The excitement was incredible this morning at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition. The reigning champ Joey Chestnut and the Japanese firecracker Takeru Kobayashi faced off in a shorter — 10 instead of last year's 12 — minute competition to see who could eat the most hot dogs. For the first time in history, after the ten minutes, there was a tie: both Chestnut and Kobayshi, who eat at basically the same pace, had eaten 59 hot dogs.
What happened next was a dog off: whoever could eat five more hot dogs the quickest would win. Although it was neck and neck, Joey Chestnut was victorious and walked away with the coveted mustard belt. When ESPN asked why he had won, Chestnut remarked,
It's fourth ofJuly and you can get through something like this. It came down to who needed it more, he wanted it but I needed it.
Anybody that needs to win a hot dog eating competition seems a little crazy to me. If you missed the competition be sure to check out the video: read more.
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Ben Sherman
I watched too, definitely crazy! I'm not craving hot dogs today:)
1The way they ate the buns (dipped in water) was the thing that did me in. I will never look at a hot dog bun as a normal piece of food.
2That's so gross!!
3How is that even possible? I'm hard pressed to even eat two!
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5USA! USA! USA!
6The soggy buns got me, too.
7Didn't watch today but have seen others. Beef roast BBQ'd for me today.
8The mutilation of food in eating contests is hot debate in the competitive eating circuit. The biggest professional organization allows the molecular 'adjustment' of food during the contest (like dipping bread-like properties into a liquid), but smaller amateur organizations require that contestants use 'picnic rules' which means the food has to be eaten the way it is eaten in life, with no manipulation of the molecular stability of the ingredients.
And yes, I know way too much about a very weird assortment of food-related things. Call me Cliff Clavin....
9"They attack those hot dogs the way Lindsay Lohan attacks a mini bar." HA!
10yay Joey Chestnut!! hometown champ!!!
11Can you imagine being caught in a car with either of them after this contest? Ugh...
12This is such a crazy contest, and such a crazy title to want to win! I don't know how they get those dogs down the way they do. eww...
13I watched the end of the contest and it made me sick!
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