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Chitwood, Chestnut…same difference.
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In another exciting iteration of Nathan’s Famous hot dog-eating competition at Coney Island, Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi-san headed neck-and-neck into the final minute of the contest. Kobayashi was first to beat the previous Nathan’s Famous record of 53¾ hot dogs. But in the end, Joey Chestnut pulled ahead of the Alpha Fat Ass by downing a new world record 66 dogs. Chestnut set the previous world record only a month ago on June 2, 2007 with 59½ hot dogs.
Hat Tip [Gothamist for liveblogging the event]
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July 5th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Saw that live. It’s so gross, but I watch it every year. And the spew at the end…hmmm..great ending.
July 5th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I am just curious how come their middle section is still flat?
I will gain 5 pounds if I eat like that.
July 5th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Some people are just blessed with good genes. If you exercise long and hard enough, you can eat anything and not gain any weight. Kobayashi actually has ripped abs and he’s a eating monster.
July 6th, 2007 at 7:10 am
I was out for lunch at a local pizza place and saw the first half of the event. Lucky for me I missed the puke bit.
July 8th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Yeah. I wasn’t pretty. The scoreboard said 66-66, then they pointed out that Kobayashi still had his hand at his mouth, so they gave him partial credit knocking it down to 66-65. Then, he blew it.
July 6th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Alas a new winner this time around, time for a change anyway
July 6th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
the right guy was trying very hard that his veins were visible on his forehead.
July 7th, 2007 at 3:53 am
Apparently the live turnout to watch this showdown was 30,000 people. Crazy!
July 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Thanks for the puke picture. Jerk!
LOL, I mean I thought it was enough seeing it live, i didn’t think anyone would post it
July 8th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Ever since Kobayashi set the bar higher about 6 years ago, I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with this event.
@ Leo: that’s what I heard. I seriously think the fact that Joey Chestnut finally gave Kobayashi a run for his money last year created high anticipation for this one. Imagine what next year’s event will bring.