9 X+ ^) D( f' K. ~5 y + [) {1 E0 }; _ \1 a/ ~" e& |! Z; `Joey Chestnut (left) and Takeru Kobayashi compete during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island, New York, in 2006. Kobayashi won that contest, but Chestnut broke his record Saturday by consuming 59.5 dogs.! [: N% h0 P- Y Q
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Man Eats Record-Breaking 59.5 Hot Dogs 4 _3 C' T7 U$ M* v0 I. d4 N1 T8 G: O5 [2 x 23-Year-Old Smashes Previous 53-Dog Record* {5 n9 a& J: z, r; p7 W+ ~3 A. B
; `* t( P% O3 b LPHOENIX -- A California man has smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest outside Phoenix, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes. 1 g, g5 F" w6 @* U1 N2 `! r
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Joey Chestnut of San Jose, 23, shattered the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan. Chestnut downed the 59-plus hot dogs and buns during the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in suburban Tempe.. H: b5 ~2 t* P. o
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Kobayashi's old record of 53.75 hot dogs was set last year at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, held at Coney Island in New York.- p) I" m3 I- t; R" v3 e
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Chestnut placed second in last year's world championships, consuming 52 hot dogs. / `2 W [, B- `$ r$ i; W 5 J L! { K* j/ W& v% T% B$ q8 y, m
Chestnut won a free trip to New York, a year's supply of hot dogs and a $250 gift card to the mall.( Y. `" F% G" c3 h# R
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