{"id":13499,"date":"2012-07-03T00:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T00:07:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-07-03T00:07:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T00:07:35","slug":"Competitive-eaters-weigh-in-for-Annual-Hot-Dog-eating-contest-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13499","title":{"rendered":"Competitive eaters weigh in for Annual Hot Dog eating contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ewww! We can NOT believe it&#8217;s that time of year again! Where does the time go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Michael Bloomberg officiated at the City Hall Park ceremony. After rattling off countless puns, including &#8220;dog fight,&#8221; the mayor threw caution to the wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He asked:<\/strong> &#8220;Who wrote this?&#8221; That sentence ended with a naughty word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOOD!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Sonya &#8220;The Black Widow&#8221; Thomas weigh 210 and 100 pounds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A display table held two platters of neatly stacked hot dogs and buns, along with two ornate champion belts \u2013 pink for her, mustard yellow for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Nathan&#8217;s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years.<\/p>\n<p>The main event is Wednesday in Coney Island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch &#8216;Black Widow&#8217; win last year.<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bkl0vk_q2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gross! 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