update 9:51 The Taco Bell facebook has a gallery

update 7:57 Official results:
1) Joey Chestnut 53 tacos in 10 minutes
2T) Tim Janus 48 tacos
2T) Matt Stonie 48 tacos
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 34
5) Pete Davekos 31
6) Sean Brockert 10

update 7:35 Yentzen reports that Joey Chestnut ate 53 burritos to break the previous record of 48.

update 7:31 (I think these are the results. The audio is difficult to make out) 1) Joey Chestnut 2) Tim Janus 3) Matt Stonie 4) Badlands Booker 5) Pete Davekos

update 7:22 The contest is over

update 7:13 The contest has started and the video is down again.

update 7:08 The video is back on an professional introductions have started.

update 6:12 The event appears to be opening with an amateur contest. The signs have both number and prices for the amount of tacos eaten.

The contest should start at 6pm according to Taco Bell Puerto Rico’s facebook page.

update A webcast of the contest is available on UStream

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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 Gravy Brown has withdrawn.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?)

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The top 3 from today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Beijing: 1) Chris Lam 16 hot dogs 2) Lv Mingkui 13 3) Wang Ranglong 12. Joey Chestnut ate 39 hot dogs in five minutes in an exhibition. update China Daily has a gallery. The winner, Chris Lam, is from Hong Kong and a member of the “Eatcredibles” competitive eating team. update June 19 The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry and video about the contest.

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update May 23 Patch.com has an article about Bob Shoudt’s second place finish.

update May 22 The Morning Call has an article and SheCrochets has a gallery.

update 10:40 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins can’t remember the name of the fourth place finisher.

update 2:47 Full results have been posted

1) Joey Chestnut 23 cheesesteaks in 10 minutes
2) Bob Shoudt 19
3) Sean Gordon 17.8
4) Juliet Lee 16
5) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 14
6) Eric “Badlands” Booker 13.5
7) Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski 12.5
8) Pat Philbin 11
9) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 10.25
10) Brian Subich 8.5
11) “Wild” Bill Myers 8
12T) Crazy Legs Conti 7.75
12T) Larell Marie Mele 7.75
13) “Beautiful” Brian Seiken 7
14) Andrew Kossuth 6

update 2:10 Thomas V Marino has a picture of a victorious Joey Chestnut. Bob Shoudt was apparently the runner-up. Marino also has a picture of Badlands Booker competing in the contest despite being announced as a participant in the Patriots Place Nathan’s qualifier.

The contest should start at 1:30 pm eastern.

Lehigh Valley Live has a preview listing Juliet Lee and Crazy Legs Conti as expected entrants in addition to previously announced competitors.

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update May 16 #2 Houston Press has a gallery.

update May 16 Dana Miller has four videos.

update Niko Niko’s has a facebook gallery

The top 8:

1) Joey Chestnut 21.5 gyros
2) Pat Bertoletti 21
3) Matt Stonie 17
4) Adrian Morgan 14.75
5) Sean Gordon 14
6) Nate Biller 12
7) Donovan Busta 9.5
8T) Gary Klucken 5.5
8T) Bam Martinez 5.5

update 4:18 The eatingcontest twitter reports Joey Chestnut ate 21.5 gyros to win, Pat Bertoletti was the runner up with 21.

update 3:33 The contest has started

update The festival facebook is posting pictures.

The MLE facebook lists Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Sean Gordon, Adrian Morgan, Nate Biller, Matt Stonie, Gary Klucken, Bam Martinez and Randy Harrison as expected competitors.

The contest page on the festival’s website has not been updated from last year except for the new date; Ben Monson is listed as an expected entrant.

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