American Competitive Eater Looks To Dethrone Reigning Kobayashi At Hot Dog-Eating Competition...
The biggest challenge of his life awaits Joey Chestnut on the Fourth of July -- and he doesn't want to choke. It's a legitimate worry. Chestnut aims to inhale more than four dozen frankfurters in 12 minutes at the annual Coney Island hot dog eating competition. And there's the pressure of going jaw-to-jaw with the world's foremost competitive eater, five-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan.
The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Chestnut is warming up for his East Coast showdown by downing 40 hot dogs or more in a single sitting, twice a week.
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