Rich Shea announces that places 6th-15th in the Nathan's finals will pay out $500/$450/$400/$350/$300/$250/$200/$150/$100 for both men and women. The total payout of $45,500 will make it the 2nd most lucrative event in MLE history after the 2009 Krystal Square Off.

July 1, 2016 at 5:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2016 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (27)

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  1. Good job said

    July 1, 2016 @ 5:53 pm

    That is the right move. Thank you MLE.

  2. anonymous said

    July 1, 2016 @ 6:28 pm

    $150 $100 big deal cant even buy enough toilet paper to wipe your ass with that money .play poker

  3. Anonymous said

    July 1, 2016 @ 7:04 pm

    It’s more than you ever made, dumbass.

  4. anonymous said

    July 1, 2016 @ 7:12 pm

    What happened to the comments, results, etc. on the right-hand side of the main page?

  5. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    July 1, 2016 @ 7:31 pm

    Thanks, that has been fixed

  6. anonymous said

    July 1, 2016 @ 7:58 pm

    Too you thats big money . I made $500 in 20 min play poker DUMBASs

  7. Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)

    July 1, 2016 @ 9:38 pm

    Whoooohoooo!! TOTALLY exciting news! Thank you MLE & Nathans. 🙂

  8. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 4:31 am

    What a pity if they payed out last place during Allen Goldstein 5yr reign of hot dog supremacy he could have cashed in on a total of $500 along with his 5 fake trophies

  9. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 11:10 am

    It’s not in the nature of MLE and Nathan’s to be so generous. Maybe the extended pay outs take the place of the $200 expense money each eater gets.

  10. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 1:34 pm

    11:10 theory makes most sense

  11. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 1:49 pm

    Why don’t we ask the qualifying winners if there are any goodies meaning cash in their envelopes? Care to share ? If not it’s assumed the Nathans generosity basically replaces the expense money. What a stinkin ripoff

  12. If you were good enough said

    July 2, 2016 @ 4:56 pm

    You would know what’s in the goodie bag

  13. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 5:41 pm

    You know whats in there ? SHIT

  14. Seiken been treated like shit since 2001 said

    July 2, 2016 @ 6:28 pm

    1. Seiken is invited to the Glutton Bowl by George Shea in early Aug 2001 Gets a call from FOX network asking for his stats. They asked for a short video of his eating technique while other invitees were not asked the same. At the end of Aug Seiken calls the IFOCE and ask Rich Shea about the delay ? Shea replies ” FOX is giving everyone a rough time of late . Seiken asks “So do you have a rough idea of when i will hear from them . Shea replies screaming at the top of his lungs “How the hell should i know”? That was that Seiken never heard from IFOCE or FOX.

    2. In May 2004 Seiken was the reign pickle champ ready to defend his title and was scheduled to appear on Letterman with Ed Cookie Jarvis. Although it fell through Seiken was the talk of NYC heralded by offers from the media . Because of all the fanfare surrounding the event at Carnegie Deli . MLE wanted a piece of the action so they offered Seiken a chance to become the ramen noodle eating champ in Ohio hosted by newcomer Ryan Nerz . The top prize for 1st place was $200 . It was basically a set up for Seiken to win because he was going against unproven talent such as Brian Subich Kevin Carr and Jim Reeves who were relatively new at the time. Seiken never showed up because the flight was 4am with a changeover and not first class. They scheduled the same day he defended his pickle title which he lost. Who in their right mind would jump at the opportunity to fly to Ohio with pickles still in their intestines , without being able to relax and take a proper shit before heading out there . ? Not many.

    3, Alka Seltzer US open of Comp eating 2005 coinciding with the debut of Eatfeats.com . Top 30 eaters received automatic byes while the rest of the names were thrown into a hat via a close door lottery session. Seiken at the time was ranked #30 . The day before the drawing the rankings were revised and Seiken was dropped down to 35 or 36 so he couldnt get a bye . When they picked 10 names from the hat Seiken name was not one of them. Seiken then threatened to drop his website and eventually got invited but was not allowed to compete . Krazy Kevin was also one of the names that did not get picked . He was also invited but declined the invite unless he was allowed to compete. Instead of competing Seiken was assigned to desk duty calculating chew tracks of the eaters on broken down computer using Windows 95. In the background Crazy Legs Conti was heard chanting “Let Seiken eat”
    4. Seiken name is consistently passed up for media coverage except for 2 minute non speaking cameos on CW 11 Larry Hoff show while Conti Booker & Janus get the cream de la creme coverage on Good Morning America and Today show.
    5. They end up throwing him a stale bone by allowing him to perform Elvis in Biloxi MS in 2010 during the Peanut butter and banana eating contest and Lula MS the same year during the rib contest . In 2011 he performed Elvis in a return visit to Biloxi was given an envelope at the front desk checkout with no money in it just a thank you for performing. These are just some examples of how Seiken has been treated like garbage all these year by an organization he has had nothing but good things to say about while never wearing disguises(like other ranked members) in attempts to deceive the organization by competing in non sanctioned events

