Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins the World Hot Dog Eating Contest for the fifth consecutive time, devouring 62 sausages and buns in 10 minutes.
Chestnut retained the mustard-yellow champion’s belt at the annual July 4 contest on New York’s Coney Island, US, beating 16 other competitors including three who had flown all the way from China.
The 27-year-old engineering student from San Jose, California, was six hot dogs short of his personal best but won http://www.0,000 for his efforts.
He said: “I feel great about my performance, the competition was awesome. I was able to eat more than last year.
“Next year, if somebody pushes me a little harder, I will definitely go for a new record.”
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a Coney Island Independence Day tradition since 1916.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
