Hot Dog Gobbler Fails Fruitcake Feeding Frenzy

Legendary hot-dog gobbler Takeru Kobayashi's fall from face-stuffing stardom continued Friday when he left the world fruitcake eating record on the table.
Kobayashi, who lost the last two Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contests on Coney Island, blamed the density of the dessert and cherries that stuck to his molars.
To break the record, Kobayashi had to eat at least 4 pounds and 14 ounces in 10 minutes. By 7 mintes and 38 seconds, the six-time winner of the ESPN-broadcast hot dog contest was only midway through his fourth pound and seemed headed for defeat.
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