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By ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 4, 2:38 PM ET
NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday 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. They consumed 64 hot dogs total and were looking quite peaked after the competition.
Kobayashi had hoped to reclaim the throne after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.
"He wanted it, but I needed it," Chestnut said of his diminutive Japanese rival.
Thousands gathered at Coney Island on the Fourth of July to watch the glutinous gladiators compete in the annual event. Chestnut emerged victorious for the second year in a row, beating 20 others who had only 10 minutes to scarf down as many hot dogs as possible, two minutes less than in previous years.
The regulation time was changed after it was revealed that the original competition in 1916 was just 10 minutes long, instead of the 12-minute limit used in more recent years. The switch made for a tense competition.
Chestnut quickly pulled ahead, with cheeks puffed as he crammed hot dogs into his mouth. At one point, the 24-year-old Californian led Kobayashi 14 to 11. Kobayashi fell to third place, but ate his way back and the two went dog-to-dog in the final stretch. After a frankfurter photo-finish, the judges decided it was a tie.
Richard Shea, one of the founders of the International Federation of Competitive Eating, said it was the first time in his memory the contest went into overtime.
As usual, Kobayashi's strategy was to eat all the dogs first, then dunk the buns and eat them. A pause while swallowing the soggy buns meant defeat.
"He should've won it, it was his to win," said judge Gersh Kuntzman said of the diminutive 30-year-old of Nagano, Japan.
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.
Their competitors also included a pizza cook from New York City, a fishmonger from Chicago and a 110-pound mother of two from Maryland.
Chestnut, who topped out at 210 pounds, downplayed his win, which includes $10,000 and the coveted mustard-yellow belt.
"It was crazy. I'm just a normal guy eating hot dogs on the Fourth," he said. "You can't overcomplicate it."
Chestnut said he was mentally prepared to eat 70, but his body was pushing back during the competition; it didn't want to swallow fast enough.
And it shouldn't want to. In fact, it's downright bad for your health, says Dr. Marc Siegel, a professor at New York University School of Medicine.
"Hot dogs are extremely unhealthy, especially when eaten at high volume," he said. "They're really processed, they have high cholesterol and too much salt."
And thanks to the quantities the competitors ate, they'll likely suffer nausea, bloat, headache, and possibly high blood pressure for several days as the body slowly digests the food.
"One is bad for you, five's worse and 50 is terrible," he said.
Luckily for the svelte first and second-place winners, being in better shape helps in digesting the food.
And any gastrointestinal woes won't deter Kobayashi. He says he'll be back for a rematch next year. Before that, the two will face off again at the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship Sept. 28 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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It was also 12 years ago today that Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum kicked some alien butt.Oh Hell Yeah, that was a fun Film!
Thanks for the reminder, I need to watch it
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I love 4th of July Fireworks, notings says you love your country like blowing a part of it up
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the best cotton candy is the blue
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I dont think Flirting was why he got warned, its called stalking...LOL
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Family Guy
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Ghost Hunters
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Oklahoma City also tried to get the Pirates to move there b4 the deal to build PNC Park was made, I hate it when teams relocate
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that 70s show
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you can use it to open up Soda, like IBC or Jones cola, they sometimes sell Coke and Pepsi in Glass bottles, and I just bought some orange crush in glass bottles....you could use t for that if u dont drink Beer
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TPIR
I didnt know the WNBA was still around
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I figured Punk would cash in his MITB to bring a World Championship to Raw, I just thought they would do it on a PPV, glad he won The WHC and that belt is on Raw, now the WWE needs to redesign HHH's WWE title to make it look respectful againm
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I am happy Cena Lost! Made my night
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hey man did anything happen or did u just not have the time
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Here
now u got ur cotton candy!
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no, I wont say but if you are a Wrestling fan it was the Rock's Favorite....oh well if you dont know PM me LOL
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I still want some Pie
but not Moon pies! I dont swing that way!
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didnt notice anything about the chin either, dont get all uptight about it
I remember my 20th birthday, but I dont remember my 21st birthday, and thats not the Lupus or stroke causing that, thats how drunk and how hard I partied that caused it! Good times
I miss being young
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I want some Pie
Mustard belt still remains in the hands of an American!
in Parrises Squares Court
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More hotdogd are consumed on the 4th of July then any other day of the year