http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/388859
Monday, October 30, 2006 at 07:45 EST
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Takeru Kobayashi, the world hot dog eating champion, retained his Krystal Square Off III World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn, on Saturday, ESPN reports.
Kobayashi, nicknamed "Tsunami," beat the previous world record of 69 burgers by downing 97 of Krystal's square hamburgers in the eight-minute contest. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut finished second with 91 hamburgers, and Patrick Bertoletti came in third with 76.