Joey Chestnut made his name by dominating the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest, the world’s premier eating contest from which he has been barred.
Joey Chestnut works to outpace former champion Takeru Kobayashi during the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest in New York on July 4, 2009. Chestnut, a 16-time hot dog-eating champion, will face off with his frequent Nathan’s competitor, Kobayashi, in a live Netflix special on Sept. 2, 2024.
Kobayashi had been unbeatable for years going into the 2007 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. But when the race to eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible was over, Chestnut had eaten 66 compared to Kobayashi’s 63.In the 17 years since, Chestnut has turned into the Goliath of professional eating, winning the Nathan’s hot dog-eating contest.
That possibility dimmed Wednesday afternoon when Netflix announced it will air a hot dog-eating contest on Sept. 2 in which Chestnut and Kobayashi settle their “unfinished beef.” In doing so, Kobayashi transformed what had been a casual sideshow into a legitimate athletic endeavor. Sharply contrasting the stereotype, Kobayashi was a slim, fit competitor who rigorously trained so he could ingest what seemed like half his body weight, Shea said.Then came Chestnut who in 2006, threatened to take Kobayashi’s crown but fell just short. Days before the 2007 contest, he toldhe admired Kobayashi, who he admitted was the undisputed No.1 eater in the world and the favorite.
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