1. That’s a Lot of Hotdogs!
By John Halmi

2. This is Takeru Kobayashi
He is from Nagano, Japan.
He is the winner of the Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest.

3. 53 ½ Hotdogs Takeru ate 53 ½ hotdogs in 12 minutes.
That’s 4.46 hotdogs a minute!
Takeru would need to jump rope for twenty-one hours to burn that off!

4. 13910 Calories 53 ½ hotdogs is 13,910 calories.
That’s the equivalent of more than three gallons of ice cream!

5. 49 Donuts The record for donut eating is held by Eric Booker.
He ate 49 donuts in eight minutes.
That’s one donut every ten seconds!

6. 49 Donuts 49 donuts is 11,515 calories.
That’s the equivalent of 6 cups of olive oil!
You’d need to do the breast stroke for thirty-four hours to burn that off!

7. Cow Brains, Anyone?
Takeru Kobayashi also holds the record for eating cow brains.
He ate 57 cow brains in 15 minutes.
Takeru is very talented!

8. 57 Cow Brains 57 cow brains is 7,011 calories.
That’s the equivalent of two whole cheesecakes!
Takeru would need to play basketball for eleven hours to burn that off!