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NY judge frees Japanese eating champ after fracas

Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi (tah-KEH'-roo koh-bah-YAH'-shee) has been freed after a night in a New York jail over a hot dog scuffle.

 

Joey Chestnut wins fourth straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest; Takeru Kobayashi taken into custody

Joey Chestnut wins fourth straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest; Takeru Kobayashi taken into custody

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has held on to his title at the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at New York's Coney Island, but one of his biggest rivals tried to crash the celebration and has been taken into custody.

Senh: Whoah, there's such a thing as MLE - Major League Eating. So I guess that means it's officially a sport. Still, I don't think they should have arrested Takeru Kobayashi. He was only responding to the fans. Sure, it was idiotic of him to resist arrest.

 

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