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Source: New Hot Dog Eating Record ~ World Records 2009 2008 | Limca Book Records | Guiness Book World Records | www.worldamazingrecords.com
Description: Joey Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, shattered the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan by downing 59 "HBDs" - hot dogs and buns
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Joey Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, consumed 59 hotdogs in 12 minutes. He beat the previous record holder, Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, at the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in suburban Tempe. ChaCha for now!
Joey Chestnut broke his own world record by inhaling 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes -- a staggering one every 10.9 seconds. ChaCha on!