Oh snap!

One of these years I'm actually going to go to Coney Island on the 4th to witness the epic battle.

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 Reigning champ Joey Chestnut and six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi were weighed in prior to their annual July 4th Nathan't Hot Dog showdown tomorrow. Chestnut, 25, came in at 218 lbs, to his 31-year-old competitor's 132 lbs. The two have faced off four times, with each taking home the belt twice, so this year will be a tie-breaker. Chestnut currently holds the world record, with his 2007 performance of eating 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes

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http://gothamist.com/2009/07/03/kobayashi_and_chestnut_weigh_in_for.php

It's the Joey Chesnut era now...

And the wiener is... Joey (Jaws) Chestnut!

 

The defending champ made it a three-peat Saturday at the 94th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island after choking down a stomach-churning 68 franks in 10 minutes - a new world record.

"I've been practicing hard," Chestnut said after the dog-off.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/04/2009-07-04_nathans_.html