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Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Contest

time.com — Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.The men tied at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes, before being made to gobble another five dogs in a last-minute tiebreaker.

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  • keyj63, on 07/04/2008, -9/+4You can see the video at this post:

    http://digg.com/odd_stuff/America_at_it_s_Fattest_ ...
    • SolituSneiku, on 07/05/2008, -7/+3I was really rooting for Kobyashi but looks like the most obese country in the world claims its prize
      • ThrobbingBrain, on 07/05/2008, -1/+14Obesity has nothing to do with any eating contest. Joey Chestnut isn't fat by any means.
        I was watching a show on the Discovery Channel (or a similar channel) that said being fat actually hindered a contestant's ability to consume large amounts of food. It was something to do with belly fat pressing against the stomach, preventing it from expanding as much as a thin contestant's stomach would.
      • gonzoceltic, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7Actually, SolituSneiku, you're wrong. Australia passed up the United States in the Most Obese Country in the World a few weeks ago.
      • xlneoMAXlx, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Australia was recently given the title of most obese.
      • ShrimpCrackers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1That is terrible, we Americans must take back our title as being most obese. Damn you Australia! You just watch!
  • blackjack75, on 07/05/2008, -3/+28That record must soooo get him laid.

    That's assuming hot bitches like hot dogs.
  • drakelord, on 07/05/2008, -1/+31I like how these record guys are skinny as heck.
    • T440, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4The girls that compete are even more amazing...since they're eating about 1/10 of their body weight.
      • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4I was there. One of the girls, (A rookie this year) weighed 105 pounds. She was INCREDIBLY skinny. It was scary that she still managed to eat 20-some hot dogs.
    • rebirf, on 07/05/2008, -0/+18Kobayashi is ***** ripped.
    • dn11, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1they might be skinny, but I would still worry about their cholesterol and blood pressure. I saw some documentary about Kobayashi and the grossest part was how he described smelling like hot dogs for days after the competition.
  • thuimeeha, on 07/05/2008, -9/+0man he can eat.
    -
    http://tinyurl.com/37768e
  • mediaspree, on 07/05/2008, -5/+43Kobayashi has fallen from grace. USA! USA! Yeah, we're good at overeating.
  • soot, on 07/05/2008, -12/+4AMERICA AMERICA WE'RE NUMBER ONE GOD DAMN
  • Premier, on 07/05/2008, -10/+5You know it's a slow news day when Time Magazine is reporting this
  • soot, on 07/05/2008, -2/+3These guys must purge everything they eat, right?

    I mean 60 hot dogs, how the ***** do you not die after 20.
    • GassyTurd, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6...and they must have to get an epidural to take a ***** the next day.
  • oconnill, on 07/05/2008, -6/+19you know what kinds of food are shaped like dicks, the best kind.
  • IxXxIRhinoIxXxI, on 07/05/2008, -2/+57"An eating contest is just the beginning of a crapping contest". - Dimitri Martin
  • pantone286, on 07/05/2008, -11/+3The real reward goes to anybody who didn't kill himself trying to wind such a dumbass contest.
  • T440, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Chestnut always looks like he gonna vomit during competition...it's sick to watch.
    • Nev9, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2Pun intended?
    • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2You should've seen him afterwards. They kept making him stay for photo ops, and he clearly just wanted to leave. He would pose for a photo, then immediately go back to being doubled over and moaning.
  • ZephyrNinety, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4The amazing part isn't the fact that he ate THAT many hotdogs, it's that he's going to crap out THAT many hotdogs.
  • bicyclethief, on 07/05/2008, -3/+6I was there! Great contest. Kobayashi autographed my sign too.
    • Owwmykneecap, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1Gasp!
      • bicyclethief, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Hey, it's not everyday you meet someone who's gone head-to-head in an eating contest against a bear.
    • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1!!! I was there, too! Where were you standing?
      • bicyclethief, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1I was over on the left hand side (the side with the Nathan's countdown clock).

        I got there at 10am and the area in front was already full and barricaded off!

        Where were you?
      • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1I was on the right hand side. I got there are 9:30am, and the area in front was barricaded off already, too. We were standing along the fence on the side.
  • lupka, on 07/05/2008, -2/+9Go America. We finally won our own competition on our nation's birthday.
    • EvilCan, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4We won it last year.
      • ShrimpCrackers, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1Yeah but we basically lost it the decade before that.
  • chubbybubba, on 07/05/2008, -1/+20Paris Hilton was born for this.
    • blankoboy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1she has the advantage of being able to consume hotdogs in 3 holes simultaneously (3:1 advantage!).
  • Owwmykneecap, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2In other news Steve Dogg won a conker competition.
  • icdapoakr, on 07/05/2008, -2/+3USA! USA! USA!

