Simcoe.com has an article about Darrien Thomas competing in the Nathan's finals. June 13, 2019 at 5:39 pm by
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June 10, 2019 at 6:29 pm by
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With three qualifiers remaining in the circuit, here are the qualifier winners for 2018-19.
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June 9, 2019 at 2:38 pm by
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Darron Breeden and Doris Garcia have been announced as the winner of today’s Nathan’s qualifier at the Norfolk Harborfest.
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June 7, 2019 at 9:23 am by
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The ESPN schedule for early July is now out. The men’s Nathan’s finals will be televised on ESPN at noon Eastern and rerun at 3PM and 4PM. The women’s finals will be streamed on ESPN3 for the ninth consecutive year. (ESPN2 will be showing First Take during the women’s Nathan’s finals). ESPN3 will also show camera feeds focused on Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo.
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry will be televised on ESPN on July 2 at 8 pm and be rerun at 9:30 pm.

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June 1, 2019 at 6:53 pm by
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Official results
1) Derek Jacobs 30
2) Brett Healey 28
3) Darrien Thomas 23.5
4) Bartley Weaver 23
1) Holly Titus 13
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Lancaster Online has an interview with George Chiger about competing in the Nathan's qualifier at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA on Sunday. He calls Larell Marie Mele his competitive eating mentor. May 31, 2019 at 10:36 am by
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May 17, 2019 at 5:57 pm by
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Results men
1 Ronnie Harman 29.5
2 Derkek Jacobs 29
Results women
1T Katie Prettyman 14
1T Sophia Devita 14
An eat-off could not be held due to lack of time. Apparently finals spots will be awarded to both women.
Ronnie Hartman appeared on WKRC (video) today to promote tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier that will take place after the Cincinnati Reds game concludes (around 10 pm eastern if the game does not go into extra innings). Derek Jacobs, Sophia Devita and Katie Prettyman are also expected to compete.
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May 11, 2019 at 8:33 pm by
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Winners
Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 26
Sarah Reinecke 20
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May 11, 2019 at 1:47 pm by
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Winners
Adrian Morgan 26
Jocelyn Walker 10
Adrian Morgan, Jocelyn Walker and Brittany Powell are expected to compete. Adrian Morgan will have the chance to match Larell Marie Mele as the only people with qualifier wins every year since the 2011 gender split.
Most Nathan’s qualifier victories since 2011.
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A 1991 episode of the cable public access show Beyond Vaudville has an interview with Frank "Large" Dellarosa, the Nathan's champion of 1991 and 1992, (starts at 8:45). He says he broke a the overall contest record from 1959, which he calls the first year of the contest. May 10, 2019 at 7:30 am by
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May 9, 2019 at 5:38 pm by
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News12 video
Results via Fink Beats the Stomach (More results)
Facebook Live video by Fink Beats the Stomach
Previous winners of Nathan’s qualifiers held at the Long Island Ducks ballpark. A gap of almost 13 years between competitions might be a record for qualifier sites.
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George Chiger, Brian Dudzinsky, Larell Marie Mele, Bill Myers and Michael Deitz are listed as expected entrants in the Nathan's qualifier to be held at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA on June 2. May 3, 2019 at 12:48 pm by
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Max Suzuki, Michelle Lesco and Rich LeFevre are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the NYNY Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. April 24, 2019 at 3:01 am by
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April 20, 2019 at 5:20 pm by
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Official results. This might be the first time women have taken 3 of the top 5 overall places in a Nathan’s qualifier.
Pablo Martinez, Brett Healey, Jay Ruppert and Tracie Tiburon are expected to compete.
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Adrian Morgan and Brian Dudzinski are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA on May 11. April 16, 2019 at 9:05 pm by
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Geoff Esper, George Chiger, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Larell Marie Mele are expected to attend the Nathan's qualifier held before the May 9 Long Island Ducks game in Central Islip, NY. April 15, 2019 at 6:15 pm by
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April 13, 2019 at 1:38 pm by
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News-Press.com has a gallery and video
Joni Mederios has an instagram gallery.
Winners
1) Nick Wehry 34
1W) Mary Bowers 10.25
FortMyersBeachTalk.com has an interview with Mary Bowers.
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Nick Wehry, Mary Bowers and 12 Floridians are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Cape Coral, FL. April 9, 2019 at 11:50 pm by
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Plans were submitted for a Nathan's Famous in Bournemouth, England. Another location for the chain has been proposed in Southampton. March 26, 2019 at 10:54 pm by
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A Nathan's qualifier at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA on June 26 has been added to the 2018-19 circuit. Registration opens March 15. March 13, 2019 at 8:49 pm by
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February 23, 2019 at 2:59 pm by
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update MySanAntonio.com has a gallery
Results from Fox San Antonio video
1 Juan Neave 27
2 Nate Biller 16.5
1W Kathryn Tesch 9.5
Juan Neave, Nate Biller, Alex Perez and Kathryn Tesch are expected to compete. Kassandra Zapata will apparently terminate her streak of San Antonio area qualifiers at three.
Previous San Antonio area qualifier winners
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