Hungry for 60 hot dogs?

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June 30, 2008 on 12:16 pm | 5 Comments

I remember many different 4th of July traditions…fireworks, grilling, going to the beach, and toasting marshmallows just to name a few. One that I’ve become accustomed to throughout the last few years is the annual Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest. Now, I’m not one to sit and chow down 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, but there’s something so intriguing about the sport that over 1.8 million people tuned into watch the event in 2007!

After realizing that there’s an entire sport behind the hot dog venue on July 4th, I wanted to learn a little more about its history and find other competitive eating records. I was able to dig up a module called EatFeats. It’s actually quite interesting as you get the insider pass to the world of competitive eating with news, an events calendar, and my favorite, a database of all past contests and results you can add to your My Yahoo! page. Makes me hungry just thinking about it! :)


Tune into the blog later this week for grilling recipes and tips on preparing the perfect 4th of July meal.

Enjoy!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing

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Comment by Scott K
2008-06-30 16:35:14

Adam-

This is off-topic *but* I was wondering if you were aware that the Netflix module for My Yahoo is not working correctly. I reported the issue in support ticket KMM128762684V88095L0KM but all I was told that was it had been forwarded on to the appropriate department. It has been my experience that when these support e-mails get forwarded to another department, I never hear back from anyone. Can someone from the My Yahoo team *please* get back to me and let me know that you’re aware of the issue if nothing else? Thanks.

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Comment by onehotRSS
2008-06-30 17:51:34

Hi Scott,

I will look into it for you. Thanks!

Adam

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Comment by Peter
2008-07-06 17:57:33

Hi,

I am sorry but I totally disagree with calling this contest a “sport.”

For me it’s just an unhealthy, ridiculous event. And I am surprised something like this gets media coverage at all. And maybe even more surprisingly that 1.8 million people enjoyed watching this.

Peter

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Comment by Melissa
2008-07-09 00:02:19

Hello there. I love hot dogs so I could join this sport and problably win. Ha Ha I’m kidding there really is a contest like this? I thought that stuff was only on TV

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Comment by RANDOM
2008-07-29 13:54:55

DUDE!!! SERIOUSLY?!?
eating that many hot dogs can make someone SICK!! and it can damage some serious internal organs. It makes me sick just watching them. i almost wanna become a vegetarian……

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