{"id":6649,"date":"2012-07-04T12:49:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T19:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=6649"},"modified":"2012-07-04T12:49:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T19:49:35","slug":"chestnut-wins-6th-straight-hot-dog-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=6649","title":{"rendered":"CHESTNUT WINS 6TH STRAIGHT HOT DOG TITLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\"facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"google_plus\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>

AP Associated Press<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nathan's Top Dog - Joey Chestnut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joey Chestnut – sets new record by eating 68 franks in annual contest.
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\nNEW YORK – Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Wednesday, tying his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed “Jaws” scarfed down 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt. He bested his main rival by 16 dogs.<\/p>\n

“I feel good, it was a great win,” Chestnut said after the contest, adding he wished he could have eaten a record number of hot dogs for the audience. “I tried my best. I’m looking forward to next year already.”<\/p>\n

Second place went to Tim Janus of New York with 52 hot dogs, who received $5,000. Third place went to Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago with 51, who won $2,500 read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest – Official Page…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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