Marcos Owens reports that the Nathan's qualifier that was to have taken place at the New Jersey State Fair in East Rutherford on June 21 will not be held. I have not been able to find a cancellation announcement; the contest has been dropped from the schedule on IFOCE.com.

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  1. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 1:02 pm

    Nothing to report. The eaters that registered for the event got emails two weeks ago that the even was cancelled Others left comments about it. You need to someone twitter page to confirm it for you? Duhhhhh

  2. gourmand said (Registered December 1, 2013)

    June 9, 2014 @ 1:53 pm

    If this were the NBA or NFL, there would have been an official announcement from them. If MLE is to be taken seriously and grow as a sport, it must get on the ball.

  3. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

    If that’s true then Juan or Jeff are not making it to Coney this year.

  4. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    June 9, 2014 @ 2:02 pm

    The contest is still listed on nathansfamous.com

    http://www.nathansfamous.com/index.php/hot-dog-eating-contest/news

  5. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 2:14 pm

    The military qualifier most likely took the place of the Jersey qualifier.

  6. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 2:15 pm

    gourmand – why don’t you take that up with MLE:

    http://www.ifoce.com/contact.php

  7. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 2:45 pm

    They could replace it with a Newport NJ or Edison NJ Mall or Oceanside NY like the old days instead of wasting time with Meadowlands. Nathans famous site is about as reliable as Ed Jarvis blog Huge eaters which hasnt been updated since summer of 2006

  8. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 6:59 pm

    Who cares? Nobody is beating Chestnut.

  9. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 8:20 pm

    659 right on money. What is point of these people qualifying. ? Pointkess

  10. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 9:41 pm

    What would be exciting is for Stonie, Janus, Sonya & Miki to all compete together and for Chestnut to step aside. He doesn’t really want to do it again and doesn’t need the coin.

  11. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 10:00 pm

    They should have a slob only event that would be epic.

  12. anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 10:17 pm

    If you just became a fan of nathans contest the last 5 yrs would probably look the same as the other contests

  13. I made a fetsie said

    June 9, 2014 @ 10:37 pm

    They do need a sparkplug. How bout cookie jarvis and ed krachie to boost ratings

  14. Anonymous said

    June 9, 2014 @ 10:38 pm

    no splits om tv great …..

  15. Some guy said

    June 9, 2014 @ 10:49 pm

    Joey?!? That you commenting @ 9:41?!?

  16. anonymous said

    June 10, 2014 @ 12:06 am

    It makes absolute no sense to cram the table with eaters that will eat maybe 1/3 of what chestnut will eat. Compete? Compete for what? A few hundred in pocket money and a free hotel room? Another 10 grand in Joey pocket Ok 2nd & 3rd walk away with some decent cash but rhe rest of you are wasting your time . I love that word compete.Compete against who and for what? Joey kicking all your asses so whats the point?

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