Hot dogs and mass reversals

I ate 9 and a half. NINE AND ONE STINKIN' HALF. Pathetic.
It was my first time ever eating hot dogs for an extended period of time. I was hoping for somewhere between 12 and 15 in 10 minutes, but I fell short. If I'd hit my goal I might be $500 richer. If I'd bothered to practice or run some stretching exercises in the days and weeks beforehand, I might be $500 richer. I can keep beating myself up, but I won't.
All in all, it was a fun event. There were 19 total competitors, which they split up into three separate 10 minute contests. I was in the first round. Every round had a least on "reversal of fortune," either during the contest or immediately after. Unfortunately, there was only one puke bucket, but there was plenty of grass behind the table.

The guy in the photo at right was eating next to a guy who suffered a reversal during the second contest. He started to heave around the 7 minute mark and his hand went up to his mouth. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop the flow as a fountain of hot dog chunks spewed from under his hand and all over this guy's shirt. Yeah, nasty.
I've never seen so many reversals in a contest before (five of the 19 competitors). I have a feeling the combination of large prize money and amateur eaters pushing themselves too hard probably had something to do with it. The crappy hot dogs didn't help either. No taste whatsoever.

Enjoy more pictures here, including a few of a guy who called himself Ryan "The Gutworm" Miller. He had his own t-shirt made up for the contest and brought a small cheering section (complete with signs). It was his first ever eating event. I talked to him beforehand and he claimed to have never even heard of the IFOCE, even though he's doing a pretty good impression of Eric the Red with his red headbands and arm bands.
8 Comments:
God damn it! The only contest I don't go to is the one where my numbers would win.
6:03 PM
Yeah man! Where were you? Maybe next year. I asked the guy afterwords if he was going to do it again and he said maybe.
But be careful, it was a witch hunt. Anybody suspected of being "pro" was interrogated and threatened with being DQ'd. I'm not ranked, so I don't consider myself a "pro".
6:07 PM
Did you get my e-mail about the other contest?
8:23 PM
Did you get my e-mail about the other contest?
8:23 PM
At least you know you didn't train or stretch at all, which gives you some explanation.
With CE growing, it's hard to walk into any contest and win without having prepared.
keep on keeping on
Eat More, Eat Fast, WING TUT!!!
8:57 PM
Wow! Those dogs look pretty fat, munch, and BOILED?!?! That's good eats!! 9 1/2 of those, and no training, is not too shabby!!
1:48 PM
Thanks for the encouragement guys. Yeah, I'm trying not to be too hard on myself.
7:24 PM
Dave - It was cool meeting you and I look forward to competing against you again soon. I was just lucky that I squeaked out another one.
The hot dogs weren't very good. Thick and very boiled. There were at least 200 extra left over.
8:22 PM
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