Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Chestnut sets record in winning hot dog eating rematch

Joey Chestnut trounced takaro Kobayashi in their Showdown Monday on Netflix with Chestnut eating a record breaking 83 hot dogs and buns Chestnut shattered his previous record of 76 hot dogs to earn $100,000 Kobayashi ate 66 Hot Dogs during the 10-minute contest I've been trying to hit 80 hot dogs for years and without Kobayashi I was never able to do it Chestnut said he drives me we weren't always nice to each other but I love the way we push each other to be our best the event brought the competitive eating Rivals together for the first time in 15 years over hot dogs I feel like I did everything I could the Japanese eater said through an interpreter Chestnut the American Powerhouse and Kobayashi the Japanese Legend faced off five times on the 4th of July at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Chestnut won three of those contests between 2005 and 2009 Kobayashi stopped competing at Nathan's the next year over what he said was a contract dispute with major Le eating which runs the Nathan contest the 10-minute Netflix Showdown involved new rules no dunking hot dog buns in water no pouring water on the hot dog buns and no separating the hot dogs from the Buns Chestnut 40 entered the contest with a world record of 76 hot dogs and hot dog buns Kobayashi 46 entered with a personal best of 64 and a half said in 2009 in May Kobayashi announced his retirement but the chance to compete against Chestnut lured him back for what he said will be his final contest

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