What s more American than competing in a hot dog eating contest on the Fourth of July
To over 40 000 people on Coney Island this afternoon nothing.
On the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues they witnessed Joey Chestnut of San Jose Calif. inhale a record 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes which won him his seventh straight Nathan s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest championship.
He didn t do it without the help of his girlfriend Neslie who stood in front of him and yelled at him to eat more.
On the women s side Sonya Thomas who weighs only 100 lbs. and is known as the Black Widow of competitive eating downed almost 37 franks for the win.
Here s a compilation of the best commentary live and on Twitter
It s time
Nathan s Hot Dogs ( NFHotDogsCanada) July 4 2013
We ve got weapons of mass digestion lined up here. via ESPN telecastJoey Chesnut why the Founding Fathers pledged their lives their fortunes and their sacred honour. burp
Bob Ley ( BobLeyESPN) July 4 2013
He possesses a Ron Swanson like dedication to meat and America. via ESPN telecast (Getty Images) It all comes down to DPM dogs per minute. via ESPN telecastNutritional info for Joey Chestnut s 69 hot dogs 20 010 calories 1 173 g of fat 48 990 mg of sodium 759 g of protein (via darrenrovell)
Bleacher Report ( BleacherReport) July 4 2013
Dennis Rodman wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize. I d give it to this man. via ESPN telecastJoey Chestnut s 7 titles at Nathan s Hot Dog Eating Contest ranks him among some elite individual competitors pic.twitter.com/IplvJDonKw
ESPN Stats Info ( ESPNStatsInfo) July 4 2013
Its just dedication. He puts in his time. He watches the tape. via ESPN telecastSeven straight Nathan s titles No coincidence you can t spell Chestnut without SEC.
Paul Myerberg ( PaulMyerberg) July 4 2013
So who s hungry now
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