The Greatest Sporting Event Of All Time

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Tomorrow noon at Coney Island

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Will Joey Chestnut defend his title?

How many? It will be hot there. The count will be lower. I say 66

Has anyone ever been?

 

He has won raw clam bouts out her too & he's not even a Long Islander.

Hey Big Guy & Happy Forth of July to you ~

 I've been there for the contest. Everyone is packed in between 2 buildings and it's very tight bordering on dangerous.  Last time I was there a woman had a panic attack with her child and cleared a pathway out by hitting people.  There's also a inordinate number of Asians with cameras. They love it not only because I think they get a kick out of American gluttony but they are also rooting for their countryman Kobayashi.  Forget actually buying a hotdog for yourself at Nathans as the lines are very long. So long in fact that there's ton's of vendors with hotdog carts in the area just picking up the overflow of folks who want to say they ate a hotdog that day.  Bathrooms are hard to find which sucks when 2000 people are eating and drinking in a very confined area. To even get a straight on view you better arrive early as the entire area is filled with folks behaving as if they got the rail at a Phish show. If you have a problem with being packed like a sardine among people who are sweating profusely in 90 degree heat stay far away.

 

  

 

Meat sweats.

I stay away from Coney Island on a good day!

I couldn't eat 6 hotdogs in 10 minutes -- never mind 66!  Insane.

 

 

 

Go San Jose!!!

Watch out the meat sweats are closely followed by the poopoo cramps, and after that.....

Starting in a few minutes on ESPN 2

Joey Chestnut says he's going to eat 75

I Watch This Every 4th Of July !yes

JOEY THE FREAK CHESTNUT  Winner Again ! yesyes

After a re-count it is official at 74

How do you mis count ten hotdogs?

The article said the judges were counting off of 1 plate of dogs when actually there were 2 plates per eater.

Replaying tapes and recounting did Joey justice with a new world record.

Demand a review on all sports plays!  The commentary during the event was priceless.

I would love to go there and see it live.

Ingest a few drops and get a rail spot. Damn that would be a gas.