Did anyone get Kobayashi graded as a winner?

[milwaukee mike]

some confusion on sites that had kobayashi as a choice, since he won via satellite.

sites without kobayashi as a choice are also getting questioned if they only had "who will eat the most hot dogs" type of wording and only had chestnut or field as the choices

i had no action on this event but i'm curious as to how this is being graded out there

[TexansFan]

5Dimes had it's props listed with "on-site contestants only."

[darkghost]

SIA had Kobayashi as winner.

[ttwarrior1]

uh it wasn't a satellite, and no kobayashi doesnt count

[wiffle]

i ate 70 hot dogs today, so i should win even though i wasnt in the competition

[Maniac]

I would have thought that (unless otherwise specified) that Kobayashi would be graded as a non-runner for any books that still had him listed, and that only the official "Nathan's Hot Dog" contestants should count.

[bettilimbroke999]

Wtf is goin on with that tournament, you got the top 2 guys who really only have each other as competition but somehow one guy is not competing I mean its obvious Chestnut was gonna win if Kobayashi was out, what were the odds like -2000 or something?

[TexansFan]

Kobayashi wouldn't sign some agreement or contract with Nathan's so he wasn't allowed to compete.

Chestnut was -1500 at 5Dimes.

[Maniac]

I did see Chestnut at -350 Sunday afternoon at 365, but they did have Kobayashi listed still at that point...

[milwaukee mike]

so sia is the only confirmed book so far that graded kobayashi as the winner?

i saw kobayashi listed at more than a couple places, well after it was obvious he wasn't going to be onsite

[Bill Dozer]

SIA had Kobayashi as winner.

They would have had to make note that Kobayashi total would count ahead of time. It wouldn't make sense any other way.

[face]

5 dimes was very with wording clear before the contest

[BigDaddy]

They would have had to make note that Kobayashi total would count ahead of time. It wouldn't make sense any other way.

making sense has never stopped books before

[Boscoe]

bush league move by sia.

The exact wording was..

"Nathans Hot Dog Contest - Chestnut v Kobayashi"

Obviously, Kobayashi didn't participate in the Nathans Hot Dog eating contest. therefore, no action.

[Boscoe]

sia has ruled no action on this now. kudos to them for fixing it.