The field for today’s Krystal qualifier at the University of Alabama has been posted. Ranked eaters in that list are:
Joey Chestnut
Tim Brown
Juris Shibayama
Loren Yarbrough
Marco Marquez
Super Paul Barlow

The page describes the wild card scenarios:

Shibayama’s one Krystal advantage gives him the tie-breaker should he and Brown tie for a Wildcard Spot. To earn a Wildcard, Shibayama must finish with 41 or more Krystals, or he must eat 40 Krystals and Brown finish with 40 or less. To claim a Wildcard, Brown must finish with 41 or more Krystals, or 40 Krystals and finish ahead of Shibayama.

Full results from the Jackson, MS qualifier have yet to be posted.

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KrystalSquareOff has updated information about the final qualifier. The site and date of the Alabama Krystal 8 minute qualifier has been changed from October 21 in Birmingham to October 20 in Tuscaloosa. Prequalifiers will be held Friday at a Tuscaloosa Krytal.

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Joey Chestnut is currently on the front page of TuscaloosaNews.com Some of the world records listed on Joey’s picture (jalapenos, waffles) are not actually world records.

There is also an article about Joey Chestnut in al.com

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TuscaloosaNews.com reports on the Krystal prequalifiers which will be held at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa:

On Saturday, Chestnut will demonstrate his winning jaws at the Krystal Square Off qualifying competition on the Quad before the Alabama-Tennessee game. The winner qualifies for the Krystal Square Off finals in Chattanooga on Oct. 28.

The preliminary trials are open to anyone who thinks they can put it away without having it come back up, and the top 10 will go on to compete on Saturday. But would-be competitors should know who they’re up against: Chestnut’s personal best is 91 Krystals in eight minutes. The current record is 97, held by Japanese eating wunderkind Takeru Kobayashi, who, until this year, was also the six-time world champion of the Academy Awards of competitive eating: the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island each Fourth of July.

IFOCE.com has more information about the prequalifiers

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From Bubba Yarbrough and IFOCE.com:

Greater Alabama Fall Fair, Birmingham, AL

1. 32 burgers Chip “Chip Burger” Simpson
2. 30 burgers Bubba Yarbrough
3. 26 burgers Larry “The Legend” McNeil

Chip Simpson takes first in his first major competition. Bubba and Larry continue their impressive fall tour throughout the south.

With 3 contests remaining, the current list of qualifiers is (Joey Chestnut will almost certainly get a wild-card spot)

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