Californian smashes hot dog eating world record by having 68 in 10 minsLONDON - A man from California wolfed down 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes to smash the previous world record of 66 and to win America’s Coney Island annual hot dog eating contest. ‘Biggest and best’ fireworks show promised in NYC as Independence Day celebrated around USNEW YORK — Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty’s crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001. With 3rd win in row, Joey Chestnut sets record at Coney Island’s hot dog eating contestNEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. With 3rd win in row, Chestnut sets record at Coney Island’s hot dog eating contestNEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. Chestnut repeats victory in Coney Island’s annual hot dog eating contestNEW YORK — Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island’s annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. |