[CBFF] NBR: The "official" buffalo wings record

[Phil DeNomme]

Holy crap.  The really odd part is that the really good one are freaking
skinny as hell.

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(See the note about the wings record at the end of this article. Matt
and Pat, you have a long way to go.

Imagine the number of calories consumed while "practicing.")

American hot-dog eating record set
By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Watch out, Takeru Kobayashi. Here comes Joey Chestnut.

Chestnut, a 22-year-old civil engineering student at San Jose State,
ate 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes Thursday at the Las Vegas
qualifier for a spot at the table at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog
Eating Contest.

The mark sets the American hot dog eating record, beating the 42 hot
dogs and buns swallowed by Sonya Thomas last year. In the same
competition, Chestnut had only eaten 32.

"I was hoping to do 40," said Chestnut, the champion in pork ribs (5.5
pounds in 12 minutes), waffles (18.5 in 10 minutes) and jalapeno
poppers (118 in 10 minutes). "I did 48 at home, but it's always harder
to do it in front of a crowd."

Kobayashi, who flies to Coney Island each year from Japan for the hot
dog eating championship held July 4, holds the world record of 53½ hot
dogs and buns. He has won the last five contests, but in two of those
victories he ate less than 50 hot dogs and buns.

"This could be so critical to our sport," said George Shea, chair of
the International Federation of Competitive Eating, which sanctions
more than 100 eating contests, including the Nathan's event. "It's
never good for the same athlete to win so many years in a row. The
Fourth of July has been stolen from Americans because of Kobayashi's
dominance and now America has someone who they can get excited about."

"I'm going to push harder on our Independence Day to take the title
back," said Chestnut, who is 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds. "My brother is
in the National Guard in Iraq and there will be a lot of people behind
me."

Chestnut estimates he has won $50,000 in cash and prizes in a year on
the circuit, including a car and ring after prevailing in the Wing
Bowl. In the event, which took place in Philadelphia, he ate 173
buffalo wings in 30 minutes.

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