Takeru Kobayashi was able to defend his title by eating 50.5 hot dogs in this year's contest. 
Second place only ate 26. Takeru was able to cover the spread of 20 hot dogs. 
Funny things from the article:
"But in the final seconds, with many of the 20 competitors already satisfied with their effort, Kobayashi's body heaved as his cheeks ballooned with remnants."
"If you suffer a roman-method incident (the IFOCE's term for regurgitating) during the contest, it's an immediate DQ,"
"Footage captured by ESPN confirms that some hot dog slush did spill through Kobayashi's fingers and pieces of liquid bun spouted out of his nose, but footage shows time had already expired."
Second place only ate 26. Takeru was able to cover the spread of 20 hot dogs. 
Funny things from the article:
"But in the final seconds, with many of the 20 competitors already satisfied with their effort, Kobayashi's body heaved as his cheeks ballooned with remnants."
"If you suffer a roman-method incident (the IFOCE's term for regurgitating) during the contest, it's an immediate DQ,"
"Footage captured by ESPN confirms that some hot dog slush did spill through Kobayashi's fingers and pieces of liquid bun spouted out of his nose, but footage shows time had already expired."
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