Hot Doggie Dogs: China’s 1st National Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Champion!

On Saturday, June 18th, China saw it’s very first national eating competition take place at the Nathan’s Famous 3rd store opening at Wanliu BHG Mall in Haidian District, Beijing.

12 contestants from all different backgrounds and walks of life around China all tried for their chance to win an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the king of all competitive eating contests, the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition in Coney Island, New York on July 4th.

After 10 grueling minutes of non-stop face stuffing, three clear winners rose above the rest as China’s top dogs.

The winner of the contest, Chris Lam (from HK), took first place prize with a total consumption of 16 dogs followed by “Big Bear” Lv Ming Kui 吕明奎 at 13 dogs and Hebei-native Wang Ran Long 王冉龙 taking third place with 12.

Third Place: Wang Ranlong 王冉龙, 20 years old from Hebei Province

Runner Up (2nd Place Winner): Lv Ming Kui 吕明奎, 31 years old from Qingdao

China National Hot Dog Eating Champion:  Chris Lam, 32 years old from Hong Kong

While this is a good start for China, they are still a long ways to go until they can compete in the same league as 4-time world champ Joey Chestnut who holds the record for 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Both the President of Major League Eating, Mike Antolini and the world’s #1 hot dog eater Joey Chestnut both flew out to Beijing for this contest and stole the show.

With Mike’s hilarious and unforgettable commentary together with Joey’s jaw-dropping performance of 39 hot dogs in only FIVE minutes, he puts the Cookie Monster to shame ie, my ex-favorite eating champ.

Check out this Video Clip of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition & Joey Chestnut’s 5 Minute Eating Exhibition:

(courtesy of The Wallstreet Journal, check out Laurie Burkitt’s full article here.)

…and can you guess what everyone was craving for after watching this massive display of gluttony??

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