Joey Chestnut, a man who has dedicated his life to eating unnecessary amounts of food at speeds greater than his rivals, Thursday at Coney Island.
40,000 people were in attendance to watch Chestnut wolf down 69 hotdogs in 10 minutes, a new record. , Chestnut consumed 20,010 calories, 1,173 grams of fat, 48,990 milligrams of sodium, and 759 grams of protein, probably enough to kill most people.
Bob Ley on the proceedings, declaring Chestnut鈥檚 July 4th undertaking to be the very reason 鈥渢he Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honour.鈥
A few tables away, Sonya Thomas, who weighed in at only 100 lbs., took home the women鈥檚 trophy by downing an admirable 37 franks.
No injuries have been reported.