JOEY CHESTNUT WINS NATHAN'S HOT DOG CONTEST IN NEW YORK
Six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi (L) of Japan and Joey Chestnut of San Jose, California, run neck-in-neck during the Nathan's Famous hot dog contest held in Coney Island on July 4, 2007 in New York City. Chestnut won after eating 66 dogs as Kobayashi suffers from jaw pain which almost kept him from competing. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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Joey Chestnut emerged victorious at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating a total of 62 hot dogs in Coney Island, NY on July 4, 2011.
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