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American Joey Chesnut Wins Hot-Dog Eating Contest, Shattering World Record
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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July 3: Joey Chestnut poses with 59 1/2 hot dogs at the official weigh-in ceremony for the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
NEW YORK — American Joey Chestnut broke the world hot-dog eating record Wednesday at the annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing 66 franks to beat six-time defending champ Takeru Kobayashi.
"I made my body work for me," Chestnut said after his win was announced.
Kobayashi finished second with 63 dogs eaten, though he seemed to spew up some dogs as the 10 minute contest came to a close at New York's Coney Island.
Kobayashi had been suffering from a case of "jaw-thritis" as both men tried to break the previous record of 59-and-a-half dogs.
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The Japanese title holder had declared himself ready to gorge, dismissing suggestions by skeptics that his stiff jaw was nothing more than hot dog head games aimed at rattling world record holder Chestnut.
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"I don't care what they think," the 29-year-old said through an interpreter on Tuesday. "I just want to battle tomorrow."
Since going public with his ailment last month, Kobayashi underwent treatment by a specialist and a chiropractor. Event organizers said he also had a wisdom tooth extracted June 26 to relieve the jaw-thritis.
The slender Kobayashi weighed in at 154 pounds. Chestnut, 23, came in at 215 pounds and added his voice to those unsure what to expect from the champion. "Kobayashi is the underdog," he said, "and he's claiming an illness."
The two were among 17 contestants in this contest, where the winner must consume the most HDBs — hot dogs and buns. Last month, Chestnut eclipsed Kobayashi's mark of 53 1/2 in 12 minutes by inhaling 59 1/2.
Chestnut was favored to end Kobayashi's record run as holder of the mustard yellow belt presented each Fourth of July outside Nathan's Famous.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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