Only in America, and maybe New York City, can you get famous for eating a wiener.
And we ain`t talkin` Anthony Weiner, here.
We`re talking the long , kinny kind that fits between some buns.
That`s right, the annual Nathan`s International Hot Dog Eating Contest (www.nathansfamous.com/index.php/hot-dog-eating-contest).
Sonya Thomas made her daddy proud by capturing her third-straight title.
The Black Widow scarfed down nearly 37 tube steaks, nearly two wieners more than the second-place finisher.
And for the seventh time in a row, a guy with ‘nut’ in his name swallowed enough wieners to take home the Nathan title belt.
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut broke his own record by shoving 69 dogs down his throat in just ten minutes.
He can take some pride in that.
And yes, we did say that a guy did 69 to win the wiener-eating contest.
Oh, yeah, he also got 10 thousand dollars and a really big trophy.
Maybe next year we could see jaws and the black widow go head-to-head to determine the big wiener.
