http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Competitive_EatingFind stories, videos, and photos about Competitive Eating from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:08:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/09/25/week.in.irpt/tztop.09.25.week.in.irpt.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Competitive_Eating14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Competitive Eating from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/25/week.in.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/25/week.in.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week in iReport, heavy rains saturated the Atlanta,Georgia, area and iReporters show the flooding and damage in their neighborhoods. All across the nation, iReporters tried to conserve energy by ditching their cars for a day. And grown men shoveled down grits for a world championship title. Check out the video here, or get a better idea of the stories below.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/04/nathans.hot.dog.eating.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/04/nathans.hot.dog.eating.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting a world record, Joey Chestnut won Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, solidifying himself to many as the greatest gustatory athlete of all time.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/competitive.eating.stomach/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/competitive.eating.stomach/index.html#cnnSTCTextDon Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes. During six years of competitive eating, he gained 100 pounds.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/02/nathans.weigh.in/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/02/nathans.weigh.in/index.html#cnnSTCTextReigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow a fairground staple became a Fourth of July spectacleThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/14/torre.chestnutt/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/14/torre.chestnutt/index.htmlSports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here. It was like wondering about a basketball while interviewing LeBron James or foraging for boxing gloves in front of Cassius Clay. Yet at that rooftop bar on July 3, 2006, here's how I saw it: Joey Chestnut seemed to be a rather normal 22-year-old, there needed to be free hot dogs somewhere at this press event, and I -- at the time, a starving SI intern -- still hadn't eaten lunch.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/02/wing.woman.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/02/wing.woman.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to wolfing wings, Sonya Thomas is a wiz.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/july.3.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/july.3.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's the end of the week again, and we get the feeling the days just flew by. We heard your views on important political issues, saw your photos and video from explosions in Dallas, Texas, and received all kinds of reports of fires and waterspouts around the country. You also sent us a sweet tribute to Tammy Faye Messner, who passed away Friday.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe unthinkable happens: Kobayashi loses the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. The belt is back in America!Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044615,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044615,00.htmlHot dog history was made this Fourth of July, with Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., shattering records - including his own - and winning the Yellow Mustard Belt at the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Brooklyn.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044494,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044494,00.htmlThe Dog Day of July is nearly here, and there's still no official word on whether six-time Yellow Belt winner Takeru Kobayashi of Japan will participate in Wednesday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/competitive.eating/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/competitive.eating/index.htmlThe NFL has the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the NHL has the Stanley Cup -- and Major League Eating has the Yellow Mustard Belt, which is up for grabs again this July 4 in the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York's Coney Island. The event will be as hotly-contested as ever as American fan favorite Joey Chestnut seeks to take down Takeru Kobayashi's hot dog dynasty.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/joey.chestnut/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/joey.chestnut/index.htmlJoey Chestnut was like any other nervous 23-year-old on a first date as he drove to San Francisco with Nikki, a fellow San Jose State student he'd met at a party earlier that week. The two hit it off instantly. She was immediately attracted to how normal and down to earth he seemed. Though the choice of venue for the couple's first date -- a wing eating contest -- was a little odd, she loved sports and had never witnessed people eat so much so quickly. Little did she know that her date would soon be the king of the competitive-eating jungle. As the night drew to a close, Joey had a confession for his date: "I took you here for a reason. This is what I do."Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043882,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043882,00.htmlTakeru Kobayashi of Japan, the hot-dog eating champ of New York City's Coney Island, may be out of commission for next week's annual July 4th contest.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/04/hotdog.contest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/04/hotdog.contest/index.htmlTakeru Kobayashi won his fifth consecutive hot-dog eating title Monday by downing 49 frankfurters in 12 minutes, leaving 17 competitors in his wake.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmTakeru Kobayashi, the 137-pound Japanese man universally proclaimed the world's greatest eater, successfully defended his hot dog-eating title at the "Olympics of Competitve Eating" in Coney Island this Fourth of July.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmWhen most of us eat out, we pay for our food. But some people are starting to get paid to eat. The trick is, they must devour mass quantities of food in short amounts of time.Fri, 27 May 2005 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/pf/food_challenges/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/pf/food_challenges/index.htmIn the classic Paul Newman movie, "Cool Hand Luke," the hero bets he can eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour.Thu, 05 May 2005 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/22/lobster.championship/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/22/lobster.championship/index.htmlAmerica's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/03/01/338773/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/03/01/338773/index.htmHey, sports fans, remember when you were a kid and you'd make up sports leagues? That professional dart association in your basement could now be a thriving business and not just a childhood fanta...Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:01:00 EST