Relishing the moment
Kobayashi won his sixth title yesterday at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by eating 53 3/4 hot dogs. That’s about 12 pounds of hot dogs and buns. However, not to be outdone by questionable officiating in the World Cup, the hot dog eating contest had some controversy of its own.
After the 50th hot dog, Kobayashi appeared to throw up some some hot dog and bun, a disqualification in competitive eating. However, he quickly gulped it back down. While his main competition Joey Chestnut pointed it out and was hoping for a DQ, the judge ruled in Kobayashi’s favor.
The effluvia never touched the table,” Kuntzman said, a distinction he claimed was part of the International Federation of Competitive Eating’s official rules.“When the hot dog came up, and some of it came out his nose, Kobayashi sucked it back down. To me, that’s the testament of a champion and great athlete.
That’s the first time we’ve ever heard an official use the word effluvia. It looks like Kobayashi got the benefit of the call for being a world champion. For those who don’t think eating is a sport, it sounds exactly like what would happen in the NBA.
Links:
[SFGate]: Controversy dogs eating contest
San Jose challenger’s dreams ground down as 5-time champ from Japan sets world record
