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Offline ssj4gogita4

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49 Hot Dogs in 12 Minutes
« on: July 04, 2005, 04:29:14 pm »
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Champ a top dog again with 49 wieners

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Takeru Kobayashi won his fifth consecutive hot-dog eating title Monday by downing 49 frankfurters in 12 minutes, leaving 17 competitors in his wake.



But the Nagano, Japan, eating champion fell short of his personal best set last year -- a record 53.5 hot dogs and buns.

"I'm very sad," Kobayashi, 27, said through an interpreter. "I came here to beat it. Maybe next year I will."

American Sonya Thomas, 37, placed second. Her consumption of 37 frankfurters set an American record.

"I trained for speed," said the diminutive dog devourer, who weighs 100 pounds, stands 5 feet 5 inches and manages a Burger King restaurant in Virginia.

"My stomach doesn't hurt, but my jaw is tired," she said less than an hour after finishing the competition. "Maybe tonight, I'm going to eat a light dinner, a kind of salad."

Finishing third, with 32 hot dogs under his belt, was Joey Chestnut, 21, from San Jose, California.

Heft did not appear to confer any advantage: At 150 pounds, Kobayashi weighs half of what some of his competitors weigh. He also holds records for eating 17.7 pounds of cow brains, 20 pounds of noodles and 20 pounds of rice balls.

Kobayashi credited his technique for Monday's win. He breaks the hot dog in two, eats it, then soaks the buns in water before swallowing them.

Kobayashi retains the "Coveted Mustard Yellow International Belt" and wins a year's supply of hot dogs from Nathan's, sponsor of the annual event. The competition has been held at Surf and Stillwell avenues in Brooklyn's Coney Island section since 1916.
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2005, 04:33:24 pm »
Nathans franks are yummy-tastic! This guy is awesome. 5 peat baby! Wahoooooooooo!
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2005, 04:36:15 pm »
Kobayashi is the Babe Ruth of his sport.  We should all be worshipping the ground he walks on.
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2005, 05:21:27 pm »
I can't believe they actually show that on TV.
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2005, 05:45:44 pm »
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I can't believe they actually show that on TV.
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Most of our company was watching it and laughing
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2005, 05:58:43 pm »
omg
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« Last Edit: July 04, 2005, 05:59:01 pm by sponge monkey100 »
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2005, 06:12:00 pm »
You know what's sad? I actually watched that live on TV earlier today XDD
It was hilarious because they acted like it was an actual sport. They even listed this guy with other great names like Lance Armstrong and Wayne Gretsky for his longevity. According to the announcers one of the contestants gave a "Terrell Owens-in the super bowl" inspiring kind of performance because he had a broken finger or something XD It was very comical.
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2005, 06:20:03 pm »
I couldn't even eat that much hot dogs. :tongue:
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2005, 06:53:51 pm »
I watched that earlier and was like "I couldn't even have 10 of those.".
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2005, 10:43:58 pm »
How does this guy eat this much? He weighs a hundred pounds is only 5'5", I know 12 year olds bigger than him.
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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2005, 04:12:34 am »
That's great.  It's also pretty disgusting.

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« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2005, 03:26:13 pm »
Ah! I missed it this year! I watched it last year though. :D

Those dudes are like.. amazing..
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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2005, 03:30:42 pm »
I bet Takeru Kobayashi right now as we speak is having a hard time breathing after eating all those.
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2005, 03:31:10 pm »
I missed it but I heard about it. That was crazy.
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