I'm sure you saw it already, but in case you didn't you can watch all 12 minutes of the 2006 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest right now! Go check it out on ESPN's site here.
This year's event was probably the best in all of Hot Dog Eating History. Takeru Kobayashi took down 53 3/4 hot dogs in 12 minutes, just 1/4 of a dog more than his previous world record 2 years ago. This was his 6th victory in a row...unbelievable. Also amazing was the 2nd place contender, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who devoured 52 HDBs (hot dog and buns). It was the stiffest competition Kobayashi has had since he first dominated the sport in 2001. Chestnut set a new American record just after he broke it 2 months ago. Sonya Thomas took 3rd with 37 hot dogs, the same amount she took 2nd with last year. Two rookies, Patrick Bertoletti and Chip Simpson took 4th and 5th place. It will be exciting to see next year's competition.
One thing you will not be able to see in the ESPN link above are the pre-game celebrations. ESPN does a great job of covering the event, providing an entire hour to the 12-minute event. They present some of the best stats during the pre-game, so I took some pictures for you.
This year's event was probably the best in all of Hot Dog Eating History. Takeru Kobayashi took down 53 3/4 hot dogs in 12 minutes, just 1/4 of a dog more than his previous world record 2 years ago. This was his 6th victory in a row...unbelievable. Also amazing was the 2nd place contender, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who devoured 52 HDBs (hot dog and buns). It was the stiffest competition Kobayashi has had since he first dominated the sport in 2001. Chestnut set a new American record just after he broke it 2 months ago. Sonya Thomas took 3rd with 37 hot dogs, the same amount she took 2nd with last year. Two rookies, Patrick Bertoletti and Chip Simpson took 4th and 5th place. It will be exciting to see next year's competition.
One thing you will not be able to see in the ESPN link above are the pre-game celebrations. ESPN does a great job of covering the event, providing an entire hour to the 12-minute event. They present some of the best stats during the pre-game, so I took some pictures for you.
17,000 calories!!
Some eating methods for you to try at home. :) Koby uses the Solomon Method.
Kobayashi has never been beat by a human.
You know you're good when you're compared to Babe Ruth.
And my favorite...now he's tied with Lance!
They'll be replaying the event on ESPN2 for a while, so check it out!
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My only complaint is that he isn't tied with Lance. Lance won 7 Tours de France in a row. Not sure how ESPN could have screwed up that stat.
Impressive streak nonetheless.
Yeah, we noticed that later on also. Can you believe ESPN messed up?
Okay you guys just know way too many little facts.
And that dunking method is nasty!
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