Thursday, 5 July 2007

The Nathan's Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest 2007

I just watched the news this evening. This year Nathan's 4th of July hot dog eating contest, an American Joey Chestnut won! Not Tsunami Kobayashi the six-time defending champion anymore.

Joey Chestnut from California gobbled down 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, a rate of one per 10.9 seconds! This is a new record. The last best in last year Nathan's Famous contest by Kobayashi was 53 1/2 dogs. Kobayashi also broke his own record by gulping 63 hot dogs, coming in on a second place, despite the jaw arthritic he had before the contest. Apparently the winning of Joey Chestnut was quite an emotional experience for American people.

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