Memphis qualifier expected entrants
The Krystal Square Off blog has a preview of today’s qualifier in Memphis. Listed ranked entrants include Rich LeFevre, Crazy Legs Conti, Juris Shibayama, Erik Denmark and Chris Abatsas, Damon Serignet. Juris Shibayama’s competing in a second qualifier will give him the tiebreaker over Badlands Booker regardless of how much he eats.
Sonya Thomas will get in unless the top four breaks 55. Booker will have to hope that the runner-up does not exceed his total of 51.
Erik Denmark has blog entries about last weekend’s jalapeno contest and Krystal qualifier in Memphis. He has the following account of the Krystal overtime in Memphis:
In the 10 burger overtime eat-off, Rich Shea announced clearly to keep the eating clean – Juliet did not, she continued to stuff multiple burgers in and around her mouth getting about half of them in and half of them on the table and ground. She raised her hands in the air when her 10 burgers were out of the boxes, the crowd booed and the judges told her to eat the mess she had made. She continued to sweep up the sloppy burgers from the table and with every sweep of burger mess in to her mouth she raised her hands again looking for victory and the crowd booed louder. This continued for about the next 60 seconds, the crowd was now hoping that either Badlands or Juris would get through their 10 burgers before Juliet was done cleaning her mess.
But it didn’t happen, Juliet finally ate enough of what she had spilled to get the decision. Not a popular decision at all.
Erik Denmark also says that Kobayashi’s bye slot in the Krystal finals will be filled by an amateur pulled from the crowd and not a fourth wild card entrant.
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anonymous said
September 21, 2008 @ 9:04 am
They will do everything in their power to try to get Conti into the finals.
anonymous said
September 21, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Juliet should do the honorable thing and resign from IFOCE. We not only don’t need her, but don’t want her either. Moving forward she will only garner negative criticism and disgust from fellow eaters. It’s tough to live in an environment without having any respect from your peers. Enough said.
Heard it through the grapevine said
September 21, 2008 @ 9:10 am
Rumor has it that there is a song in the works from BB in regard to the Nashville qualifier . The song is called “The Cheater” Check for updates for release date
anonymous said
September 21, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Juliet is like the Jayne Mansfield of competitive eating. There was only one Marilyn Monroe and there will only be one Sonya Thomas. Copycats last a year or two then it’s time to move on
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
September 21, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
I totally agree Erik’s comment of – “To take 1 of 12 spots and give it to someone who no one in the audience came to see, who will finish in last place, and pay them $500 instead of letting one more deserving Wildcard eater in is baffling to me.” Have a warm-up contest with folks from the crowd, teams of a professional (not in the finals of course) and amateur eater, or let a lucky fan be a guest judge or something else….
Anonymous said
September 21, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
Please top four break 55.
Luther
Hungry and Focused apparel said
September 21, 2008 @ 5:13 pm
ksquareoff: kso Memphis results: erik the red – 50, juris – 51, rich lefevre – 52…rich wins!!!!