Hot dog eating contest

Nathan’s Famous July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.

The High Art of Competitive Eating - The Atlantic

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Joey "Jaws" Chestnut devoured a record-breaking 74 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes Wednesday at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 11th time in the past 12 years and the third year in a row.

A rep for Major League Eating (MLE), which Nathan’s sanctions to run the event, said the organizers bent over backwards to meet Chestnut’s various other demands.

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Every July 4, competitive eaters flock to Coney Island for the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The 16-time winner, Joey Chestnut, was barred from competition last month after signing an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods, leaving the playing field wide open. Who will win? How do they train? And what does a competitive eater actually eat in a regular day? At the link in bio, @rtsugar takes a look into the wild world of competitive eating. Photos by @jonnotherattm...

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Reigning Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut boasted Tuesday that he'll claim the title again because his sausage-gobbling competitor, Carmen Cincotti, has a "little baby body."

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The 2015 Fourth of July Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest at Coney Island New York where Matt Stonie took down 8-time champion Joey Chestnut.