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| 2008 May 17 10 min IFOCE units: hot dogs |
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier
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Putnam Bridge Plaza East Hartford, CT |
| 1st | 22.75 | "The Natural" Arturo Rios, Jr. | Long Branch, NJ | might have received credit for an extra plate (would have won anyway) | |
| 2nd | 19.5 | Russ "The Black Hole" Keeler | Kingston, PA | reversed before announcement of results, apparently officially credited with 2nd place | |
| 3rd | 17 | Jon "jcrue" Taylor | East Lyme, CT | bodybuilder, first eating contest | |
| 4th | 16.5 | Pete "PrettyBoy" Davekos | Boston, MA | ||
| 5th | 15 | Mike Springer | Milford, CT | ||
| ? | 7 | Ian Graham | East Windsor, CT | ||
| ? | 6 | Tom Young | Farmington, CT | ||
| ? | ? | Tom Springer |