Takeru "Kobi" Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi holds four Guinness World Records for eating hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta. The 33-year-old recently came out of retirement to set a record of 69 Nathan’s hot dogs in 10 minutes in New York City. Now he is seeking to beat that record at Mission Viejo’s 3rd Annual West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship.
If Kobayashi doesn’t break his own record, the Event’s defending champ, Thomas “Goose” Gilbert of Las Vegas, and other pro and amateur finalists, will be vying to steal the record by eating 70 or more Hoffy dogs for dinner Monday. Needless to say, these guys won’t be barbecuing steaks Labor Day afternoon.
The gorging will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept 5, at Kaleidoscope’s Derby Deli & Dueling Piano Bar. The winner will roll away with $5,000 of the $10,000 purse.
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Your Facts are all wrong! Kobayashi did not even compete in the last two Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests. This year the commentators on ESPN stated Joey Jaws Chestnut was the Hot dog eating record holder, which is backed up by the Nathans website. Kobayashi, who did not compete in this years hot dog eating contest, was also arrested for trying to crash the event in 2010. The closest Kobayashi came to the stated 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes. 64 1/2 HDB (Hot Dogs & Buns) in 2009 which was the year he competed at Nathans. Joey Chestnut won that years event by consuming 68 HDBs. Below is a link to the Nathans Results page.
[Editor's Note: This is from Record Holders Republic "Registry of Official World Records": Eating: Hot Dogs (Nathan’s Famous): 10 min: 69. Takeru Kobayashi ate 69 Nathans Famous Hot Dogs during a simulcast of the 2011 Nathans Hot Dog eating contest taking place at Coney Island, NY. During those same 10 minutes Joey Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs. July 4, 2011. Here's the video of Kobayashi's record from Reuters, which also describes the discrepancy. Kobayashi refused to sign the contract of Nathan's sanctioning organization, so he performed his 69 simultaneously with Nathan's contest at a nearby NY rooftop location. So it's not recognized by Nathan's, but it is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records. The Dispatch has clarified the article.]
Well I looked it up on the Guinness Website, & the 70 dogs in 10 minutes is not there. It does state Kobayashi holds the record for most dogs in 3 Minutes. A whopping total of Six.
Oh I also looked up the Record Holders Republic. You will clearly see that unlike all of his other eating records listed, It does not state that this record has been verified. In the Reuters Video, the reporter stated the record will likely not be recognized as official.
[Editor's Note: Let's face it - Nathan's competition has become bogus, if it shuns some of the best pro competitors by demanding they sign an unconscionable sponsorship agreement. The Reuter's video of Kobayashi's 69, with a crowd of witnesses, speaks for itself.]
No the video does not speak for itself. What if they made a mistake in the count? You were not there, you did not see the entire event. No was anyone from any record keeping associations. This is why the record is not official. You tout sources such as Guinness, and record holders Republic. And I debunked them, I did the homeowrk. Who are you to say a record is true? You know editor you act like a child, whenever your don’t get your way you have a temper-tantrum.
Some quotes from our editor.
“The Dispatch doesn’t recognize the Super 25″ (only because they rank Servite above Mission)
“The Nathan’s competition has become bogus (oh and the contract he has to sign wasn’t Nathan’s. It was with Major League Eating. It wasn’t a sponsorship contract either.)
You need to post the truth, no matter how good it is, or how much it sucks! Because if you don’t this site will have no credibility, and those as clowns down at city hall will win.
I am posting this entire thread to Facebook, because clearly there is no objectivity here.
[Editor's Note: Here's another close-up video of the entire 10-minute 69 performance by Kobi, so readers can time it and count for themselves. It seems unreasonable not to accept it (it's just hot dogs after all), but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The Dispatch has fairly published Mr. R's viewpoint so everyone can make their own assessment. The Editor thought we were just having a good-natured exchange, so who's really having the tantrum? 'Ed' has to confess to realizing Mr. R. was a Nathans' fan, so calling Nathans' contest "bogus" was a bit tongue-in-cheek; even though it is bogus if Nathans' agent deters some of the top competitors. The Dispatch appreciates Mr. R's scrutiny for accuracy.]
Viewing the Video. That guy standing behind him seems to be flipping those numbers awfully fast.
Case in Point He starts eating at 14 seconds into the video. and by 1:00 into eating he has already scarfed down 16 Hot Dogs and Buns? And He ate two more in the next :04 seconds?
By 2:00 into eating he has only managed 9 more.
At 2:31 into the Video the guy isn’t even looking at Kobayashi, but looking down and to his left.
At 2:45 into the video you can see the guy has flipped 3 numbers and in that time Kobayashi doesn’t pick up a single dog.
Fast Forward>>>>> Keeping in mind he started eating at 14 seconds into the video, at 9:44 into the video, which is 9:30 seconds into eating he sits at 65 if you trust the guy flipping the numbers, which I don’t, but we’ll go with it.
At 10:14 in which is 10:00 into eating, the number reads 68!!! After 10:14 he shoved both hands to his face. He thus ate those dogs after time had expired. Thus he did not break the record. For the record you must actually swallow the dogs, for them to be counted as eaten. He clearly had not done this by 10:14.
So I have now viewed the video and have concluded, If you trust the guy with the numbers
(Which I admit I do not, as I felt he flipped a little too fast, and wasn’t really paying attention 100% of the time.)
He still did not break the record, because the last dogs he counted were not even in his mouth by 10:14 into the video.
Relax gents and eat a dog . . . Make it a Chicago with sport peppers.
To abuse your body for money or fame is fundamentally immoral. These “competitive eating” displays are demeaning to the eaters and demeaning to those who are entertained by others who debase themselves. This insult to human dignity is worse than gluttony; it is gluttony for profit.