Takeru Kobayashi
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Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited wit
Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009
Kobayashi at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in 2006
Kobayashi at the Krystal Square Off in 2009
Kobayashi with two Guinness World Record certificates (March 2010)
Joey Chestnut
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Joseph Christian Chestnut is an American competitive eater who holds 55 world records across 55 disciplines, and is currently ranked first in the world by Major League Eating. He has won the Mustard Y
Takeru Kobayashi
…in the July 4, 2007, Nathan's contest continued as scheduled. He was able to eat a personal record 63 hot dogs, though his mark was bettered by Joey Chestnut's 66. On July 4, 2008, Kobayashi once again competed in the Nathan's contest. He ate 59 hot dogs, tying Chestnut, but lost a sudden death five dog eat…
Chestnut in 2022
Chestnut holding the mustard belt after the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2007
Chestnut after winning his third mustard belt in 2009
Chestnut after winning the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest