Tuesday 22 July 2014

Joey Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Eating Contest for Eighth Consecutive Year! Current Events Reading

Article Comprehension:

Joey Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Eating Contest for Eighth Consecutive Year!

Who was responsible for making Nathan's hot dog contest famous?
The reason that Nathan is famous from his hot dog eating is because of the person that held the title before him Takeru Kobayashi, Takeru Kobayashi devoured 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes, it gained him international fame.

How many hot dogs did he eat?

61 hot dogs in the given ten minutes. Though sadly he did not beat his 2013 record of 69 hot dogs.

How many years has Joey Chestnut won the contest prior to this year?

He has held the title for 7 years!

What significant event occurred before the contest began?

Joey Chesnut proposed to his wife before the competition began.

What happened in the women's contest?

Three years in the lead Sonya Thomas did not do as well as she might have planned. She was defeated by Miki Sudo from Las Vegas who devoured 34 hot dogs alot more than Sonya's 27 & 3/4's!



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