Joey Chestnut Beat Kobayashi In Overtime (video)

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Joey Chestnut Defeats Takeru Kobayashi In Overtime At Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Published 7/4/2008 at FanIQ Blog
I know this may sound ridiculous, but watching Joey Chestnut beat Kobayashi in overtime at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest was one of the more exciting things I've seen in a while. Hey, there's not a lot going on during the summer months, ok. Anyway, Chestnut started out dominating the contest in regulation, but Kobayashi caught up to him, passed him, and Chestnut had to scramble to tie it up. Chestnut then dominated the 5-dog overtime period. All told, Chestnut ate 64 dogs today. 59 in regulation, 5 in OT. That's ridiculous. The good news is that the ...

VIDEO: Who Knew Hot Dog-Eating Contests Had Overtime?
Published 7/5/2008 by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field
When all was said and done, with all the other competitors quickly becoming also-rans with very full stomachs, it was mano e mano as two rivals locked in for battle one more time. Oh yes, it was a hot-dog eating duel for the ages as Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi stuffed their faces full of Nathan’s weiners—hey, we had to sneak in a juvenile hot dog joke phrase here somewhere, OK?—for 5 minutes after the initial tie in the annual Coney Island contest. Chestnut won and grabbed the #1 ranking. The final moments of disgustingness in all their gross glory are here (1m, 36s): ...