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Kobayashi 69 Hot Dogs

February 6, 2012 by · Comments Off on Kobayashi 69 Hot Dogs 

Kobayashi 69 Hot Dogs, Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese former hot dog eating champion, won an annual chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia on Friday, downing a record 337 wings in 30 minutes.

At the Wing Bowl 20, the 33-year-old smashed the previous record of 255 wings set last year by Jonathan Squibb and received a cash prize of $20,000, according to the electronic edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper.

The 20th event, hosted by a local radio station, reportedly drew a crowd of about 20,000.

Kobayashi, a native of Nagano Prefecture, won the famous July 4 hot dog eating competition in New York for six years in a row from 2001.

In 2010 and 2011, Kobayashi did not take part in the hot dog event due to a contractual issue. He set an unofficial record last year by eating 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes at an off-site event as the contest was broadcast live there on television.

“The truth is that if you brought me another 100 wings right now, I think I could eat them,” Kobayashi was quoted as saying after Friday’s event. “Not if it was a competition, but if you brought them to me, I’d take my time. But I could fit 100 more in.”

Takeru Kobayashi Wing Record

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Takeru Kobayashi Wing Record, In a landslide victory at SportsRadio 94 WIP’s Wing Bowl XX, Takeru Kobayashi dethroned reigning champ Joey “Super” Squibb, by downing a record 337 wings.  Kobayashi shattered the previous high of 254 wings, set last year by Squibb.

As expected, it was a Kobayashi/Squibb final, but the wing-off was a formality as Kobayashi had a commanding lead of over 60 wings by the end of the second round.

“He was great,” said Squibb after watching someone else be crowned Wing Bowl champion for the first time in three years. Great may have been an understatement, as Kobayashi has obliterated the previous overall record before the second round even ended. Squibb’s disappointment is most likely tempered because he had just won a 2012 Chevy Camaro for being the local eater that ate the most wings.

Boos rained down from the top of the Wells Fargo Center as Kobayashi flexed his muscles after his coronation.

“I think people are just shocked that a local guy didn’t win,” said Tony Luke Jr., cheesesteak-maven and friend of Kobayashi. “That’s all,” he concluded.

Kobayashi was eating at a pace that astounded host Angelo Cataldi. “It looks like it’s all over,” he commented during the second round.

It wasn’t a total cakewalk for the new champ, though. At one point early in the second round, Kobayashi gagged and nearly vomited. Since Wing Bowl rules dictate that “If you heave, you leave,” it would have been a stunning development.

But Kobayashi was able to restrain himself, in fact appearing to re-swallow whatever came back up. After a few taps of his throat, he flashed a smile to the cameras before going right back to eating.

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