Well, Japan might have had a disappointing first round in the World Cup, but when it comes to Hot Dogging, they have a champ. That's right, Takeru Kobayashi, the 5-time Hot Dog eating champion won his 6th consecutive title downing 54 and 3/4 hotdogs in 12minutes, smashing his previous record of 53 1/2 from 2 years ago.
Thousands of raucous spectators jammed the streets in front of the hot dog stand, a block from the famed Coney Island boardwalk, to watch the competition and Kobayashi — a top-ranked eater who once ate 17.7 pounds of pan-seared cow brains to win $25,000.Here's a Video.
His strongest competition was Joey Chestnut, a 220-pound civil engineering student from San Jose, Calif., who set an American record by eating 50 hot dogs during a qualifying tournament in Las Vegas.
Chestnut jumped out to an early lead in the competition, sometimes jamming franks into his mouth with two hands as the crowd roared.
But Chestnut struggled, red-faced, with veins bulging in his forehead, the Japanese star methodically chomped dog after dog, often dipping them in a soft drink before cramming them into his mouth. Kobayashi passed Chestnut with about three minutes left in the contest.
When the clock expired, Chestnut had swallowed 52 Nathan's franks — not quite enough.
Among the other competitors were another favorite, 100-pound Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., who once ate 65 hard boiled eggs in a little more than 6 1/2 minutes, and a local favorite, Eric "Badlands" Booker, a 425-pound subway conductor from Long Island who holds speed-eating records for pies and matzo balls.
Here's another Video.
At least it's winning something consistently, but more to the point, the world is a wonderful place.
iCompositions Collaboration
I've got as track with 'seles58' from Italy.
He plays all the amazing fusion guitar and in an *amazingly* bad choice out of my pool of meager talents, I've lent my vocal support.
Here's the link. Check it out.
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