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Here's to the Winners of 2010

At this time of year, everyone seems to be looking back. People hash over the most memorable quotes, the trendiest words, the biggest headlines. Here, we take a look at some of the year's brighter moments. For some people, 2010 was a time when years of hard work culminated in a monumental achievement. For others, sheer...

'Black Widow' Devours 181 Wings in Eating Contest

NEW YORK (Sept. 6) -- The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday. "I'm so happy!" said Sonya Thomas, who ate 4.86 pounds of chicken wings to win the contest, besting world eating marvel Joey Chestnut at the ninth...

Eating Champ Joey Chestnut Feeds on Competition

(July 21) -- Joey Chestnut is at the top of the competitive eating food chain, but it isn't as much because of a love for eating as it is a hunger to compete. "It's not about the food for me as much as the competition," he told AOL News. Chestnut holds six world records for competitive eating, including most hot dogs...

Opinion: Competitive Eating Goes to the Dogs

(July 6) -- In a world beset by wars, crude oil gushing onto our beaches, a possible double-dip recession and superstar basketball players (with no championship rings) torn by multiple $100 million contract offers, it is especially disheartening to learn of the outburst and subsequent arrest of a one-time hot-dog-eating...

Kobayashi Released From Jail After July 4 Arrest

Last week it sounded like six-time Nathan's hot dog-eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi wouldn't compete in the 2010 event due to a contract dispute But on July 4, just after defending champ Joey Chestnut defended his title by scarfing down 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes, Kopayashi tried to take the stage. Cuffing and...

Joey Chestnut News From the Web

05/14/12 Nothing kills the appetite like watching competitive... Source: The Record - Stockton CA Like some people who watch hockey mostly for the fights or those who watch motor sports for the crashes, it's possible that at least some people watch competitive eating for the gross-out factor.
05/10/12 Cleveland hot dog eating competition Source: ABC - NewsChannel 5 - Cleveland OH A hot dog company wants to see if any Clevelanders can stuff their faces enough to qualify for a national competition.
05/04/12 Eat Your Heart Out With SpotDash Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA Attention Bostonians with big appetites: get ready to eat your hearts out!
05/03/12 Best job ever: $200K a year just to eat Source: Houston Chronicle - Houston TX Actually, he gets paid very well to eat.
05/03/12 Eat Your Heart Out With SpotDash Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA Attention Bostonians with big appetites: get ready to eat your hearts out!

Background on Joey Chestnut

Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater. The , engineering student is currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.

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