World champion eater Joey Chestnut dispatched longtime Nathan’s Coney Island contest rival Takeru Kobayashi in a special Netflix live hot dog swallowing face-off, with Chestnut putting down a staggering 83 to Kobayshi’s 66 in their first battle in 15 years, NBC News reports.
“I was trying to get 80 hot dogs for years, and without Kobayashi, I was never able to,” Chestnut said after winning the match arranged after he was disqualified by Nathan’s this year. “He drives me. We weren’t always nice to each other, but I love the way we push each other to be our best.”