On July 4, 2007, America watched in awe as Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Championship, beating six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan and brought the Mustard Yellow Belt back to American soil for the first time this century.
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Each Fourth of July, a group of 21 competitors line up behind a 30-foot table at Nathan's flagship restaurant to begin the world hot dog eating championship. At 12 noon EST, crushed by fans and media, the competitors will begin the historic 10-minute contest.
The contest has been held since 1916, the year Nathan's opened on Surf Avenue. It's only been canceled two times - once in 1941 (as a protest to the war in Europe) and again in 1971 (as a protest to civil unrest and the reign of free love).The two foes, Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, are among 21 competitors in Friday's showdown, including a pizza cook from New York City, a fishmonger from Chicago and a 110-pound mother of two from Maryland.
Tune into ESPN, July 4th, at 12 noon EST, to catch all the action.
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I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend celebrating our nation's Independence Day. I truly love America. As Yakov Smirnoff likes to say, "What a country!"
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4 comments:
...and still the Mustard Belt champion,
Joey Chestnut!
They must get sick. How can they eat so fast like that? I wonder if anyone has ever thrown up.
I know! I would watch them for a second then quickly turn away. It's really gross.
i can take only four, maybe they have a very fast digestions.
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