Sunday, July 08, 2007

Mano-a-mano - Chestnut & Kobayashi

In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama-banana, stomach courage and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged as the world's hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a record-setting yet repulsive triumph.

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 (what the...) -- a staggering one every 10.9 seconds before a screaming crowd in Coney Island. Amazing...

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