Joey Chestnut wins Coney Island hot dog contest for sixth time

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Joey Chestnut wins Coney Island hot dog contest for sixth time

Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Wednesday, tying his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut celebrates after he wins his sixth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship with a total of 68 hot dogs and buns, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship while MC and Chairman of Major League Eating George Shea narrates the action, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Tim "Eater X" Janus competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Janus came in second place with a total of 52 hot dogs eaten. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut went on to scarf down 68 hot dogs to win his sixth consecutive Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas forces down a hot dog during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas won her second consecutive women's competition with a world record breaking 45 downed hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Tim "Eater X" Janus, left, and five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, right, compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut went on to scarf down 68 hot dogs to win his sixth consecutive Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, second competitor from left, competes in his sixth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut tied his personal best and the record with eating 68 hot dogs. Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut celebrates after he wins his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut tied his personal best and the record with eating 68 hot dogs. Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, second competitor from left, competes in his sixth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut tied his personal best and the record with eating 68 hot dogs. Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Tim "Eater X" Janus, left, and five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, right, compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is carried through the crowds after breaking her world record during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas won her second consecutive women's competition with 45 downed hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas forces down a hot dog during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas won her second consecutive women's competition with a world record breaking 45 downed hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, left, and Juliet Lee, right, compete during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas won her second consecutive women's competition with a world record breaking 45 downed hot dogs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas accepts her trophy after she wins Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas beat her own record by gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women's competition at the annual Coney Island contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas accepts her trophy after she wins Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas beat her own record by gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women's competition at the annual Coney Island contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Competitors at Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship gorge themselves against the clock, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sonya Thomas beat her own record by gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women's competition at the annual Coney Island contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas breaks her world record during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas beat her own record by gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women's competition at the annual Coney Island contest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Tourist Ron Stuart of Seattle, Wash., poses for a photograph by a plate of hot dogs following a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog-eating contest at City Hall park in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, as some of the contest's competitors chat among themselves, right. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Spectators and contestants watch as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg chomps down on a Nathan's Famous hot dog following a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog-eating contest in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Five-time hot dog-eating world champion Joey Chestnut, left, and women's record-holder Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, pose for photographers following a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog-eating contest in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at City Hall Park in New York. The event will take place midday Wednesday, July 4, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Chestnut will try to break his own world record of downing 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minute, while Thomas will headline the women's competition, facing 14 female eaters from the U.S. and Canada. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks behind the pair, far right. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, waves during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog-eating contest at City Hall park in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., who weighs 100 pounds, holds more than 30 world hot dog-eating records, is an aerospace engineer in when she's not a competitive eater. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Women's hot-dog eating record-holder, Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, right, challenges five-time hot-dog eating world champion Joey Chestnut, left, during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot-dog eating contest, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at City Hall Park in New York. The event will take place midday Wednesday, July 4, at Coney Island, Brooklyn. Chestnut will try to break his own world record of downing 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Thomas, who weighs 100 pounds, will headline the women's competition, facing 14 female eaters from the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Spectators watch as Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is introduced during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog-eating contest at City Hall park in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Thomas , who weighs 100 pounds, holds more than 30 world hot dog-eating records, (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

A pile of hot dogs are readied for sampling during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot-dog eating contest during a weigh-in for contestants at City Hall Park in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Five-time, hot dog-eating world champion Joey Chestnut try to break his own world record of downing 68 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Five-time hot-dog eating world champion Joey Chestnut, left, stares down women's record-holder Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, center, during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot-dog eating contest in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at City Hall Park in New York. The event will take place midday Wednesday, July 4, at Coney Island in Brooklyn. Chestnut will try to break his own world record of downing 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Thomas will headline the women's competition, facing 14 female eaters from the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut celebrates after he wins his sixth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship with a total of 68 hot dogs and buns, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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