Kobayashi - The Hot Dog Eating Champ
Takeru Kobayashi has won the Nathan’s Famous July 4th hot-dog contest six years in a row. Last year, he ate a record 53½ frankfurters, buns and all, in the required 12 minutes, or roughly one every 13 seconds. He is 5-foot-7 and 131 pounds and has defeated rivals many times his weight.
This year, however, there may be some real competition. Joey Chestnut, an American, was hot on his heels last year and finished second with 52 eaten. Word is his training regimen for this year’s contest has him eating Cheetos and Tahitian Treat in mass quantity. Could be an interesting contest.
