Posted on 07/04/2014 10:44:36 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Joey Chestnut continued his reign as the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion on Friday, eating 61 hot dogs to take his eighth belt.
The win was one of the closer ones for Chestnut, who battled Matt Stonie closely throughout the competition.
With 1:13 left, the two were tied at 53 hot dogs apiece. But Chestnut retook the lead, going up 57-54 with 47 seconds to go and didn't relinquish it for the rest of the contest. Stonie finished with 56 hot dogs.
The win came about 90 minutes after the competitive eating champion proposed to his longtime girlfriend Neslie Ricasa on stage. She said yes.
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I remember a few years ago watching an eating contest on TV. The first contest was how many sticks of butter the contestants could eat in the time allowed. The second contest was bowls of mayonnaise.
Only $92 at Costco and you, too, can do this!
Is there a utube of the contest?
I hope not I personally find it pretty disgusting. Now if it was Mrs. Rosa’s stew meat burrito’s it would be perfectly acceptable.
What a stupid waste of time and food. There is something wrong in the heads of people who see this as a worthwhile thing to do.
I can eat ... like ... three, at least. Maybe four.
Wonder if the wedding is called off after he realizes that it's spelled "Neslie" and not "Nestlé"
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