 I was under the impression we were just going to eat a hot dog, but what the heck, let's go for it. This year, the coveted mustard yellow belt is up for grabs as two of the sport's greatest champions are no longer in the running. Takeru Kobayashi shattered records in 2001, eating almost 50 hot dogs and buns. Kobayashi's biggest competition and his eventual downfall was Joey Jaws' chestnut, who first won in 2007.