Joey Chestnut beat his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi by wolfing down a file 83 sizzling canine and buns to Kobayashi’s 66 on Sunday, throughout Netflix’s dwell Las Vegas particular Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef.
There was additionally a aspect of non-public drama hanging over the match-up: The co-hosts of the dwell occasion had been comedian actor Rob Riggle and Nikki Garcia — days after the husband of the latter, Dancing with the Stars professional Artem Chigvintsev, was arrested for home violence.
There was no point out of the scenario on-air, however Garcia wasn’t carrying her wedding ceremony ring.
Chestnut and Kobiyashi used to go head-to-head throughout Nathan’s annual sizzling canine consuming contest each July 4 — with Joey lastly beating Kobayashi in 2007.
Nonetheless, a contract dispute between Kobayashi and Main League Consuming noticed him banned from the competitors since 2010, clearing the best way for Chestnut to dominate just about unchallenged since.
In June, MLE banned Chestnut from the July 4 contest on account of his resolution to endorse vegan sizzling canine as an alternative of Nathan’s.
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