U.S. man sets hot dog eating record
By Larry Neumeister , THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK _ Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Chestnut of California hoisted the American flag and then stood proudly like an Olympic athlete as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played following his 68 to 64 six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi.
As soon as he knew he had won, he shot his right fist into the air, his mouth still bulging while he chewed the last of his wieners at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
"This is great," Chestnut told ESPN, which broadcast the 10-minute contest live. "After the second minute, I knew that my body was co-operating and it was going to be hard to beat me."
What a great 4th of July. I got to go back to West Texas, I saw a 'Summer Mummers' production with a wrestling theme and Joey Chestnut slammed the all-time hot dog eating record. Plus J Timberlake and Ben Roethlisberger played pretty good at the US Open Course. But the highlight has to be Chestnut. The same day N. Korea tried to be tough Chestnut showed why America is still #1.
P.S. - Here's a good U.S. pump up song. NSFW. There's some cussing going on in it.
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