update Apr 29 jmanr78 has a contest video

update Apr 26 Review Journal has a gallery

NYNY Casino has a press release about the contest

Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 48
2) Steve Hendry 27 – current wild card #2 (Dave Wood #1)
3) Rich LeFevre 26 – current wild card #3
4) Pablo Martinez 19
5T) Zack Frank 9
5T) Adrian Padilla 9
7) Brian Chung 8
8) Magnificent Ben 7

1W) Michelle Lesco 27.25
2W) Carlene LeFevre 14, women’s wild card leader

Crazy Legs Conti wrote a preview of the qualifier for the Huffington Post

The field appears to include Matt Stonie, Michelle Lesco, the LeFevres, Steve Hendry and Pablo Martinez. Joey Chestnut is present as a spectator.

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Matt Stonie has posted a video of a training session where he ate 59 hot dogs. If he can match that in tomorrow’s Nathan’s qualifier in Vegas, he would have a chance at breaking the all time qualifier of 59.5 hot dogs (in 12 minutes) set by Joey Chestnut in 2007. The high temperature tomorrow is predicted to be 73 with a chance of rain, which should facilitate high numbers.

In a recent Fink Beats the Stomach podcast, Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco said she hoped to hit 35 hot dogs. This would be the all time non-Asian women’s Nathan’s record, which is still held by Molly Schuyler.

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Matt Stonie appears on the cover of today’s edition of Parade Magazine. The topic of the newspaper insert is people’s annual income. (Ironically, he has Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) on his left and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on his right). His earnings are listed as $33,850, a figure which looks surprisingly familiar.

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update Feb 18 Crazy Legs Conti has a Huffington Post report. He says he was deducted 2 plates for a “glove of frosting” on his right hand.

update Feb 18 Michael Jenkins has a contest video

update Feb 16 Santiago Castro has a video

Whole Foods Market has a contest video

The official top 5 | #6-#9
1) Matt Stonie 14.5 pounds in 8 minutes
2) Miki Sudo 9 pounds
3) Nate Biller 6.5 pounds
4) Michael Jenkins 5.5 pounds
5) Crazy Legs Conti 5 pounds
6) Steve Glazier 4 pounds
7) Mike Erthal 3 pounds
8) DJ Eddie 2.5 pounds
9) Barry Rosenblum 1.5 pounds

The contest is underway.

Matt Stonie and Miki Sudo appeared on Wild 95.5 yesterday

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• Glutton Force Five has a cooking video where they cook a “Frankenturkey” stuffed with White Castle burgers, french fries and cranberry juice brine.
• Matt Stonie has a new video where he eats a 15 pound “turkducken”.
• Gizmodo has a blog entry and video asking “How Much Food Can You Actually Eat This Thanksgiving?”

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update The Day has an article and video. MassLive has an article with a gallery

Full Results (Part 1 | Part 2)
1) Joey Chestnut 9.35 lbs.
2) Matt Stonie 8.45 lbs.
3) Miki Sudo 6.2
4) Michelle Lesco 5.4
5) Juliet Lee 5.2
6) Erik Denmark 3.75
7) Eric “Badlands” Booker 3.7
8) Yasir Salem 3
9) Graham Kist 2.85
10) Crazy Legs Conti 2.3
11) Bill Myers 2.25

update 3:04 Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with a total of 9.35 in 10 minutes

update 2:57 The contest is over. A video is available before results have been announced.

Courant has an interview with Joey Chestnut, who expects to marry Neslie Ricasa in May. Graham Kist is listed as another competitor.

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Matt Stonie has reportedly won today’s Twinkie eating contest in Tunica, MS.

Official Results (Part 1 | Part 2)

1 Matt Stonie 120
2 Joey Chestnut 85
3 Michelle Lesco 46
4 Badlands Booker 45
5 Yasir Salem 41
6 Nate Biller 36
7 Daniella Gioia 35
8 Matt Raible 27
9 Alex Perez 18

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Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1 Matt Stonie 101
2 Michelle Lesco 49.5
3 Steve Hendry37
4 Ed Chin 35
5 Dax Swanson 29
6 Steven Banuelos 10
7 Mary Bowers 18.5
8T Jon Davis 14
8T Harold Montes 14
10 Kimani Jones 11
11 Anthony Ware 7.5

Chacho’s has a video from the contest

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update The Sacramento Bee has an article and video.

Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1) Matt Stonie 20 lbs. 13 oz.
2) Joey Chestnut 19 lbs. 10 oz.
3) Miki Sudo 12 lbs. 8 oz.
4) Erik Denmark 11 lbs.
5) Steve Hendry 9 lbs.
6) Brian Dudzinski 8 lbs. 11 oz.
7) Michelle Lesco 8 lbs. 4 oz.
8) Juan Rodriguez 7 lbs
9) Pablo Martinez 6 lbs
10) Ed Fertuna 4 lbs 3 oz.
11) Mary Bowers 3 lbs. 12 oz.
12) Mayor Davis 2 lbs. 12 oz.
13) Rich Lozano 2 lbs. 8 oz.
14) Michael Best 11 oz.

update Matt Stonie has won the contest with a reported total of 20 lbs. 13 oz. Joey Chestnut ate 19 pounds.

The Sacramento Bee has an interview with Miki Sudo about competing in the contest.

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update Oct 11 Kinja.com has a contest report

update Oct 6 GSHLTV has videos Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

update Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

The Toronto Sun and Toronto Star have articles

Canculture magazine has a video

1) Matt Stonie 14.75
2) Joey Chestnut 11.75
3) Erik Denmark 8.5
4) Adrian Morgan 8.25
5T) Marcos Owens 6
5T) Jim Reeves 6
7 Yasir Salem 5.75
8T) Meredith Boxberget 5.5
8T) Badlands Booker 5.5
10) Ben Do 4.5
11) Larell Marie Mele 3.75
12) “Wild” Bill Myers 3.5

Amateur results
1) Steven Dorgo won eat off
2) Jesse Kankula
3) Kyle DeSousa

Matt Stonie has upset Joey Chestnut

Breakfast Television Toronto did a segment about the contest yesterday.

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update Oct 23 Matt Stonie has a video

update Aug 21 The contest facebook reports the resuls for Andrew “the Bear” Kogutkiewicz and Josh Miller were switched

update Aug 18 Danny Chau has a contest report for grantland.com TMZ also has an article

A video of the final 1:30 is available on youtube.

update Backyard Bite has a blog entry

The top 4 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 384
2) Matt Stonie 377
3) Miki Sudo 199
4) Erik Denmark 181
5) Juan Rodriguez 180
6) Rich LeFevre 175
7T) Badlands Booker 157
7T) Marcos Owens 157
9) Steve Hendry 149
10) Pablo Martinez 139
11 Josh Miller 117
12T) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 66
12T) Danny Chau (Grantland.com) 66
14 Mary Bowers 61
15) Neslie Ricasa 53
16 Eddie “Linsatiable” Lin 37

Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with a total of 384 gyoza.

The undercard contests have started. The Los Angeles Fire Department has won a competition with a total of 137 gyoza.

A first person video recorded by Michelle Lesco at last year’s contest is available.

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