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• July 4: Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Ca. eats some of the 66 hot dogs he ate in 12 minutes to win the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
• July 4: Takeru Kobayashi tries to keep all the hot dogs in his mouth during the end of Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Competition in New York.
• July 4: Challenger Joey Chestnut, right, of San Jose, Ca., and Japan's six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi try to hold down their final hot dogs.
• July 4: Takeru Kobayashi, left, and Joey Chestnut, right, eat hot dogs near the end of Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Competition in New York.
• July 4: Six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi eats some of the 63 hot dogs he ate to finish second.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut, right, of San Jose, Calif., hugs Japan's Takeru Kobayashi after Chestnut beat the six-time defending champion in Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut, center, celebrates after winning the annual hot-dog eating competition in New York.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut poses with the Mustard Belt after his win.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut poses with a plate of 66 hot dogs after winning Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Competition.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut, second from right, of San Jose, Ca., throws his hands up after beating Japan's Takeru Kobayashi, left, by downing 66 hot dogs to 63 for the six-time defending champion.
• July 4: Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif. holds a tray with 66 hot dogs, the number he ate in 12 minutes to win the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• July 3: Joey Chestnut poses with 59 1/2 hot dogs at the official weigh-in ceremony.
• July 3: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets a hug from the Nathan's hot dog mascot at the official weigh-in ceremony for the International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.
• July 3: Contestant Juliet Lee attends the official weigh-in ceremony for the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City.
• July 3: Contestant Joey Chestnut, left, and six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi down a hot dog at the official weigh-in for the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous at New York's Coney Island.