From Las Vegas, it's the debut of MLE Chowdown: Wedges & Wings, featuring Takeru Kobayashi's highly anticipated rematch against reigning champion Joey Chestnut.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF COMPETITIVE EATING: tinyurl.com Joey Chestnut, world-record holding competitive eater, can eat roughly 20 pounds of food (hot dogs, water, and buns) in about 10 minutes. Here, he gives TIME’s Sean Gregory a private lesson in chowing down.
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