It’s really gross but I heard from a friend that it’s incredibly fun to watch. Here’s the word from good old New York 1.

For the sixth year in a row, Japan’s Takero Kobayashi is the top dog at Coney Island – but this time it wasn’t easy.

Kobayashi broke his own world record by eating 53 and three
quarters hot dogs Tuesday, beating his record of 53 and a half hot dogs
that he set two years ago.

Californian Joey Chestnut gave him a run for the money, finishing
with 52, and it looked for a while like he might pull off the upset. He
opened up a two-dog lead over the defending champ four minutes into the
12-minute contest, but couldn’t hold on for the win.