In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut devoured 66 hot dogs and emerged Wednesday as the world’s hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi, who ate 33 hot dogs and buns, in a record-setting yet repulsive triumph.

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