Japan's record hot-dog eater downs 69 hamburgers in 8 minutes
ChannelNewsAsia.com / Nov 15
TOKYO : A slender 26-year-old from Japan who is the undefeated champion in hot-dog eating competitions has broadened his repertoire, wowing an American crowd by munching 69 hamburgers in eight minutes.
Takeru Kobayashi, who has made a full-time career out of his unusual talent and become a celebrity in Japan, took home US$10,000 after stuffing himself at the contest in Chattanooga, Tennessee, media reports said.
"Kobayashi is, without a doubt, the greatest eater ever to live upon planet Earth," said David Baer of the International Federation of Competitive Eating.
Second-place went to Sonya Thomas, a Virginia woman who in the allotted eight minutes on Saturday could eat a mere 46 of the miniature square burgers cooked up by Krystal, a fast-food chain in the US south.
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