    He made Hank Hill proud.
  • arbouler, on 07/05/2008, -4/+3aaah i have a dirty mind.
    i was skimming through the headline and i thought it said 'five-dog beat-off'.
    whats wrong with me...
    • ClubVIP, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6the headline isn't even slightly similar
  • Tyrghast, on 07/05/2008, -1/+5About 24 hours late on this post...
  • evanmyers, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1I was chewing gum when Chestnut had to swallow that last one to win...I then swallowed my gum just watching him.
  • onwardknave, on 07/05/2008, -11/+6I understand it's all in good fun, and you can digg me down. However, a part of me disagrees with the very notion of eating contests. The world has far too many people starving; food prices are at record highs worldwide; obesity is epidemic levels; health care in the United States is in desperate need of an overhaul; war rages in the Middle East, and somehow a "skill" of gorging one's self makes the news. No, America, this is not what Independence Day is about.
    • JoeHague, on 07/05/2008, -3/+8/ Debbie Downer
    • SpeedyG, on 07/05/2008, -2/+5Buzzkill to the white courtesy phone, you have a phone call.
    • festman, on 07/05/2008, -2/+4You must be hell of a lot of fun at parties!
    • cdex314, on 07/05/2008, -2/+4/ Negative Nancy
    • quakken, on 07/05/2008, -2/+4/ Sad Sally
    • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -1/+5Well, to be fair, this eating contest is less wasteful than ONE baseball game. (Think of how much food is wasted in those stands. Think of how much money those players get) The prize for the hot dog eating competition was nominal, and before the competition, Nathan's made a large donation (Of hot dogs) to the NYC food banks. It's not all so bad.
      • onwardknave, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Straw man. You've picked one event which uses more food, and claim that makes it worse. Eating contests glorify the behavior, and validate it as normal. Regarding the amount of money the players get: I'm glad you're coming around to socialist ideals. Waste and greed are of no benefit to society.
  • HappyScrappy, on 07/05/2008, -8/+2Joey Chestnut represent.
    San Jose represent.

    And what's up with Kobayashi? He was making excuses (his tooth, etc.) before the contest even started AGAIN. Is he unable to lose like a man?
    • elnerdo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6No he wasn't. He barely even speaks English. In fact, he took his loss very well. I felt bad about booing him. He said "Thank you for your support. I love you all" after it.
      • HappyScrappy, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Yes, he was making excuses again.

        http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=34737 ...
        --
        [Kobayashi] The 128-pound legend in the competitive eating circuit told Brooklyn papers that he wasn't feeling 100 percent, and while he was improving, the tooth problem and sore jaw that hampered last year's performance were still something of a problem.

        "If I put one more mouthful in, I could've won [in regulation]," Kobayashi said through a translator.
        --
  • goeric, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1This makes me want a hot dog.
  • Spartyon, on 07/05/2008, -2/+11joey chestnut is america.
  • Farmer77, on 07/05/2008, -1/+5Freaks
  • Kumaku, on 07/05/2008, -1/+21USA! USA!
    • TheRedeemer, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2I was just gonna say that! Anyways,

      USA! USA! USA! USA!
  • gonzoceltic, on 07/05/2008, -6/+2I'm glad he didn't choke (Pun intended).
    • SirReally, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6...but not delivered.
    • ZimbuTheMonkey, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2Where's the ***** pun?
    • letitbleed62, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2choke as in lose the competition choke as in get hot dogs lodged in his throat.
  • navghtivs, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4This is disgusting.
    • brawltimore, on 07/05/2008, -0/+0sure is and you're only seeing it on video
      imagine that people actually attended that event

      some nasty burping went down after that.. ugh
  • macwac, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1I wonder how long we'll have to wait before someone dies in this contest as well.. similar to that woman who died from the radio drinking competition. Not that I care, but it seems its a darwin in the making..
    • vexingmodstwo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2The contest started in 1916... find something else to bitch about.
      • macwac, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1I ain't bitching. 59 frankfurters doesn't sound too safe... take a chill pill. :)
    • quakken, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1But these guys are pro. At eating.
    • DaHuuuuuudge, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1How do you drink a radio?
  • mrgeekguy, on 07/05/2008, -0/+14I only ate two hot dogs yesterday. I feel like such a quitter.
    • RadiatedAnt, on 07/05/2008, -7/+2and by hotdogs you meant penis right?
      • EvilCan, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4I'm pretty sure he meant hot dogs.
      • ZimbuTheMonkey, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Yeah, I also got the impression that he meant to say hot dogs. Maybe I missed something, I'm not sure.
  • trumpcard, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3I hope they include this event in the Beijing olympics would be fun.
    • RadiatedAnt, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1yeah, as I can almost imagine an olive leaf crown on the victor...
    • ScorpionV, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2In Beijing it would be real dogs...not hot dogs.
  • sega01, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1This is sick :-(.
  • ASSHO, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1White man win again.
  • shimmi147, on 07/05/2008, -4/+3ESPN Ocho presents
  • dildoolielly, on 07/05/2008, -8/+2--------"Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.The men tied at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes, before being made to gobble another five dogs in a last-minute tiebreaker."-----------


    How embarrassing. These people should be embarrassed.

    Hell, I'm embarrassed for them!
  • dildoolielly, on 07/05/2008, -8/+2Joey Chestnut represents everything that Amerika has become

  • Ansem, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Now this is what Digg front page is all about.
  • slingr, on 07/05/2008, -5/+1buried for lack of creative title
    • h0merg0mez, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Thank God for charismatic comments like yours.
  • aserer511, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2knowing japanese honor codes, kobayashi will NOT have a bed to sleep in tonight...
  • dn11, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1America: ***** YA... we eat your hot dog, we eat it up..... wow, actually that didn't come out quite right..
  • DeFex, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Its good to see some sports on the front page.
  • Andyschism, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2That tie breaker was dumb, it should have been who can eat the most in 2min.
  • kgunning, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Chestnuts eating hot dogs? What has this world come to?
  • pas2leo53, on 07/05/2008, -0/+0"If you look up 'American Hero' in the dictionary, you will see pictures of Abraham Lincoln, possibly Neil Armstrong, Taylor Hicks, and certainly Joey Chestnut."

    I love the hyperbole from the ESPN anchors during this event.
  • autoy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1http://news.scotsman.com/world/39Act-now-or-290m-p ...
  • blankoboy, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1This contest is fixed. They paid Kobayashi off....of course this will never be admitted.
  • solefald, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1this must be the dumbest competition ever.
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