Will Millender reports that Dave Brunelli won the 2013 Go Go Curry finals with a record total. A rerun can be viewed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-5th-annual-go-go-curry-eating-championship

Full results
1) Dave Brunelli 33, record
2) Wayne Algenio 25
3) Masanori”MAX” Yamada 21
4) Andrew Kowitt 16
5) Orlando (replacement for Joe Menchetti) 9

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update July 8
Joey Chestnut post-contest wiping his face with an American flag has been controversial Barstoool Sports has produced an animated .gif of the action (direct link)

Video of entire contest | introductions

Rake & Herald reports: Report 1 | Report 2

Brian Seiken has produced a “Cheap Seats” like commentary on the contest

Matt Stonie has a gallery

Seacoast Online has a report on Matt Stonie’s runner-up performance

The Visalia Times has an article about Pablo Martinez

Business Week produced a pre-contest video featuring Yasir Salem

Crazy Legs Conti asks “Is Competitive Eating Too Sexy for the 4th of July?” in Huffington Post

Official Results Part 2

1) Joey Chestnut 69, record, 7th victory in a row
2) Matt Stonie 51 personal best
3) Tim Janus 50
5) Bob Shoudt 39.75 (corrected)
4) Adrian Morgan 38
6T) Aaron Osthoff 31
6T) Jeff Butler 31
8 Yasir Salem 30
9 Marcos Owens 29
10 Erik Denmark 28
11 Pablo Martinez 27
12 Juan Rodriguez 26
13 Pete Davekos 25
14 Ronnie Hartman 22
15 Eric Booker 21
16 Christos Kyriazis 9 (sponsor’s exemption)

Rake & Herald has an interview with Joey Chestnut

Esquire has a blog entry containing an interview with Crazy Legs Conti, who says he will attend the finals as a spectator.

Pete Davekos hinted that he might be retiring.

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update July 8
Facebook gallery by Takeru Kobayashi
Facebook gallery & contest video by Dave “US Male” Goldstein, who credits the coaching of Allen Goldstein for his personal best
Interview with Takeru Kobayashi at contest
Daily Meal article about contest
International Business Times article about Kobayashi

Full results from Will Millender
1) Takeru Kobayashi 67
2) Dave Brunelli 30-something
3) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 28
4) Wayne Algenio 24
5) Will Millender 17.5
6) Dimitry “The Ukraine Train” Shchupak 17

update Kobayashi ate 67 hot dogs (I have not been able to find any other results)

Gizmodo.com has reposted Deadspin.com’s article from 2011 about Takeru Kobayashi breaking with Major League Eating.

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update July 8

Rake & Herald reports: Report 1 | Report 2

The Dana Point Times has a profile of Mary Bowers

Missouri Net thinks Juliet Lee won the contest and should have received the same amount ($10,000) as Joey Chestnut.

Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Sonya Thomas 36.75, 3rd women’s division victory in a row, 11 straight finals where she was top female
2) Juliet Lee 36
3) Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco 27.5, originally 30
4) Meredith Boxberger 26, spelled “Boxburger” by ESPN
5) Larell Marie Mele 21
6) Neslie Ricasa 14
7) Mary Bowers 10
8T) Laura Riehman 6.5
8T) Prudence Di Benedetto 6.5

update A picture of the field (without Juliet Lee) I do not recognize the two women on the right

According to the official contest roster, five female qualifier winners are not competing in Coney Island today: Miki Sudo, Molly Schuyler, Dee Martin, Christina Ginn and Terri Reeves.

The Rake & Herald has an interview with Miki Sudo, the top female performer on the 2013 qualifier circuit (40 hot dogs) conducted before she withdrew from the finals. In another Rake & Herald article, Rich Shea declined to provide any new information about the withdrawal (but he does say that Miki Sudo will compete in the Hooters wing finals later this month)

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update #3 WJLA calls Pat Bertoletti an underdog

update #2 CBSLocal article & gallery & a Vine.co video

update Kevin Rincon has a picture confirming Pat Bertoletti was the winner.

Mike Longo has the top 6 from today’s Zburger contest in Washington, DC:
1) Pat Bertoletti 28 (1st non-MLE contest)
2) Jamie McDonald 26
3) Dale Boone 21
4T) Mike Longo 16
4T) Joe Menchetti 16
6) Wayne Algenio 15.5

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