Joey Chesnut makes us proud to be American

Once again, the best hot dog eater in the world is an American. More than 40,000 people came to Coney Island to see Joey “Jaws” Chestnut obliterate the competition with 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. His main rival, Kobayashi, placed second with 64 dogs.

Two contenders from the Kansas City regional were in the competition. Gravy Brown, who won here, finished 10th overall, consuming 30 hot dogs. Jim Reeves, who had flown from Buffalo into Kansas City for the regional only to place second finished 12th with 28.5 hot dogs (he later earned a coveted trip to Coney Island in Atlanta). At the 12-second mark in the video below, you can see Reeves desperately trying to make a comeback with the two-handed approach.