http://majorchampionshipnews.com/topic/joey-chestnut2010-10-06T12:45:30Z2010-07-04T14:00:21ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-07-04:/photo/hot-dog-contest-2311941p/

Hot dogs await the contestants as the crowd awaits the start of the <a title="Nathan's Famous Hot Dog" href="/topic/Nathan's+Famous+Hot+Dog" >Nathan's Hot Dog</a> Eating contest with 54 dogs eaten Sunday, July 4, 2010 in the <a title="Brooklyn (New York City)" href="/topic/Brooklyn+(New+York+City)" >Brooklyn</a> <a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" >borough of New York</a>. <a title="Joey Chestnut" href="/topic/Joey+Chestnut" >Joey Chestnut</a> won eating 54 hot dogs.(AP Photo/St...

2010-07-03T23:45:24ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-07-03:/photo/hot-dog-eating-contest-2311641p/

World champion hot dog eater <a title="Joey Chestnut" href="/topic/Joey+Chestnut" >Joey Chestnut</a>, second from left, is greeted by <a title="Michael Bloomberg" href="/topic/Michael+Bloomberg" >Mayor Michael Bloomberg</a>, center, at the official weigh-in ceremony for the <a title="Nathan's Famous Inc." href="/topic/Nathan's+Famous+Inc." >Nathan's Famous</a> July 4 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in <a title="New York" href="/topic/New+York" >New York</a>, Friday July 2, 2010. Chestnut w...

2010-04-02T20:53:38ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-04-02:/photo/rib-eating-championship-1658123p/

Eventual winner Pat Bertoletti, left center, of <a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >Chicago</a> and second-place finisher <a title="Joey Chestnut" href="/topic/Joey+Chestnut" >Joey Chestnut</a> of <a title="San Jose" href="/topic/San+Jose" >San Jose</a> battle it out in the Best in the West Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Bertoletti ate 5.8 pounds of ribs in 12 minutes to narrowly beat Chestnut, who downed 5.7 pounds. (AP Photo/<a title="The Reno...

2010-10-06T12:45:30ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-10-06:/photo/aptopix-hot-dog-contest-1379953p/

<a title="Joey Chestnut" href="/topic/Joey+Chestnut" >Joey Chestnut</a> of <a title="San Jose" href="/topic/San+Jose" >San Jose</a>, <a title="California" href="/topic/California" >Calif.</a>, defending champion of the <a title="Nathan's Famous Inc." href="/topic/Nathan's+Famous+Inc." >Nathan's Famous</a> July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest reacts to finishing 68 hot dogs after defeating former champion <a title="Takeru Kobayashi" href="/topic/Takeru+Kobayashi" >Takeru Kobayashi</a>, of <a title="Na...

2010-04-06T08:21:21ZGetty Imagestag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-04-06:/photo/champions-compete-nathans-annual-hot-dog-eating-contest-1379655p/

<a title="New York" href="/topic/New+York" >NEW YORK</a> - JULY 4: A crowd gathers before the <a title="Nathan's Famous Inc." href="/topic/Nathan's+Famous+Inc." >Nathan's Famous</a> Fourth of July hot dog eating contest begins on July 4, 2009 in <a title="Coney Island" href="/topic/Coney+Island" >Coney Island</a> in the <a title="Brooklyn (New York City)" href="/topic/Brooklyn+(New+York+City)" >Brooklyn</a> borough of <a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" >New York City</a>. <a ti...