In what's becoming a gluttonous Fourth of July tradition, San Jose resident Joey Chestnut once again walked away from Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday with the coveted Mustard Belt in hand. Downing 62 dogs in ten minutes, the Bay Area-bred competitive eating champ beat out the Coney Island competition for the whopping fifth year in a row, coming in just six sausages shy of his own world record setting best. But alas, the win did not come without controversy -- fellow gastrointestinal dare devil Takeru Kobayashi held his own simultaneous exhibition eating contest across town, handling 69 dogs in the same ten minute span. Sadly, due to disputes with Major League Eating's powers that be, the six-time contest winner and would-be world record holder was deemed ineligible for this year's contest -- but hey, a local win's a win! Get a full breakdown on the bizarre controversy here, and more on the contest courtesy of our friends at NBC Bay Area.
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