Joey Chestnut mustered the power to down a world file 83 sizzling canines on Monday, relishing one other victory towards rival Takeru Kobayashi, who struggled to catch as much as the world’s finest aggressive eater in Netflix’s “Unfinished Beef” Labor Day showdown.
Following the identical format because the Nathan’s Well-known Worldwide Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest held in Coney Island, New York, Chestnut and Kobayashi had 10 minutes to eat as many sizzling canines as they might. In response to host Rob Riggle, the manufacturing had ready 300 sizzling canines in anticipation of the occasion, streamed dwell on Netflix from the Hyper X Area in Las Vegas.
Opponents weren’t allowed to dunk or pour water on the recent canines, or separate the meat franks from their buns, with penalties levied for extra crumbs and regurgitation. Whereas Kobayashi was solely in a position to eat 67 sizzling canines, Chestnut put again 83, beating his personal world file of 76 set on the 2021 Nathan’s contest.
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“I have been attempting to hit 80 sizzling canines for years. With out Kobayashi, I used to be by no means in a position to do it. He drives me. We weren’t all the time good to one another, however I like what he can do. We push one another to be our greatest,” Chestnut stated on stage after the win.
“I really feel like I did the whole lot I might,” Kobayashi responded through an interpreter. The Nagano, Japan, native had introduced his retirement from aggressive consuming earlier this 12 months on the Netflix documentary “Hack Your Well being: Secrets and techniques of Your Intestine,” the place he additionally revealed he can not really feel starvation.
Kobayashi held the Nathan’s title from 2001-2006 earlier than Chestnut took the throne, munching his method to 16 wins in 17 years. Chestnut was banned from the competitors this 12 months over his partnership take care of Unattainable Meals, forfeiting the “Mustard Belt” to Patrick Bertoletti.
Netflix’s subsequent scheduled dwell occasion is Jake Paul’s boxing showdown towards Mike Tyson in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.