update Contest video

Patch.com has an article and gallery

Official results

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PhillyVoice has an article
Dizexhaled has a video

The top 3 | 4-10

This will probably be the last meeting of Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti before the Nathan’s finals. Joey Chestnut has not defeated Carmen Cincotti since the White Hut cheeseburg eating contest in West Springfield, MA on September 23.

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Official results:

update Facebook Live contest video

The Orlando Sentinel has an interview with Joey Chestnut.

Darron Breeden practice video

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update Oct 26 Carmen Cincotti and Darron Breeden have videos

update Oct 23 Robert McKinney has the rest of the prizewinners

Matt Dutton has the top 3
1) Carmen Cincotti 90.5
2) Darron Breeden 76.5
3) Gideon Oji 66.5
4) Rich LeFevre 49
5) Robert “Food Challenge Bros” McKinney 40

Carmen Cincotti won today’s bratwurst eating contest at Linde Oktoberfest in Tulsa with a total of 90.5 sausages in 10 minutes. (from Facebook Live video)

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update Oct 19 Carmen Cincotti and Darron Breeden have videos

update Oct 16 Article MetroNews.ca | Canoe.com | Toronto Star | Toronto Sun | GlobalTimes.cn gallery

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update Oct 11 Videos Carmen Cincotti | Darron Breeden | Darron Breeden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cnLYQ91h0“>practice video

Carmen Cincotti precontest interview | Crazy Legs Conti Huffington Post preview

update NJ.com has an article
Trenton Thunder have a video

The top 3 | Part 2
1) Carmen Cincotti 40
2) Darron Breeden 33
3) Brian Dudzinski 23.25
4T) Crazy Legs Conti 15.5
4T) Michael Deitz 15.5

Carmen Cincotti ate 40 pork rolls to
win the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case’s Pork Roll Eating Championship.

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The Mets twitter has a sped up video.

Full men’s results from Wild Bill

1W) Daniella Gioia 14.75

Carmen Cincotti and Daniella Gioia should win unless something unexpected happens.

Previous winners of qualifiers held at Mets ballparks

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update May 10 dLifeHD has a video

update May 4 HappeningMag.com has an interview with Carmen Cincotti.
King Carb has a contest video

update The Palm Beach Post has a gallery

Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Carmen Cincotti 61.75 ears
2) Gideon Oji 49
3) Yasir Salem 45
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 31
5) Brian Dudzinski 29.25
6) Pedram Esmaeelzadeh 27.75
7) Mr. Rodriguez 20
8) Matt Matador 17

update It appears Carmen Cincotti won with a record 61 ears.

Yasir Salem, Carmen Cincotti, Badlands Booker and Gideon Oji are expected to compete along with Pedram Esmaeelzadeh.

Previous winners
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<>update March 15 Carme Cincotti has a video

Update March 14 Nate Figueroa has a video

The Miami Herald reports that Joey Chestnut dropped out due to illness at the last minute.

Carnaval Miami croqueta results (Part 1 | Part 2)

1) Carmen Cincotti 158
2) Geoff Esper 144
3) Eric “Badlands” Booker 92
4) Michelle Lesco 90
5) Nate Figueroa 80
6) Erik Denmark 74
7) Victor Aldrich 10

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Carmen Cincotti has a video

Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1) Carmen Cincotti 101 bratwurst in 10 min, new record
2) Joey Chestnut 100
3) Rich LeFevre 48
4) Robert McKinney 39.5
5) Chris Hobson 23.5
6) Carlene LeFevre 20.5
7) Alex Perez 14
8) Joe Alcott 10
9) Mr. Linde 7
10 Candice Alcott 2.5 (Mrs. Tulsa)

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update Oct 5 Videos: Carmen Cincotti | Erik Lamkin vlog | Scott Lomas Introductions / Contest start

update Oct 2
Articles: Toronto Sun | Canoe.ca | Sina.com
Thank you on reddit.com for holding the contest
Videos: Eduardo M | Erik Lamkin video of vegan protestors from Direct Action Everywhere. Unlike at Nathan’s, they do not appear to have interfered with the contest table. This is the third MLE contest in 2016 the group has protested (Chicago Ribs, Nathan’s, poutine)

Instagram videos from “Step Daddy J”‘ have the top 3 for the amateur contest:
1st 9 Erik “The Electric” Lamkin
2nd 6 John “Step Daddy J” Jugovic
3rd 5 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas

update Here is what MLE reports are the pro results: Part 1 | Part 2
1 Joey Chestnut 25.5
2 Carmen Cincotti 25
3 Matt Stonie 23.25
4 Geoff Esper 18.5
5 Gideon Oji 14.5
6 Michelle Lesco 13
7 Yasir Salem 12.5
8 Badlands Booker 10.75
9 Jim Reeves 8.6
9 Steven Dorgo 8.6
11 Bill Myers 8
12 Ben Do 7.75
13 Jesse Kankula 7

Erik Lamkin reports he won the amateur contest

Erik Lamkin produced a training video

Previous winners

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update Sept 29 CentralJersey has an article about Carmen Cincotti’s runner-up finish.

update Sept 27
A lot of coverage for Bill Spadea at the festival: NJ101.5 video | Chasing News video | NJ101.5 blog entry | personal blog entry

Carmen Cincotti has a video | Interview with Carmen Cincotti

update Sept 25 NJ.com has an article

update The Trenton Thunder have a contest video

update Full Results | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

update Hugging Harold Reynolds has the top 2
1) Joey Chestnut 43
2) Carmen Cincotti 40

Joey Chestnut appeared on NJ 101.5 yesterday

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