Man eats record 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes
An American man has eaten his way into the record books, by munching 68 hot dogs in just 10 minutes.Joey Chestnut ate the fast-food feast at an annual 4 July contest in New York, beating off Japanese contestant Takeru Kobayashi who was only able to put away 64 and a half.
Dubbed "Jaws" Joey holds a number of world records including eating 5kg of macaroni and cheese in seven minutes; and 188 jalapeno peppers in 10 minutes.
But it is hot dog eating contests - which date back to 1916 - which hold the greatest prestige in the world of competitive eating.
For breaking his previous hot dog record of 66 Joey won $20,000 (£12,250) in prize money, and America being America, the contest was broadcast live on sports channel ESPN.
A spokesperson for the International Federation of Competitive Eating (who knew!) said: "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan's Famous July Fourth International Eating Contest by eating 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, 3 1/2 more than Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, his arch-rival".
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