Without the longtime champ, this year’s big wiener-scarfing prize is up for grabs.
There are new dogs in this fight.“With Joey out, there is a pretty big door open,” said Nick Wehry. He’s one of 14 hopefuls who will be competing in the men’s event at the famous Coney Island showdown.
He’s currently ranked 7th in the world in overall competitive eating and has excelled at some unique events, eating two pounds of bologna in 52 seconds and crunching through 25.5 bags of chopped kale salad in 8 minutes.Could a Canadian actually take home a coveted prize for a time-honored American tradition? Thomas certainly hopes so. In facts, he’s only the second Canadian to ever qualify for the competition since it started in 1916.
Thomas got his start at the age of 16 when he jumped into a pizza-eating contest in Ontario after one of the contestants didn’t show up. Now, nine years later, he’s ranked 12th in the world and no. 1 in Canada.Longtime Dem donor rips 'deceiving' Biden, demands he quit race immediately: 'We were lied to'
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