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Joey the Jaw Chomps Down Another Hot Dog Title

Chestnut won his sixth consecutive title at the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held at New York's Coney Island on Wednesday.

by Bay City News Service

Once again, San Jose resident Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has trumped his competitors in an annual Fourth of July eating contest by consuming 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, contest organizers said.

Chestnut, 28, beat the other two top eaters by a comfortable margin. Second-place finisher Tim Janus, of New York City, managed to stuff down 52 hot dogs, and Patrick Bertoletti, of Chicago, Illinois, ate 51.

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This is the sixth year in a row that Chestnut has come out on top at the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held at New York's Coney Island.


Last year, he ate 62 hot dogs for the win. He tied his record this year by eating 68.

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Nearly 30 contestants participated in the 10-minute, all-you-can-eat contest, which has men's and women's divisions.

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