Joey Chestnut breaks world record in Hot Dog Eating versus takura Kobayashi 15 years after last meeting Joey Chestnut broke the world record eating 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes against takuro Kobayashi Chestnut won $100,000 and said Kobayashi drives him to do better despite past tensions the Rivalry resumed in Netflix's unfinished beef special their first face off since 2009 Chestnut first competed in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2005 beating Kobayashi in 2007 Kobayashi retired questioning his health but cherished the chance to compete with Chestnut again