US man Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut powers his way to a 15th win at a hot dog eating competition in New York City, but not without an unusual intervention from a protester.
Champion competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has gobbled his way to a 15th win in New York's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition.A protester in Darth Vader costume interrupted the competitionChestnut powered down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Content held on the Fourth of July in Coney Island.
The contest was interrupted when a protester wearing a Darth Vader mask rushed the stage, with Chestnut putting them in a brief chokehold before officials intervened. Another protester in a white stormtrooper mask also snuck behind the competitors and hoisted a sign saying: "Expose Smithfield's Deathstar.""It's beautiful to be back here" in front of a throng of spectators, Chestnut told ESPN after his feat, which the 38-year-old managed while wearing a surgical boot because of a leg injury.However, the pain eventually slowed his pace in the 10-minute competition.
From dad's arms, the baby watched his 36-year-old mother notch her eighth win. She told ESPN afterward that she hoped he would some day take a message away from it. "I want to set an example," she said, "to do things that you love and push yourself to your absolute limits and, when things get difficult, to still give it a try. And, you know, you might actually just come out victorious."
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