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7/4/08
Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest Chestnut vs. Kobayashi Preview & Live Thread
Who Can Swallow The Most Wieners This Independence Day?
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Following the colossal success of last year's Nathan's hot dog eating contest live thread, we're back to do it again. Face it, there's nothing better you could be doing right now. Watching grown men and women try eat as much highly-processed meat as possible is much more entertaining than your family and friends.

Last year, Joey Chestnut, American Hero, took back the mustard belt from Takeru Kobayashi of Japan by eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes? Will Chestnut repeat as champion? Will Kobayashi regain the title he held for so many years prior? Will someone choke to death on a hot dog? The drama will unfold at high noon Eastern on ESPN.

While many people have been talking about how technology is making swimming world records obsolete, nobody is talking about how hot dog eating world records are becoming obsolete. In 1991, Frank Dellarosa at 21.5 hot dogs to set a new world record. Kazutoyo "The Rabbit" Arai ate just over 25 in 2000. Just 7 years later, Joey Chestnut set the latest bar at 66. Imagine if someone had followed up Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile just a few years later by running a 2 minute mile, and you have some idea of just how this record has fallen.

Bodog has the following odds listed for the event:

Joey Chestnut 5/7
Takeru Kobayashi 11/10
Field 13/4

For those curious about who they get with those 13/4 odds, here is the complete field, courtesy of the International Federation of Competitive Eating:

Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti
Tim "Eater X" Janus
Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas
"Humble" Bob Shoudt
Hall "Hoover" Hunt
Tim "Gravy" Brown
Rich "The Locust" LeFevre
"Patrick "Vandam" Vandam
"The Lovely" Juliet Lee
Juris "Dr. Bigtime" Shibayama
Eric "Badlands" Booker
Erik "The Red" Denmark
Arturo Rios "Grande"
Pat "From Moonachie" Philbin
Allen "Shredder" Goldstein
Crazy Legs Conti
"Nasty" Nate Biller
"Pretty Boy" Pete Davekos
"Double-0" Kevin Ross

As for me, my hypothetical money is on Chestnut. Any other pick on this day would be un-American.

The lineup is set. The hot dogs are cooked. You've got nothing better to do. Let's get this live thread started!
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7/4/08
5
Jon wrote:
A guy in a Cubs mask. Well, now we know who CriticalFanatic is cheering for.
How do we know it isn't CriticalFanatic?

7/4/08
0

I remembered!!

 

I'm going with Kobayashi, although it seems fitting an American scarf down the most dogs.....


7/4/08
0
There's no way Kobayashi wins. I'm going with the pride of San Jose, CA - Mr. Joey Chestnut.

7/4/08
0
Well...it's still more of a sport than poker.

7/4/08
0
I should go make some breakfast. But something tells me I won't want to be eating while I watch this.

7/4/08
3
Competitive eating in HD. That sounds like nightmare fuel.

7/4/08
1
USA! USA! USA! Now time to get drunk at 11am while blowing stuff up and throwing black cats at kids.

7/4/08
0
Ha. A reference to them calling Joey Chestnut an American Hero last year.

7/4/08
1
Free Paul Page!

7/4/08
2
Major League Eating! The Game!

Finally, a game that actively promotes childhood obesity. God Bless America.

7/4/08
0
Jon wrote:
Major League Eating! The Game!

Finally, a game that actively promotes childhood obesity. God Bless America.
I'll take 7.

7/4/08
0

OK.  Here's the question:

 

How do you explain this event to a four year-old that wants to watch cartoons?


7/4/08
0
MLE the Game for Wii......oh, yeah.

7/4/08
0
No, seriously, free Paul Page.

7/4/08
0
Did I just catch the words "barf-o-meter" on the screen?

I can only hope that Paul Page provides the commentary for the game.

7/4/08
0
That hot dog mascot is awesome by the way.

7/4/08
0
Ha ha.  Eater X was impressed by the muscle tone on the game.  He should be impressed that there's actually a game  (soon to fill the USED bins at a video game retailer near you).

7/4/08
0
Jon wrote:
Did I just catch the words "barf-o-meter" on the screen?

I can only hope that Paul Page provides the commentary for the game.
Did you miss our post on this? We had a preview of the game up a few months ago.

7/4/08
0
Here you go, it includes a guy barfing.

http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Major-League-Eating-The-Game-Should-Do-Well-With-The-Obese-Fat-Guy-Demographic-Blog-7957

7/4/08
0
100%InjuryRate wrote:
Did you miss our post on this? We had a preview of the game up a few months ago.
Yeah, I remember it. I'm still in shock though that development time actually went into it.

7/4/08
1
A competitive eater with a mohawk who's a chef specializing in making healthy food?

*Head aspolde*

7/4/08
0
I'm glad I'm not the only one that stared at the TV with his mouth wide open when they played that feature.

7/4/08
0
Now Paul's promoting the Nationwide Series.

*develops facial tick*

7/4/08
3
Hot dog eating contests! Arena football! The Nationwide Series! It's a thrilling weekend of sports on ESPN!

7/4/08
0

I wish they'd quit saying "gurgitate". 

