VIDEO: Who Knew Hot Dog-Eating Contests Had Overtime?
July 5, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Sports Rumors
When all was said and done, with all the other competitors quickly becoming also-rans with very full stomachs, it was mano e mano as two rivals locked in for battle one more time.
Oh yes, it was a hot-dog eating duel for the ages as Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi stuffed their faces full of Nathan’s weiners—hey, we had to sneak in a juvenile hot dog joke phrase here somewhere, OK?—for 5 minutes after the initial tie in the annual Coney Island contest. Chestnut won and grabbed the #1 ranking.
The final moments of disgustingness in all their gross glory are here (1m, 36s):
