The Black Widow and Joey Chestnut devour the hot dogs

The Black Widow, the queen of competitive eating has devoured her own record on swallowing  down 45 hotdogs and buns in 10 minutes.

The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in New York has been a tradition for 97 years.

Yes, the Black Widow has done it again.

Sonya Thomas won the woman's event at the annual hot dog eating contest in Brooklyn's Coney Island.

Along with the hot dogs,  she receives $10,000.

And, Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Wednesday, downing 68 hot dogs, to tie his personal best.

Last year, the 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed "Jaws" won with 62 hot dogs. This year Joey beat his main rival by 16 dogs, inhaling all 68 in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt.

Congrats to both!

Takeru Kobayashi, says he would have won if he competed

Hot dog-eating guy Takeru Kobayashi is being a bit of a weenie.
The six-time winner of July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest, who didn't compete this year says he would have won if he had participated."I was ready to beat the world record,"
The only problem, he didn't compete, so talk comes cheap.

Kobayashi, 32, "When I see the record of the top, I probably would have beat that."
But, by his own choosing, he watched this year's competition from the sidelines, because of a contract dispute with his sponsor.
His hot dog rival Joey Chestnut who has won every year of the hot dog battle since 2007, won again this year eating 54 dogs in 12 minutes.
But Kobayashi still found a way to be the center of attention, storming the stage in a "Free Kobi" shirt and landing himself in jail.
Chestnut has questioned Kobayashi's excuse for not competing this year, saying his rival dropped out because he was afraid of losing again.
Since Chestnut toppled Kobayashi four years ago, the two have battled it out and Kobayashi continues to finish second.
Chestnut wanted Kobayashi in the game this year. "If somebody there was a little bit closer pushing me, I would have definitely given blood to win," he said. "I have a lot of respect for him. He's a great eater."

Even though we don't really understand it, we'll end this post with words of wisdom by Takeru Kobayashi:

"You don't eat a lot because you can," he said. "You learn to eat so that you can eat a lot."

Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi arrested at Nathan's hot dog contest

UPDATE: We can't believe this has become the center of so much attention but Takeru Kobayashi, arrested at Nathan's July Fourth hot dog-eating contest, was freed Monday after a night in jail, looking tired and saying he was hungry.
He was wearing the black T-shirt with the message "Free Kobi" in green letters, was freed by a Brooklyn judge after he pleaded not guilty. The 32-year-old said he consumed only a sandwich and some milk in jail.
Even though a contract dispute had kept Kobayashi out of Sunday's annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, but he showed up anyway.
"I was there as a spectator, just to cheer on my buddies," he said through an interpreter outside court Monday. Fans chanted for him, and "in the heat of it, I jumped on the stage, hoping they would let me eat."

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Japanese competitive eater Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi was arrested on Sunday at Nathan's hot dog contest in New York.
"He was taken in custody for disrupting the Nathan's hot dog eating contest," a New York Police Department spokeswoman said.
Takeru Kobayashi was arrested Sunday after storming the stage at the annual Coney Island competition.
Kobayashi did not take part in this year's event because of contract disputes with the sport's governing body, Major League Eating, but he was there and watched from the audience.
After Joyey Chestnut won and was crowned winner, Kobayashi jumped on stage and was grabbed by police officers.
Witnesses say he tried to hold onto the barricades as police took him into custody.
"I'm standing right there and then somebody in a 'Free Kobayashi' t-shirt runs up onto the stage and I notice that it's actually Kobayashi, he leans down and shakes someone's hand, and the cop comes up from behind and grabs him and starts dragging him off, and he doesn't want to go so he's grabbing onto the rail, then two other cops come and they try to pull him off the rail and he's struggling, and then everybody starts chanting 'Let him eat! Let him eat! Let him eat!' And then they just took him away," said one witness.
Earlier in the week the 32-year-old told Japan's Kyodo News that he still hoped to take part in the competition, because "holds a very special place in my heart."
But he objected to an exclusivity clause stipulated by the organizer that would have prevented him from participating in future competitive eating events without its permission.
"If he was a real man he would be on the stage," Chestnut said after inhaling 54 dogs.
The Nathan's hot dog eating contest requires contestants to eat as many hot dogs, buns included, in 10 minutes without vomiting.

Yes, it's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest - 4th of July

Nathan's hot dogs are the only hot dogs the Voodoo Kitchen eats and we will do our best to stuff ourselves on 4th of July.
But our tradition is nothing compared to Nathan's Fourth of July tradition, this is where we find out who can eat the most hot dogs and buns in ten minutes?

Yes, it's Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.

This year's event is filled with all the tension of a world-class competition:
• Joey Chestnut will attempt to swallow his fourth consecutive title.
• Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti is trying to come out on top.
• Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas seeks to confirm herself as the top woman.
• Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Shoudt is looking to eat his way past the competition.
• How about "Eater X" Tim Janus, he has a score to settle.

And what will become of Takeru Kobayashi, who is in a contract dispute with Major League Eating ?
We guess he won't be competing in the event? (Major League Eating?)

This event that has been held every year since 1916, and last year, Joey Chestnut defeated 18 other eaters from around the world.

FAST FOOD - 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes

Independence day, everyone has their own traditions and on Coney Island in New York, it's all about the hot dogs.
Joey Chestnut, America's fast-food eater, has set a new world record Saturday by scarfing down 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

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It was the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Chestnut beat Takeru Kobayashi of Japan who held the record of 59, both rivals in last years competition.
This year Kobayashi ,was close with his final total of 64 1/2.

We are so proud Joey!