update Sept 8 TheSun.Co.UK has an article with a video and OrangeCounty.com has a video

update Sept 7 Personal bests have been updated.

update Sept 6 #2 CBS and KTLA have new videos. A video of almost all of the entire contest is available. Patch has a gallery.

update Sept 6 The OC Register has an article and gallery and Fox News has an article. (via comment)

update 11:13 Naader Reda has the results

1) Takeru Kobayashi, 49 hot dogs, lowest total in a big hot dog contest since 2005
2) Tom Gilbert 29
3) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 25
4) Rich LeFevre 23.75
5) Johnnie Excel 22.75
6) Naader Reda 17
7) Dale Bone 16.5
8) Kevin Ross 16
9) Aaron Ybarra 14
10) Mary Bowers 6.5

update 9:52 Kobayashi’s official total is 49 hot dogs

update 9:30 The contest is over. Rebecca Hall reports that Kobayashi ate 47 hot dogs. (Dale Boone reportedly quit)

Naader Reda has a preview of this evening’s West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship at The Derby Deli in Mission Viejo, which will start at 6pm Pacific (9 pm eastern).

At least six competitors in the ten person field have eaten at least 30 hot dogs in a contest. Here are the personal bests according to the eatfeats databse (contests only, no exhibitions)

Takeru Kobayshi 64.5 HDB in 10 minutes
Tom Gilbert 34.5 12 minutes + OT
Rich LeFevre 34 HDB in 12 minutes / 31 in 10 minutes
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski 33 12 minutes + OT
Dale Boone 31 in 10 minutes
Johnnie Excel – 30 HDB in 15 minutes
Kevin Ross 20 HDB in 10 minutes
Naader Reda – 17.5 HDB in 12 minutes
Aaron Ybarra – 17 HDB in 12 minutes
Mary Bowers – 8 HDB in 12 minutes

If Tom Gilbert finishes ahead of Pete Czerwinski, it would be the third time in a row he has bested “Furious” Pete and Tom Gilbert would have a strong claim as the top non-IFOCE competitive eater besides Kobayashi. Here are their head to head results:

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update Sept 8 Jezebel has a blog entry with a long comment thread and China Times has a news video.

update Sept 6 CNN has an article and video and ABC News has a video.

MyFoxDC interviewed Sonya Thomas after the contest (via comment)

Brian Seiken has posted several videos recorded at the contest.

“Buffalo” Jim Reeves appeared on WIVB before the contest

update 8:16 Full Results have been posted.

update 5:03 The top 4 update 5:22 The offical top 5 (in a comment):
1) Sonya Thomas 183 chicken wings 6.43 pounds, Buffalo Wing Festival record, fifth straight Wing Fest wing victory
2) Joey Chestnut 174 chicken wings 6.13 pounds, undefeated in non-wing contests in past 12 months
3) Pat Bertoletti 132 chicken wings 4.61 pounds, less than half of his Dallas Wing Stop result
4) Badlands Booker 126 chicken wings 4.45 pounds
5) Juliet Lee 110 chicken wings 3.89 pounds

update 4:29 The contest has started.

The contest is being livestreamed.

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update Sept 4 The Buffalo News has an article.

8:20Full results have been posted.

7:13 The top 3:
1) Pat Bertoletti 5 minutes to finish 5 pounds of food
2) Sonya Thomas 7 minutes
3) Juliet Lee
4) Aaron Osthoff 3.573 lb
5) Bill Myers 2.841 lb
6) Eric “Badlands” Booker 2.502 lb
7) Larell Marie Mele 2.48 lb
8) Mike Landrich 2.419 lb
9) Brian Seiken 2.366 lb

6:39 The contest has started. Joey Chestnut is on stage, but not competing.

The Buffet Bowl contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival is being livestreamed.

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