On America's 231st birthday, American Joey Chestnut brought the title of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Champion back to American soil for the first since 1999 when Steve Keiner took the title. Since then, the Japanese have reigned supreme over the "sport" with Takeru Kobayashi dominating the sport by winning the last 6 contests while setting 4 world records. This year, after a supposed jaw injury in the weeks leading up to the event, Kobayashi ate 63 hot dogs and buns(HDB's) in 12 minutes, beating his previous best by nearly 10 HDB's and also beating Joey Chestnut's recent world record of 59.5 by almost 4 HDB's. It was not enough to beat Joey Chestnut though, who pushed his world record mark even higher with an astounding 66 HDB's.
American female eating extraordinaire, Sonya Thomas, placed 5th while beating her own female world record by stuffing 39 HDB's into her petite, 105 lb body.
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