When the final horn sounded, Chestnut raised his arms in triumph and held up the American flag as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played. Check out pictures of the competition in the gallery below and swell with U.S. pride.
Competitive Eating
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Competitive eaters down pizza slices at the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA (4th from L) ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Competitive eater Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA holds up his cash prize of $5,000 after he is is pronounced the winner of the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, of Chicago (R) gestures towards reigning hot dog champion and fellow competitive eater Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA (C) as chairman of Major League Eating and Master of Ceremonies George Shea (L) holds his microphone moments before the start of the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, of Chicago (R) gestures towards reigning hot dog champion and fellow competitive eater Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA (C) as chairman of Major League Eating and Master of Ceremonies George Shea (L) holds his microphone moments before the start of the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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009 - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Competitive eater and hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut greets onlookers before competing in the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: "Humble" Bob Shoudt, of Royersford, PA (L) and fellow competitive eater and reigning hot dog champion Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA (R) chew slices of cheese pizza at the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Competitive eater Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA, (L) keeps a slice ahead of fellow competitor Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti (R) of Chicago at the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: "Humble" Bob Shoudt, of Royersford, PA (L) and fellow competitive eater and reigning hot dog champion Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA (R) chew slices of cheese pizza at the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Competitive eater Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA is pronounced the winner of the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship contest held October 12, 2008 in Times Square in New York City. Chestnut ate 45 cheese slices in 10 minutes to win the contest. (Photo by Rhonda Vanover/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Competitive eater Brad Sciullo (R) is interviewed by the media after winning the Annual Cannoli Eating Contest during the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy September 12, 2008 in New York. The competition, sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, was won in an upset by 21-year-old newcomer Sciullo, who ate over 20 cannolis at 500 calories apiece. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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American Joey Chestnut won his third straight title in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, consuming a record 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Chestnut narrowly beat his arch rival, six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi, who downed 64-1/2. (We don't want to know what happened to the half that Kobayashi couldn't finish.) 




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Monday 06 July
By Heavytoka
68 Hot Dogs! I can't eat more then 5 without feeling like I'm going to explode.
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Monday 06 July
By Jim Davis
To tell you the truth,one time when Eye had a growing hunger,and I began to RAVE,and awl of a sudden I had eaten all of the dinosaurs,it is why there are none.but,hearing from you I think I may have missed one. Signed Raunchey Zombie
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