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Major League Eating Considers Higher Tech Hot Dog Eating Contest

As the countdown at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th reached zero, Joey Chestnut appeared to be in the lead with “only” 64 hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes. Carmen Cincotti trailed with 45. A quick review, however, determined a counting error: Chestnut had actually eaten a world record 74 hot […]

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Major League Eating Considers Higher Tech Hot Dog Eating Contest

As the countdown at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th reached zero, Joey Chestnut appeared to be in the lead with “only” 64 hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes. Carmen Cincotti trailed with 45. A quick review, however, determined a counting error: Chestnut had actually eaten a world record 74 hot […]

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