Curiosities 83 hot dogs in ten minutes: Record for bettor Joey Chestnut

In a duel between two legendary hot dog eaters, US American Joey Chestnut has beaten his previous world record. The 40-year-old ate 83 sausages and buns within ten minutes; his previous best was 76 hotdogs.

His fellow competitor, the Japanese Takeru Kobayashi (46), was able to improve his personal record, but "only" managed 66 hotdogs in the eating competition in Las Vegas.

For the first time in 15 years, the two professional eaters faced off again. The streaming service Netflix hosted the live event "Unfinished Beef" on Monday. In front of a jeering audience, they stuffed the sausages and buns into themselves with both hands and rinsed with water.

100,000 dollars prize money

As the winner, Chestnut accepted a trophy and prize money of 100,000 dollars. He had been trying to make it to 80 hot dogs for years, he beamed after his victory. Kobayashi as an opponent was now the incentive to give his best.

Chestnut, who weighs a good 100 kilograms, and his rival Kobayashi, who is considerably lighter at 71 kilograms, last faced each other in 2009, when Chestnut triumphed with 68 hot dogs.

Competition between two competitors

Kobayashi was one of the pioneers of the "Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest", which is traditionally held in New York on US Independence Day (July 4). He won this event six times in a row from 2001 onwards. In 2010, however, he was banned from the competition by the organizer Major League Eating due to a contract dispute.

Chestnut first won the "Nathan's Famous" title in 2007 and outdid his competitors in this eating contest a total of 16 times. Last July, however, the champion with the nickname "Jaws" was banned from the traditional New York event. This was triggered by his sponsorship deal with the meat substitute supplier Impossible Foods. In Chestnut's absence, American Patrick Bertoletti won his first title - with 58 hot dogs.

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