I guess  I should give them a break.  It's got to be hard to try to make this into a sports broadcast.....

7/4/08
0
You play the Wii eating game then to burn off the Wii calories you put on you play Wii fit. Nintendo is trying to curb Mii obesity. It really is an epidemic.

7/4/08
0
No sporting event is complete without a Mr.T/A-Team reference.

7/4/08
0

WTF!!?!?!?!?

 

I can't believe they lumped this in with some of the greatest moments in sports.  ugh.....

7/4/08
0
Okay, we're done here. They just compared Kobayashi to Ali. I don't think this can get any more ridiculous.

7/4/08
4
Mouth arthritis at that young of an age is usually only an affliction that effects pr0n stars.

7/4/08
3
Ryan wrote:

WTF!!?!?!?!?

 

I can't believe they lumped this in with some of the greatest moments in sports.  ugh.....

This is why the terrorists hate us.

7/4/08
0
In-depth analysis on Kobayashi's jaw. Now THAT is what the 4th is all about.

7/4/08
0
gearhead wrote:
This is why the terrorists hate us.
This is why I hate us sometimes.

7/4/08
1
(Edited by CriticalFanatic)
gearhead wrote:
This is why the terrorists hate us.
Actually, I think the terrorists hate us because we've tried to turn the Cavemen into commercial, tv stars.

7/4/08
0
CriticalFanatic wrote:
Actually, I think the terrorists hate us because we've tried to turn the Cavemen into commercial, tv stars.

What do you mean tried?  That's the best commercial that's been on this telecast!


7/4/08
2
So my next question is when will we begin to televise competitive drinking?

A case race ... now that's made for primetime television.

7/4/08
0

Crap - 13 more minutes?  I don't know if I can hold the little one off much longer.  She's attacking the remote. 

 

Oooh - Hot Dog Martini.  barf...........


7/4/08
0
James Bond, douchebag, the white Kanye - we're off to a great start

7/4/08
0

Crazy Legs Conti sporting a Clemson tiger paw.

 

Rednecks and competitive eating - a marriage made on ESPN.


7/4/08
0
They're coming out to a remix of "She Blinded Me With Science."

Have we stepped into the Twilight Zone?

7/4/08
0
What do you think your nickname would be?

Mine would be "The Machine."

7/4/08
2
CriticalFanatic wrote:
So my next question is when will we begin to televise competitive drinking?

A case race ... now that's made for primetime television.
I can just see it now - the FanIQ Flag Day Case Race.

7/4/08
0
CriticalFanatic wrote:
So my next question is when will we begin to televise competitive drinking?

A case race ... now that's made for primetime television.
I've had a lot of training playing beer pong. Will team FanIQ enter the competitive drinking when they show it on ESPN?

7/4/08
0
100%InjuryRate wrote:
What do you think your nickname would be?

Mine would be "The Machine."

Ha ha.  I'm not much of an eater. 

Mine might be Squeak (from BASEketball - aka "Little Bitch")

7/4/08
0
Who's winning? I don't have cable... Anyone watching?

7/4/08
0
twatne wrote:
Who's winning? I don't have cable... Anyone watching?
Hasn't started yet.

7/4/08
0
Jon wrote:
I can just see it now - the FanIQ Flag Day Case Race.
I think this is a project worth developing!!

7/4/08
1
A guy in a Cubs mask. Well, now we know who CriticalFanatic is cheering for.

7/4/08
1
"Gravy" is rocking the Cubs mask. There goes the Cubs' season. Done.

7/4/08
5
Jon wrote:
A guy in a Cubs mask. Well, now we know who CriticalFanatic is cheering for.
How do we know it isn't CriticalFanatic?

7/4/08
2
I know women who have eaten a tenth of their weight in cheesecake. They weren't in an eating competition though.

7/4/08
0
I thought it started at noon (EDT). When does it start then?

7/4/08
0
damn, i could really go for a hot dog now.

7/4/08
0
twatne wrote:
I thought it started at noon (EDT). When does it start then?
Telecast started at noon.  It will probably start in about five minutes

7/4/08
3
So we might not be the coolest people in the world for watching this. But there are people who probably camped out overnight to get in the front row, so at least we have them beat.

7/4/08
0
twatne wrote:
I thought it started at noon (EDT). When does it start then?
Well the broadcast started then. But the eating starts in a few minutes.

7/4/08
0
100%InjuryRate wrote:
damn, i could really go for a hot dog now.
Let's see if you're still saying that about 10 minutes from now.

7/4/08
1
Jon wrote:
So we might not be the coolest people in the world for watching this. But there are people who probably camped out overnight to get in the front row, so at least we have them beat.
I ashamed to admit it, but I had to camp out in front of my TV in order to see this.

7/4/08
0
Well Jon, we devoured the 33 posts from last year. 

7/4/08
0

OK.  So what does he listen to on the headphones while he eats?

 

I'm guessing the Fat Boys....


7/4/08
0
Nathan's hot dog eating correspondent. The job all journalists want.

7/4/08
2
Ryan wrote:
Well Jon, we devoured the 33 posts from last year. 
Yeah, hopefully we don't puke them all back up and get disqualified.