    6. June 2016 Seiken is dumped from the rankings after being ranked as high as #15 in 2004 to as low as #50 . After 2004 his rank he never moved up in the rankings. Instead he was consistently dropped in the rankings even though he put up decent numbers in competition. Pure example of a loyal veteran kicked in the ass and thrown in the gutter like a dead dog

  15. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 11:05 pm

    After reading the above long winded post, are we to believe that the past 15 years was a conspiracy to keep Seiken down OR does Seiken just plain suck as a competitive eater and he deserves all of the above especially his generous #50 pity rank and finally getting dumped. Do your self a favor and get some therapy or counseling because a total mental breakdown is imminent.

  16. anonymous said

    July 2, 2016 @ 11:54 pm

    1105 it was not about asking for pity or a conspiracy factor but more about screwing someone over who remained loyal over the years. Others have been shown the door with the same cruel and calculated methods, only difference being is they asked for it while still living off the fat of the land if you get my drift. With exception of Ron and Bill the majority of the names ranked 32 to 50 would have one hell of a hard time cutting it in the aice or for that matter the wloce

  17. seiken agent said

    July 3, 2016 @ 12:10 am

    I think it was stated in a previous comment that Seiken would never accept a spot in the finals if it were not earned at the table. Loyalty of time served bye would wouldnt cut it in his book. The man has always lived by the competitive aspect of the sport and not about receiving a freebie . After last week he made up his mind he wants no part of MLE and even if they reinstated him in the rankings he would tell them all to go blow. Dave Baer was the lone supporter of Seiken efforts and tried in vane to sell the idea of bringing Stick to blogging to the big screen . George Shea idea of creating a love story based on the CD never materialized because he had little interest in it himself. At the Coney tribute to George Shea in 2008 in NYC Baer pleaded with George to allow Seiken to perform “The Cheater” on stage while Baer was practically shoving the stick to blogging cd in George face George immediately pushed Baer’s hand away saying something to the effect “Please you hit the bourbon a little too hard now sit down”

  18. anonymous said

    July 3, 2016 @ 12:24 am

    Seiken agent , performing a song on stage which attributed Juliet Lee alleged cheating in a Krystal burger contest would certainly be considered inappropriate in a function being held to commemorate Coney Island and the legendary George Shea

  19. the rabbi said

    July 3, 2016 @ 12:26 am

    And whom may i ask would play the part of Mr Seiken love interest in the movie ? Danielle Goia , Stephanie Wu or possibly Stinky Mernicki? Ooy vay Ooy vay

  20. anonymous said

    July 3, 2016 @ 4:38 pm

    Miki& Sonya will come out the big cash winners as usual while Michelle & Juliet will finish 3& 4th . The biggest sham is 5th place prize of $1000 will go to anyone willing to finish 2 plates of hot dogs and 6th place $500 awarded to anyone that is able to consume a plate or less. 2 dogs $250 . Neat eating kids can do better Fuckin Joke !

  21. anonymous said

    July 3, 2016 @ 4:44 pm

    Now it’s clear why Seiken was not given a bye. MLE wants his career earnings with the organization not to exceed 25 cents for the parking meter in 2003

  22. anonymous said

    July 4, 2016 @ 6:53 am

    After today nobody will remember or care about Nathans or those other cancer laden contests they have on tap for the rest of the year

  23. anonymous said

    May 19, 2017 @ 7:32 pm

    What is the payout for 1st-5th?

    There is also a $50 prize not mentioned above I think. Some girl won it in the finals last year.

  24. anonymous said

    May 19, 2017 @ 7:37 pm

    Elizabeth Petra was 15th in the finals in 2016 and won $50:

    http://eatfeats.com/query.php?_table=eaters&id=11985

  25. anonymous said

    May 19, 2017 @ 7:43 pm

    Ok, here are the total prizes, in the tweet OJ cited above:

    https://twitter.com/rpshea/status/748981844146655232

  26. anonymous said

    May 19, 2017 @ 7:46 pm

    Since there are 19 qualifier this year, and at least 20 contestants theoretically per division in the finals, will places 16th-20th get a prize??

  27. Anonymous said

    May 19, 2017 @ 9:37 pm

    That was LAST year. Nothing has been mentioned about this year. If you think MLE will pay down to last place this time, you’re delusional. Only the top 15 should be paid anything other than per diem as the extra qualifiers have really weakened both events especially the women’s.

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