Perennial champion wins hot dog eating contest

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – brandishing a trophy in hand and a bottle of Pepto-Bismol in the other, Joey Chestnut, was again the top dog on Monday.

Chestnut was world champion for the fifth consecutive year, declared in the famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog eating contest, Nathan Coney Iceland in New York, after filling, 62 hot dogs in the neck in 10 minutes.

Chestnut, an engineering student than 220 pounds of 27-year-old from San Jose, California beat 16 other competitors, including three, had been stolen from China, according to George Shea, sumptuous master of ceremonies of the competition.
Chestnut palpated his stomach in preparation for the competition. After a countdown, the clock began ticking 10 minutes as the men went mad work side-by-side, plays baking, to the cheers of hundreds of spectators.

“It’s almost like he bend the hot dogs into his mouth, as orally origami,” Shea said Chestnut, who said, shaking vigorously at regular intervals in his stomach that fans of his trademark move.

“He is an artist. Hot dogs will submit to him. Fold the cloth to his will. He username and password from God, and he uses them to his advantage,” said Shea, the boisterous crowd on a beautiful afternoon.

Dripping with sweat, Chestnut was later in an American flag draped and put the mustard yellow belt world champion – with a check for $ 10,000 won.

What should he do now, He had 62 hot dogs in himself to do?

“I will make a big nap,” he said.

The winner in the women’s department was Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, a 5 foot 5 inch, 105 pound 42-year-old from Alexandria, Virginia.

Thomas, in bright pink shorts and a baseball cap, dressed in white, against eight competitors Downing 40 hot dogs – one less than his personal best, she said.

Julia Lee, the vice-champion, managed only 29, which is the fact that she made of her daughter, who was in charge in China disappeared. Another loser says it has won a disastrous game hiccup mid-competition.

“She eats with a forked tongue – it is the mark of Cain,” said Shea, Thomas describes. “His stomach is a cauldron. Her mouth is like a vise.”

Many participants drew back her head as she ate, how the bend of the throat, which could otherwise hamper to minimize the passage of half-chewed food. The most could disappear from a hot dog in three or four seconds.

Thomas said she loved to soften the buns, with splashes of its cup of water so it could be “eaten as a soup.”

“It’s easy to eat very effective,” said Shea. “He leaves a tremendous amount of time to pursue other interests.”

Thomas also won a $ 10,000 check to win.

“How do you feel, baby?” Shea Thomas asked as he handed him the trophy.

Thomas has just made a wordless noise, somewhere between a groan and a joy.

History & Photos Copyright 2011 Reuters

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