7/4/08
0
100%InjuryRate wrote:
Nathan's hot dog eating correspondent. The job all journalists want.
Erin Andrews must have been busy today.

7/4/08
0
Jon wrote:
So we might not be the coolest people in the world for watching this. But there are people who probably camped out overnight to get in the front row, so at least we have them beat.
It is those weirdos dream to get sunbaked and have pieces of hot dog and bun all over them.

7/4/08
0
And we are off! 10 hot dogs in the opening minute for Chestnut.

7/4/08
2
Best line ever!

"They attack those hot dogs like Lindsay Lohan attacks a minibar."

AWESOME. Gotta love the announcers, they know this is ridiculous, but they have some good fun.

7/4/08
0
Chestnut out to a strong start!!

7/4/08
2
Somewhere, there's someone who is going to have spinal surgery on Monday who is watching their surgeon cram hot dogs into his mouth right now.

7/4/08
0
Chestnut is dominating! San Jose REPRESENT!

7/4/08
0
I'm counting on you guys to keep me posted! I'm overseas, so I can't watch my hero Kobayashi in action!

7/4/08
0
"She is Madonna to his A-Rod"

I had no idea competitive eating was so scandalous.

7/4/08
0

Yeah, Kobayashi is struggling to keep up.  Chestnut is a freakin' machine.


7/4/08
0
5 minutes to go - halfway point

Chestnut  35
Kobayashi 33

7/4/08
0
Kobayashi is consistently  about two to three dogs behind Chestnut.

7/4/08
0
It's all tied up! Come on Chestnut! America needs you!

7/4/08
0
Is he injured again? he has not done enough training I think do to last years misfortune. hope he catch up!

7/4/08
0
wait so who's winning? We have two scoreboards?

7/4/08
0
USA! USA! USA! Like Homer Simpson said "You dont win friends with salad. You don't win friends with salad."

7/4/08
0
I can't believe how jacked up i am for this.

/complete loser - me

7/4/08
0
2 minutes left, both at 50

7/4/08
0
Japan, Japan, Japan!!! Go Tsunami!

7/4/08
0
1 minute left, Kobayashi up 2. Chestnut needs a miracle.

7/4/08
0
How come Russia doesn't have an eating champ? They need someone. Seriously.

7/4/08
0
what happens with a tie?

7/4/08
0
TIE!!

7/4/08
0
(Edited by Jon)
It looks like they are both at 59....

They both need to swallow.

Photo finish, and possibly overtime (I have no idea how that works).

7/4/08
1
100%InjuryRate wrote:
How come Russia doesn't have an eating champ? They need someone. Seriously.
I'm sure they hold the record for borscht

7/4/08
0
YES! This is good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/4/08
0
5 dog eat off!

7/4/08
0
Five dog eat-off?  That hardly seems fair

7/4/08
0
A TIE!

5 more hot dogs each.

This is awesome.

7/4/08
0
5 more. I think they might explode.

7/4/08
0
USA! USA! USA! USA!

7/4/08
0
great!

7/4/08
0
japan, japan, japan!

7/4/08
0
Chestnut wins

7/4/08
0
CHESTNUT WINS!

USA! USA! USA!

7/4/08
0
HELL YEAH CHESTNUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/4/08
2
Someone get that man to a hospital.

Or a toilet.

7/4/08
0

Wow.  That was actually exciting.  I almost won with my Kobayashi prediction.

 

Maybe next year.

 

USA!!


7/4/08
0
I was certain the "shootout" was going to mean something entirely different.

7/4/08
0
By the way, that actually was pretty damn exciting.

7/4/08
0
Oh well.  Time to go get fussed at by the wife for camping out in front of the TV and computer for the last hour.  (Of course she had to come home from work/grocery in the middle of the contest!  ugh....)

7/4/08
0
Ryan wrote:

Wow.  That was actually exciting.  I almost won with my Kobayashi prediction.

 

Maybe next year.

 

USA!!

traitor!

7/4/08
3
very sad... he will be back next year. without injury and proper training! chestnut is probably on drugs; like lance armstrong!

7/4/08
0
100%InjuryRate wrote:
traitor!
Ha ha.  Sometimes you've gotta root for the underdog.

7/4/08
0
We also shattered our own comment record. This will be hard to top next year, but we'll be back to try.

7/4/08
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Jon wrote:
We also shattered our own comment record. This will be hard to top next year, but we'll be back to try.
I'm already starting to store up the gluttony and hot dog jokes for next year!! 

7/4/08
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Whoa, I almost puked up a comment there. That would have cost us the record.

7/4/08
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Sweet, they are replaying it now for those of us who found an hour of this to be insufficient.

7/4/08
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twatne wrote:
very sad... he will be back next year. without injury and proper training! chestnut is probably on drugs; like lance armstrong!
He needs to work on his deepthroating.

/had to make joke

7/4/08
0
What a shame...

7/4/08
0
I'm sticking with Kobayashi as my hero! He's Mr. consistency. After all, I know a thing or two about competitive eating, being the 2008 Australian Champ in Mussel Eating.

 
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