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Japanese speed-eating champ reclaims his title
by Tim Sheehy, 09/28/2009
Japanese speed-eating champ reclaims his title photo

The legendary Takeru Kobayashi, known mostly for his amazing ability to scarf hotdogs while maintaining his relatively small physique, has once again blown his competition out of the water, regaining his title as champion of the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship.

He had won the title three consecutive times between the years of 2004 through 2006. In 2007, he was unable to compete due to having to undergo surgery to remove a wisdom tooth. He returned in 2008, but was only able to achieve third place. With the odds stacked against him, Kobayashi finally beat out his long time rival, Joey Chestnut, placing first with 98 hamburgers.

I can't even begin to think of how terrible that could be for your colon, not to mention that this is only one of the competitions that these men both compete in every year. Just the thought of it is causing my intestines to ache. It should also be noted that Chestnut did win the 2007 title with a total of 103, and nobody has topped that number yet.

 





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