Must read: Calif. man wins hot dog eating contest on Coney
Island  NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the
annual hot dog eating contest on Coney Island on Friday after
first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-
down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.  The men tied
at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes before being made to gobble
another five dogs in a last-minute tiebreaker. They consumed 64
hot dogs total and were looking quite peaked after the
competition.  Kobayashi had hoped to reclaim the throne after a
disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year
winning streak.  'He wanted it, but I needed it,' Chestnut said
of his diminutive Japanese rival.  Thousands gathered on Coney
Island on the Fourth of July to watch the gluttonous gladiators
compete in the annual event. Chestnut emerged victorious for the
second year in a row, beating 20 others who had only 10 minutes
to scarf down as many hot dogs as possible, two minutes less
than in previous years.  T