It's official and the 94th Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is in the books! Sixty-eight hot dogs and buns in ten minutes! World Record for Mister Joey Chestnut and he three-peats, keeping the Mustard Belt in the good ol' US of A for another year! Takeru Kobayashi gave it a good run but only held the lead for a dog or two somewhere in the early twenties. After that it was all Joey.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: God bless America, God bless hot-dogs and God bless Joey Chestnut!
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 4, 2008
It's Official!
Joey Chestnut wins the celebrated Nathan's Famous Mustard Belt for the second year in a row! Faced with the challenge of proving last years win was no fluke, Chestnut stepped up to the plate and downed 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Yes, ten minutes, the original time limit has returned. But it wasn't easy as former 6-time champion Takeru Kobayashi "tied" the 59-pup mark as time ran out. I place "tied" in quotations as anyone who witnessed the event can tell you, Kobayashi still had bun in his hands which he was allowed to finish as time ran out.
Bullshit.
The rules clearly state that if it's in your mouth as time runs out it counts; if it comes out, it doesn't. But I guess after trying to eat his own vomit from his hands last year this was small potatoes. So there we stood, watching the first ever Nathan's Famous "tie."
It was a short 5-pup Dog Off and in less than a minute-and-a-half Joey Chestnut had proven himself as the world's champion once again. The fireworks rang out, eagles soared overhead, red, white and blue banners unfurled, and trumpets bleated out 'God Bless America!' The Mustard Belt remained here in these United States where it's suposed to be.
God bless Joey Chestnut, God bless hot-dogs and God bless America!
Bullshit.
The rules clearly state that if it's in your mouth as time runs out it counts; if it comes out, it doesn't. But I guess after trying to eat his own vomit from his hands last year this was small potatoes. So there we stood, watching the first ever Nathan's Famous "tie."
It was a short 5-pup Dog Off and in less than a minute-and-a-half Joey Chestnut had proven himself as the world's champion once again. The fireworks rang out, eagles soared overhead, red, white and blue banners unfurled, and trumpets bleated out 'God Bless America!' The Mustard Belt remained here in these United States where it's suposed to be.
God bless Joey Chestnut, God bless hot-dogs and God bless America!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Effin-A Right Buddy!
In a stunning upset that has been a long time coming, Joey Chestnut brought Takeru Kobayashi to his knees in the 2007 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Kobayashi, who has dominated the event for the last six years, trounced his former World Record of 53 (and 3/4, as if fractions count in the real world,) hot-dogs downed in 12 minutes by ingesting 63 of the briny treats (and buns.) But this year, the glory would come home to America as Chestnut swallowed an amazing 66 pups. That's five and a half dogs and buns per minute. Kobayashi came close but a last minute choke, (and I literally mean, choke,) resulted in an attampt to re-ingest his own vomit to catch up which didn't work to anyone's advantage.
Now make no mistake about it, the world of "Professional Eating" is not a sport and the participants are not atheletes, no matter how hard they try to convince you otherwise. However, the Nathan's contest is absolutely an undeniable part of Americana and I'm proud that the World Champion and World Record Holder, Joey Chestnut, has returned the title to our shores. It is a testament to our ability to swallow anything that is crammed down our throats and survive. (I'll bet you're expecting me to make a snide comment about the Bush Administration's pack of lies here, huh? Sorry, I'm too pumped with American Meat-Eating-Pride!) God bless the US of A and pass the freaking ketchup!
And by the way... Kudos to Pete Coors and the entire Coor's Brewery for allowing their ad agency to choose Kobayashi as the spokes-gorger for Coor's Light. Not only did they back the losing horse, they also backed a horse who can't pronounce the name of the product. Make no mistake, I'll remember this the next time I want a cold, frosty, American beer. It might have been smarter to put two commercials in the can, one with each of the top two competitors, and run the ads with the winner, but I guess all that collegiate urine flowing down the Golden River has affected the judgement centers of Pete's brain. Oh well, there's always next year!
Now make no mistake about it, the world of "Professional Eating" is not a sport and the participants are not atheletes, no matter how hard they try to convince you otherwise. However, the Nathan's contest is absolutely an undeniable part of Americana and I'm proud that the World Champion and World Record Holder, Joey Chestnut, has returned the title to our shores. It is a testament to our ability to swallow anything that is crammed down our throats and survive. (I'll bet you're expecting me to make a snide comment about the Bush Administration's pack of lies here, huh? Sorry, I'm too pumped with American Meat-Eating-Pride!) God bless the US of A and pass the freaking ketchup!
And by the way... Kudos to Pete Coors and the entire Coor's Brewery for allowing their ad agency to choose Kobayashi as the spokes-gorger for Coor's Light. Not only did they back the losing horse, they also backed a horse who can't pronounce the name of the product. Make no mistake, I'll remember this the next time I want a cold, frosty, American beer. It might have been smarter to put two commercials in the can, one with each of the top two competitors, and run the ads with the winner, but I guess all that collegiate urine flowing down the Golden River has affected the judgement centers of Pete's brain. Oh well, there's always next year!
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