competing in the Nathan's finals. June 26, 2019 at 1:07 pm by
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June 22, 2019 at 4:59 pm by
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Rich Shea announced that Gideon Oji (25 hot dogs) and Juliet Lee (23) won today’s Nathan’s qualifier at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle in Washington, DC. Juliet Lee extends her streak of years with a qualifier victory to 13.
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June 18, 2019 at 6:47 pm by
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Covers has posted the following odds for the 2019 Nathan’s finals. (In gambling terminology, a minus signs implies you need to bet that amount to win $100. Betting $100 wins the amount followed by a plus sign). In other gambling news, David Purdum reports the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has denied requests from sportsbooks based in that state to offer betting on the Nathan’s finals. update Casino.org has an article about the denial
Joey Chestnut to win?
Yes -888
No +616
Hot dogs eaten by men’s winner?
O 73.5 (+120)
U 73.5 (-140)
Miki Sudo to win women’s contest?
Yes -1000
No +673
Hot dogs eaten by women’s winner?
O 38.5 (-115)
U 38.5 (-115)
5Dimes is also accepting Nathan’s bets
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Registration is now open for two qualifiers for the 2019-20 Nathan's circuit: July 17 at a Salt Lake Bees game and August 10 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. June 17, 2019 at 9:11 am by
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June 16, 2019 at 12:33 pm by
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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
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