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Chestnut out-chows Kobayashi in OT eat-off, defends hot dog belt
Tied at 59 hot dogs after the 10 minute regulation time, Joey Chestnut bested Takeru Kobayashi in a five dog sudden death eat-off.
Mere hours after eating what he claims to be his “farewell meal” Tuesday, longtime consumer of comestible goods Takeru Kobayashi formally announced that, after a career that has spanned nearly his entire lifetime, he has decided to walk away from eating food.
These endorsements might be going bye bye thanks to Chestnut’s victory.
This year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest ended in some controversy when Kobayashi appeared to have a “reversal of fortune”, the competitive eating world’s subtle way of saying blowing chunks.
According to the rules, a reversal is grounds for disqualification; however, the judges ruled only to give Kobayashi a penalty in his total hot dog count. So in the end, it wasn’t the reported jaw arthritis that turned out to be Kobayashi’s downfall.
Read on to see the Kobayashi’s reversal replay in all its nasty slo-mo glory. Warning: not for the weak of stomach or if you just ate.
Chestnut smashes world record, beats Kobayashi for title
Chestnut, the great red, white and blue hope in the annual Fourth of July competition, broke his own world record by inhaling 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes — a staggering one every 10.9 seconds before a screaming crowd in Coney Island.
Chestnut ate 59.5 hot dogs in 12 minutes, shattering the old record of 53.75. Take that Kobayashi!
