With one qualifier left, it appears that at least one Nathan's finals streak will be broken. Crazy Legs Conti has competed in the last nine Nathan's finals and I believe that Eric "Badlands" Booker has appeared in all Nathan's finals he has attempted to qualify for since 1997. (Booker took a hiatus in 2007.) The only way both Conti and Booker could reach the finals is if they both exceed 37 hot dogs in Saturday's qualifier in Fishkill, NY.
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Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 8:53 am
Conti already did 3 qualifiers. Are the powers that be gonna bend the rules for him again? He had 3 chances to qualify and he blew it. He’s good for 20-21, that’s it. I have nothing against CL but enough is enough.
Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 10:22 am
http://www.youtube.com/user/muzixan#p/u/148/SPO3mIo7RI4
Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 10:28 am
Booker lost to Feingold one year. You get an F in history.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
June 20, 2011 @ 11:20 am
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much negativity on one site. I wish everyone was required to register before they could comment.
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
June 20, 2011 @ 12:10 pm
I am not claiming that Booker is undefeated in qualifiers (he lost earlier this month). I think Booker has reached the finals every year he has competed in a qualifier since 1997 (1997-2006, 2008-2010). If that is incorrect, I apologize.
Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 12:17 pm
He didn’t, though. That’s why I gave you the F. He lost to Feingold, and he was done for that year.
J,,,Joe said
June 20, 2011 @ 12:24 pm
be really nice to reg with your REAL name
Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 12:38 pm
Oj, you mean conti is going to Fishkill?
For a second there i thought you were saying that Fishkill was competely a wildcard event….
Man im stupid
Anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
Conti, Booker, Goldstein, & Collins in Fishkill…. hmmm.. the locals are going to have a fun time trying to match up with these guys
Badlands Booker said (Registered October 9, 2008)
June 20, 2011 @ 4:43 pm
As i celebrate 14 years in the game tomorrow, Let me clear this up now. I’ve made it to Coney Island 12 times in my career so far. I Qualified for Nathan’s 1997,1998. Lost to Feingold in 1999. made it back in from 2000 – 2006, retired in 2007, back in the game from 2008 – present. Stay Hungry & Focused everyone and Take Care
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
June 20, 2011 @ 5:01 pm
Thanks for clearing that up, Badlands. You still have a streak of 10 finals reached when you attempt to qualify. Good luck on Saturday.
anonymous said
June 20, 2011 @ 5:07 pm
In regard to the 10:22 am link posted by Gavonne, Conti was shielding the camera because he thought Gavonne was going to goad Conti into saying something negative and post it on Seiken site. Thats why he asked “Is this going on your site “?
anony roney said
June 20, 2011 @ 5:40 pm
@ 5:07pm blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Larell Marie Mele said
June 21, 2011 @ 11:19 pm
Rhonda – 100% agree!!!! Booker – wow, that’s fantastic; c u soon 🙂
Anonymous said
June 22, 2011 @ 1:01 am
My competitive eating debut will be in Fishkill.. I hope I can put up a respectable number on Saturday!
Joey said
June 22, 2011 @ 1:52 am
Crazy Legs is truly a part of the nathans contest and he will be missed at the final table. I don’t know when the rules changed, but the wild card used to be given to the person with the highest average of three qualifiers. OJ, who has the highest average of three qualifiers? I don’t think it would be at all strange to have two wild card spots (one for the highest average of three qualifiers and one for the highest non-qualifier).
SPBBBBMBBB said
June 22, 2011 @ 11:18 am
Badlands, Crazy Legs – now that you’re available, come on down and run the Peachtree road race with me!!
Surprise surprise said
June 23, 2011 @ 1:38 am
It looks like there may be a real shocker waiting for these guys in Fishkill if the true ROY shows up to claim his spot
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
June 23, 2011 @ 8:13 am
Joey I hope you eat 70 HDBs! As much as I respect Koby (though I think he is stupid for moving to NYC and then not re-signing with MLE), you are definitely THE MAN in the contest that matters most. Good on you Joey! You deserve to be #1 in the world.
I don’t know when the rules changed either, but that seems to happen quite often, unannounced. Just like Rookie of the Year, why is there no definitive time period during which people are considered. Is it 1 year, 2 years, or a year-and-a-half, and when does the window start and end.
I think they make it up as they go, which doesn’t do much for making CE a recognized sport.