I missed the coverage, how do you get accused of cheating in a hot dog eating contest… Or maybe there wasn’t one and it was just invented for this strip.
There was the ethics controversy Joey Chestnut was not allowed in Nathan’s contest because he’d signed an endorsement for a competing brand of hot dogs.
The competitive eating world has been rocked by hard-to-swallow claims that a contender in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest cheated to beef up his score.
Nick Wehry — husband of women’s division champion Miki Sudo — is being accused of using sleight of hand trickery during the July Fourth contest in order to inflate his tally of eaten hot dogs and falsely place himself among the sport’s elite contenders, according to two sources closely involved in the competition.
IMHO, if the final outcome is determined by “judges interpretation” it’s not a sport. Gymnastics, skateboarding (unless they’re racing), diving, etc.. are not sports very athletic but not a sport.
danketaz Premium Member about 2 months ago
Heck, looks like he’s in training for it.
LawrenceS about 2 months ago
I missed the coverage, how do you get accused of cheating in a hot dog eating contest… Or maybe there wasn’t one and it was just invented for this strip.
There was the ethics controversy Joey Chestnut was not allowed in Nathan’s contest because he’d signed an endorsement for a competing brand of hot dogs.
Ellis97 about 2 months ago
What a coincidence. They were talking about hotdog eating contests in Cleats last week.
cmerb about 2 months ago
Nathan Hot Dogs are very good , by the way : ) With mustard of course : )
Michael Helwig about 2 months ago
What constitutes a sport seems to fall under the heading of “I know it when I see it.”
Polsixe about 2 months ago
The competitive eating world has been rocked by hard-to-swallow claims that a contender in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest cheated to beef up his score.
Nick Wehry — husband of women’s division champion Miki Sudo — is being accused of using sleight of hand trickery during the July Fourth contest in order to inflate his tally of eaten hot dogs and falsely place himself among the sport’s elite contenders, according to two sources closely involved in the competition.
royq27 about 2 months ago
Some of the stuff going on in the Olympics that are called sport! Of course, let’s not include baseball…
poppacapsmokeblower about 2 months ago
Amazing, I’m stuck thinking of ways to cheat at hot dog eating.
PAR85 about 2 months ago
I don’t consider break dancing to be a sport either.
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 months ago
If you can bet on the outcome is it usually considered a sport.
Lablubber about 2 months ago
I detest competitive eating.
wfhite about 2 months ago
I like mustard, Ketchup and salsa on mine.
BlueKnight25 about 2 months ago
I’ve never considered competitive gluttony a sport, either.
markkahler52 about 2 months ago
Was it DEE?!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 2 months ago
You’re allowed to soak the hot dogs in water to make the buns easier to chew
mirwin49 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Well at least it has an objective criteria for winning. Break dancing in the Olympics? Please, not a sport.
ShortStraw about 2 months ago
IMHO, if the final outcome is determined by “judges interpretation” it’s not a sport. Gymnastics, skateboarding (unless they’re racing), diving, etc.. are not sports very athletic but not a sport.