Chestnut Dethrones Kobayashi, 66 – 63

Legendary professional eater Takeru Kobayashi was defeated by Joey Chestnut in the Nathan’s Annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest today. Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, shattering his previous world record of 59.5. Kobayashi only ate 63.

This is exciting news not only for members of the KickApps-powered Major League Eating (MLE) community, but to fans of international sport everywhere.

Chestnut, who is described on the MLE website as being known for his “simple, levelheaded approach to the sport,” consumed more than 12,540 calories during the course of the contest, according to ESPN.

Here’s the math on that:

Hot Dogs Eaten by Chestnut: 66
Calories in Average Hot Dog: 110
Calories in Average Bun: 80
Calories consumed by Chestnut in contest: 12,540

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