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Pro Eaters' Stomachs Work Differently

Matt Cantor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:24:46 CST

Competitive eaters aren't just good at stuffing their faces: Their digestive systems actually function differently from everyone else's. A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania compared the eating habits of a leading competitive eater and a man who weighed 45 pounds more than the champion did. He scanned the two...

New Record: Kobayashi Scarfs 337 Chicken Wings

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:38:05 CST

Competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi wolfed down 337 chicken wings in half an hour today in Philadelphia, shattering the previous record of 255, set just last year. Some 20,000 spectators turned up for Wing Bowl XX, and Kobayashi took home a $20,000 cash prize, the AP reports. It...

Kobayashi Didn't Really Set Hot Dog Record

Kevin Spak — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:34:05 CDT

By now, you’ve probably heard that outcast eating champ Takeru Kobayashi gobbled down 69 hot dogs on a Manhattan rooftop in a renegade contest while the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest was happening nearby—which would have been good for a world record if he had been in the...

Joey Chestnut Eats 62 Hot Dogs, Wins Again

Kevin Spak — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:11:06 CDT

Joey Chestnut is still the top dog in the world of competitive hot dog devouring. This year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest was close for only the first few minutes, before “Jaws” ran away with it, scarfing down 62 hot dogs, ESPN reports. Takeru Kobayashi was once again absent...

Kobayashi Freed After Night in Brooklyn Jail

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:14:37 CDT

Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi has been freed after a night in a New York jail over a hot dog scuffle. Kobayashi wore a black T-shirt bearing the message "Free Kobi" as he pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn today to charges of obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, trespassing, and...

Kobayashi Arrested After Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Contest

M. Morris — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:23:50 CDT

Joey Chestnut won the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest today at Coney Island but had to share the spotlight with archrival Takeru Kobayashi, who did not compete and was arrested for trespassing at the end of the event, reports the New York Post . Chestnut gobbled "only" 54 dogs in...

Hot Dog Champ May Skip Nathan's Chow Down

Rob Quinn — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:34:00 CDT

Six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi is unlikely to be chowing down with the world's best at this year's Nathan's hot dog-eating contest. Major League Eating president says contract negotiations with the 128-pound Japanese eating machine are "at an impasse," although he hinted that Kobayashi may be ducking out after three consecutive...

Nathan's Champ Scarfs 68 Dogs to Defend Title

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:23:01 CDT

Champion eater Joey Chestnut pulled off a three-peat by downing 68 hot dogs in Nathan's Coney Island contest yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. Chestnut's rival Takeru Kobayashi consumed a mere 64 franks in the annual faceoff. There was little suspense during the 10-minute bout, as Chestnut developed a...

Chestnut Top Dog Once Again

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:26:28 CDT

American Joey Chestnut today reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island. After tying archrival Takeru Kobayashi of Japan in a 10-minute chow-down, the Californian triumphed in a five-dog eat-off. The men defeated 19 others in tying at 59 frankfurters in regulation...