Joey Chestnut New Hot Dog Eating Champion In Sudden Death Eat-Off
Takeru Kobayashi almost regained his crown as the hot dog eating champion in the annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held on Coney Island, but it was American Joey Chestnut who won the Mustard Belt in a tie-breaking five-dog eat-off:
Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.The men tied at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes, before being made to gobble another five dogs in a last-minute tiebreaker. They consumed 64 hot dogs total and were looking quite peaked after the competition.
Kobayashi had hoped to reclaim the throne after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak. [...]
Thousands gathered at Coney Island on the Fourth of July to watch the glutinous gladiators compete in the annual event. Chestnut emerged victorious for the second year in a row, beating 20 others who had only 10 minutes to scarf down as many hot dogs as possible, two minutes less than in previous years.
I watched a special on Food Network about this contest once. It was totally amazing, how much food competitive eaters can consume. I think Kobayashi had said one of his secrets was eating the dogs and buns separately, while dipping the buns in his water glass.
That's okay...the two friendly competitors will have another chance at each other:
He says he'll be back for a rematch next year. Before that, the two will face off again at the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship Sept. 28 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
(For those of you not from the South, Krystals are like White Castle hamburgers. Only White Castle burgers are better. If you don't know what a White Castle is, turn emo and sit in the corner and cry, because your life is sad.)
Nothing says Happy Fourth like stuffing your face with hot dogs! Speaking of which...bye y'all, I'm outta here for the day!
