Damn! The world record for eating hot dogs was smashed in Tempe, Arizona, by Joey Chestnut, the old record of 53 hot dogs eaten in twelve minutes was surpassed at The Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship. Joey beat out world famous hot dog eating champ Kobayashi by eating 59 1/2 hot dogs in twelve minutes. All hail the king! Now if you will excuse me, my stomach is upset just thinking about it.