Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi settled their rivalry once and for all. The hot dog eating champions faced off in the live ...

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. -- Three minutes into the Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest, Japanese speed-eater Takeru Kobayashi had scarfed down 17 hot dogs and buns. There were nine minutes ...

Netflix on Thursday announced rules for the hot dog eating showdown between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi. None of them ...

Takeru Kobayashi, center, won the title with 50½ hot dogs, while Eric Booker, right, finished second with 26. Japanese professional speed-eater Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi destroyed the ...

6: Consecutive victories for Japanese legend Takeru Kobayashi (2001-2006). 8: Consecutive Hot Dog Eating Contest wins for the 33-year-old Chestnut (2007-2014) before Stonie won in 2015 ...

That same year, he ate 32 hot dogs at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, placing third behind Sonya Thomas and Takeru Kobayashi. Chestnut’s foray into the industry became fruitful in the very ...