What will it take to win? A quick look at the stats on the Nathan's Web site shows that the competition is hungry. On May 16, a gastronomical athlete by the name Eater X stuffed down 50 hot dogs to win the qualifying round in Hartford, CT. Last year's winner, Joey Chestnut tied with former champion Takeru Kobayashi at 59 hot dogs in ten minutes. To determine a true winner the two champions had a five hot dog speed-eating overtime round. That's a grand total of 64 hot dogs!
With any luck, Phoenix has an all-beef champion waiting in the wings for a shot at glory...or at least a free lunch.
