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Joey Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Who Really Won?

Joey Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Who Really Won?

Yesterday afternoon, 27 year old engineering student Joey Chestnut scarfed down 62 hot dogs to win his official fifth consecutive Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island. Meanwhile, in a unofficial rooftop contest of ... continue
Former champ Kobayashi on stage rushing: “I’m really hungry. I wanted to eat hot dogs.”

Former champ Kobayashi on stage rushing: “I’m really hungry. I wanted to eat hot dogs.”

One of the more stereotypically American things to spring up as a Fourth of July tradition in my hometown of New York is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Each year, several contestants and several more spectators gather ... continue
Joey Chestnut to defend Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship against Kobayashi

Joey Chestnut to defend Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship against Kobayashi

It's the Fourth of July on Saturday and you know what that means: America versus Japan in an annual battle for patriotic supremacy via competitive eating. continue