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Joey Chestnut wins his 16th Coney Island hot dog eating contest, bagging a $10k prize for downing 62 dogs in 10 minutes - 14 fewer than last year.

https://sports.yahoo.com/joey-chestnut-wins-16th-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-after-2-hour-weather-delay-190303905.html

WaPo does an amazing article on hot dog eating contests

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/01/hot-dog-eating-contest-competitive-eater/

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Is he GOAT of all sports?

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I watched it as I do most years. Not terribly exciting. Best stat, though, is that in 10 minutes, he ingested approximately 17,000 calories. Yeesh!

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Is a competitive eater an athlete? Twitter is calling Chestnut one of the most dominant athletes of all-time…..

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You and I think alike my friend. I was debating friends yesterday that Chestnut is the GOAT of all sports.

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