Takeru Kobayashi
Born | March 15, 1978 |
Hometown | Nagano, Japan |
Net worth | $3 million |
Height | 5'8" (1.727m) |
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The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN didn’t hit an all-time low in TV ratings this year, but the annual July 4 special was unable to crack one million total viewers.Saturday’s socially distanced version of the Coney Island staple averaged 966,000 viewers, which is the lowest draw for an initial airing of the contest since 2005. Back then, the niche “sport” received 860,000 viewers.At the time, the new-to-TV contest was in its cultural infancy, and was dominated by Japanese eater Takeru Ko
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Miki Sudo breaks multiple records, wins women's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for seventh time
Miki Sudo completely dominated the competition to win her seventh straight Nathan's hot dog eating competition.
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Bam Adebayo gets crushed by Kobayashi in burger eating contest
This is a probably a good thing for Miami fans.
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My money is on Kobayashi.
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Kobayashi Thinks Hot Dog Eating Contests Are Easier Than They Were Ten Years Ago
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Every year without fail, crowds gather to watch a mass consumption of meat at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Here's why.
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12-time champion Joey Chestnut slams Peter King for criticism of competitive eating
Joey Chestnut isn't having Peter King's criticism of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, an event he's now won a record 12 times.
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