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He ate how many? Hot dog champ does it again
CNN
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday.
Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years.
He put away 15 and a half more hot dogs than his closest competitor, Geoffrey Esper, but came up well short of his own personal record of 76 set last year.
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