Location: Tempe, AZ
Joey Chestnut set a world record today in Phoenix, AZ, eating 59.5 Nathan's Famous hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. Chestnut breaks the world record of 53.75 hot dogs and buns held by Takeru Kobayashi, setting the stage for a monumental matchup in Coney Island at the 2007 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Full Results: Joey Chestnut 59.5 (9 Axia 3 Points) Rich LeFevre 33 (6 Axia 3 Points) Tim Brown 25 (3 Axia 3 Points) Justin Mih 21 (2 Axia 3 Points) Marco Marquez 21 (2 Axia 3 Points) David Cohn 18 (1 Axia 3 Point) Jesus Cabrales 17 (1 Axia 3 Point) Russ Witzke 16 (1 Axia 3 Point) Mike Jones 15 Andrew Lane 14 Jason Erb 14 Mike Avery 14 Russell Blackwell 13.75 Doug Hume 11.5
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