Qualifier at Steve's

The qualifiers for the 2nd Annual Chow Down for Charity hot dog eating contest went down at Steve's Snappin' Dogs on Saturday. A full writeup and photo gallery is coming, but until then take a look at the video two qualifiers (see #1 and see #2).

The defending champion gets a bye. So there were 7 spots to be filled. The finals lineup:

The 2009 Elite Ate in order of ranking:

1. Phil Soderborg - Last Year's Winner - Automatic Bid
2. Jimmy "The Jimineater" Mares [8]
3. Brian "Big Sexy" Beard [8]
4. Mark Sutherburg [7]
5. Andrew "A-Bomb" Lane [5.5]
6. Lana Nicolarsen [4.5]
7. Brandon Chambers [4]
8. Fred Manly [4]

More to come!