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Joey Chestnut wins eighth Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has won the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island for the eighth time. He ate 61 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Chestnut had said he hoped to eat 70 hot dogs

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