23 year old, Joe Chestnut killed Kobayahi's record this weekend by eating 59.5 HDBs (hot dog + buns), setting up the biggest Hurldown in the history of the world: Nathan's July 4th Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest!
So, just who is this Joe Chestnut who took down 59.5 HTBs in 12 minutes? Well, you might remember him from his stunning 2005 MLE (Major League Eating) Rookie of the Year season. Or, you might remember his fantastic second place performance at last year's Nathan's contest against the king himself, Kobayashi, where he set the American record with 52 HTBs.
Joe's official MLE bio says it best:
"Chestnut has become known for his simple, levelheaded approach to the sport. Blessed with strong esophageal muscles and extremely capacious cheeks, Chestnut is widely considered the best chipmunker on the circuit. At the end of the contest, he stuffs his cheeks until they look like Dizzy Gillespie’s mid-solo, in the style of a chipmunk. Many believe that he will use this very technique, along with his God-given gorging abilities, to beat Takeru Kobayashi in the near future, most likely in a short form contest."
The prize for his crushing performance? A free trip to New York, a life's supply of hot dogs, and a $250 gift certificate at the Arizona mall where the contest took place. Yeah, definitely worth it!
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