Who is the hot dog eating champion
Joey Chestnut pummels record 74 hot dogs to win Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for 11th time | ESPN
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fight at any cost for its cause until
his spine collapses under the burden
until his bones are cracked and
splintered and traped like jock on
pavement until he lies coins on his eyes
dude he done wages-paid battle one he
will fight for he is a champion of now
and of always of north and of south of
the air of the fire of the sea of the
land of the free of the 4th of July of 1
dashes under God indivisible he is
champion Yahweh shuts nah
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eleventh title on the line that Nathan's
record the world record all on the line
coming up next the corner a surf and
snow while at Coney Island opened in
1916 by Nathan Handwerker who had
immigrated to the United States with his
family just four years prior selling hot
dogs for a nickel apiece here at serpent
Stilwell 45 already right now a head of
the seventy dog Payson Kearney starting
to make up some time here that patients
getting a little tight right now Melanie
Collins yeah if you're talking about the
pain Joey's a new world record he has to
be at the 48 or 50 dog mark in we've
talked about it hopefully years ago when
he lost the match Tony similar
conditions obviously the humidity is
gonna get to all of the eaters that are
competing chestnuts still well ahead of
the field though look at that margin and
you look at some of the eaters you look
at Darren breeding I think that you know
it's looking like food karaoke he's
mimicking exactly what Joey does two
dogs two ponds dunk eat two dogs two
ponds jump eat but I could grow my hair
out like Stephen time it doesn't mean
I'm gonna hit the high notes on dream on
and I want to ask you while we have a
moment before we get to the end whatever
happened to Liv Tyler I was a fence I
thought she was Armageddon rocks all
over again I feel like I'm watching too
much Netflix I've got a couple
recommendations for you we'll talk about
that minutes in ten seconds chestnuts
still well ahead of the field but behind
that world-record pace being tested by
Esper Stoney Frieden said toddie a
little bit of a slow start today
chestnut trying to get that pace back up
to about seven and a half inside a four
to go we're about a half or
three-quarters of a dog off on DPM as
opposed to last year but Joey still
can't can maintain a pace that these
other eaters just can Stoney came out so
fast
and forty seconds now ladies and
gentlemen Joey told us that he had
salmon for dinner Sunday night and
nothing but liquids and a protein shake
on Monday fasted of Tuesday came in
about 215 pounds at contest time a lot
of those folks who are unfamiliar with
this think that everybody is going to be
a 400-pounder not the case Joey runs ten
miles a week he said it helps his
endurance and his breathing as he catch
to about this point when you start to
Nuala wall around the 3-minute mark it's
amazing his form you know we talked
about Walter Hagen and golf Bill Russell
and basketball both had 11 titles I'd
like to mention Messi and Mark Messier
the Rangers let's go to war 11 and mess
was the man he guaranteed victory I
don't think Joey Chestnut went as far as
to guarantee victory but I think the
confidence level has been very apparent
these last few days margin a little
tighter now but still great
16 margin for chestnut he will sleep the
sleep of a thousand martyrs if he can
take on the belt yet again again the
question is what we have potentially up
to six eaters reached 50 this year we
were expecting to see perhaps the
highest average with the pace pretty
slow right now with the conditions chess
not proving once again why he's the
tyrant lizard king perched atop the two
food chain he's just unbelievable
mom again it can be a race for second
third fourth and fifth higher prize
money for those finishers the absolutely
finisher at the top and pride as well I
mean synchronically go home third and
fourth you know but but Joey just coming
off with the gloves off it means so much
for the aw shucks smile Joey is tossed
aside stability and chivalry this is war
for Joey on the corner surfing skill he
is the William Tecumseh Sherman a
hot-dog-eating marching to the sea went
to stop at Nathan's Famous appropriate
on this federal holiday on the 4th of
July it begins with the masseter muscle
in the job pound for pound one of the
strongest muscles in the human body
putting down 280 pounds of force on
those hotdogs what Joey is done for
digestion is what blockchain is doing
for computing there should be a coin I'm
gonna pitch Michael Loeb I don't need to
hear you give me Joey coin the give me a
crypto I can trust Byzantines
fault-tolerance get Shelly Palmer on the
phone the chestnut if you will we're
gonna be exchanging those in a short
amount of time approaching 60 and
blowing away the rest of the field right
now Joey Chestnut you know we talk about
fake news what's real what's fake I got
a couple things that are real here's the
truth we are witnessing greatness
athletic mastery this is not a parlor
trick this is not sleight of hand
this is Major League Eating 'he's best
ever Joey the best ever to play the game
you want another truth
radicchio is the sweet the wine of this
summer my friend
the esophagus of a champion the stomach
of a warlord we've been told 60 hot dogs
nobody even close right now cicadas
esperan breed and all battling for
second behind the greatest eater of all
time Joey Chestnut a mere half minute
away from number 1118 margin for Joey
Chestnut this place will erupt the
countdown has begun
once again it's become old and it's
become common place here at Coney Island
Nathan's Famous bones July 4th Joey
Chestnut owns America alleged already
the legend continues
number 11 for Joey Chestnut here at
Nathan's unbelievable the skill that he
displayed I mean the margin these guys
were on his heels and he kicked them
away let's go over to Melanie Collins
with the winner thank you guys Joey
congratulations on your 11th mustard
belt in these hot humid conditions how'd
you get it done today oh my god I found
a vicious rhythm as the judges were in
front of me they're all screwed up they
couldn't see how fine what number I was
on I just I just had to ignore that and
just keep meeting 74 hot dogs all right
flew a man I earned it and I was aiming
for 75 but at 74 I'm happy
Carmen Carmen did great the only person
ever he is that much other than me is
Kobayashi and he eat it amazing and I uh
damn it it's great proud and beautiful
day well we don't know the exact number
yet but you just managed to completely
outpace the competition how did you just
continue to do that
Judit I I'm just feeling good today I
was a FG I was happy I think happy in
hat I you know I got any better being
because I love to eat and I love beating
that got to be able but uh so I just
have fun and I was enjoying the food and
beating the heck out of the guys next to
me so it congratulations enjoy the win
thank you okay
still waiting on official results but
Joey Chestnut
again the separation today that he
showed making a clear statement about
where he stands amongst this field is
everything he said of years ago he's got
the capacity of the Grand Coulee Dam and
it's just that's what it comes down to
it sits and speed and technique that I
talked about that you know flute karaoke
you can mimic him but you can't you
can't mimic that capacity you knowing
some guys having some don't or maybe
Joey has it no one else does an
incredible run once again by Joey
Chestnut 11 mustard belt
fantastic day in Coney Island Adam I
hope you enjoyed it
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coming up next the American cornhole
League Pro Invitational over on espn2
right down the road from where we are
here at Coney Island for a change
the master of ceremonies George Jay
Melanie Collins our fantastic crew here
in Brooklyn Adam Amin st. so long from
Nathan's world and famous wishing all of
you a very happy and safe 4th of July
Joey chest on your 2018 Nathan's Famous
champion 11 clustered belt for chestnut
