Joey Chestnut wins in overtime at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Richard Ginn blogs about NASCAR for MVN at The Pit Stop.
In the annual Fourth of July event at the corner of Surf and Stillwell as 21 gurgitators are going for the Yellow Mustard belt at the 2008 Nathan‘s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Takeru Kobayashi, from Japan, who lost last year after winning six straight is back again to retake the Yellow Mustard belt. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut who the set the record last year of 66 hot dogs and buns in twelve minutes is back to prove his win from last year is no fluke.
A couple of female gurgitators, “The lovely” Juliet Lee and Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas are back to try to win the belt. Sonya holds the female record of 38.5 hot dogs and buns set in 2007.
The rules for this event have changed this year. Last year the event was 12 minutes long and starting this year the event is only going to be 10 minutes. Some old documents found in around 1917-1918 were found showcasing that the event was only 10 minutes long so the people behind the event changed it.
Any contestant that winds up regurgitating his or her food is disqualified from the competition.
The competition got to fast start with Joey Chestnut eating 10 hot dogs and buns in one minute with Kobayashi at 8. It stayed around a 2 dog lead until the sixth minute when it became a 40-40 tie.
Then Kobayashi stated to take a small lead and taking around a two-dog lead with one minute to go. With 30 seconds left the lead was down to one and at the buzzer with both mouths completely full it came down to a judge’s decision.
The judge decided it was a 59-59 hot dog and bun tie which caused a rare 5 hot dog and bun “dog-off” overtime period. The overtime period did not last long at all though. Joey Chestnut was able to keep a slight lead over Kobayashi and take the Mustard Yellow belt for a second time in a row.
“I was not quick enough,” said Kobayashi on the overtime period. When asked if he would do it again he said “of course.”
“I love to eat,” said Joey Chestnut on why he does it. “I love the competition.”
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4 Responses to “Joey Chestnut wins in overtime at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest”
July 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
He’s from SJSU! My school! Go Joey!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:33 am
I love to watch these eating contests, but I always wonder where all the food goes though????
It looks like you just can’t stuff 64 hot dogs and buns in your stomach, but it happens.
64 Nathan’s hot dogs with the buns is around 19,000 calories with over half the calories from fat. I do not think you want to know the rest of the nutritional information.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
[…] The defending 2007 champion, Joey Chestnut, had his work cut out for him this patriotic day as he stepped up to the plate against 6 time winner Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi. With stomachs churning, the men faced a new 10 minute time limit this year, contrary to the 12 minute time limits held consistent in previous events. This change in specifications did nothing to hinder the competitive eaters, as both churned out an impressive 59 hot dog count, leaving the audiences stunned at what was later regarded as a “photo finish”. At the end of the day, it was Joey Chestnut who held it down in the 5 hot dog overtime session, and all this can be recapped in this short little video (thx MVN): […]
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