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Joey Chestnut took a little break in the middle of him housing 63 hot dogs to choke out a protesters that rushed the stage... and he still won! Watch his cat like reflexes to take this guy out, and then win his 15th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest!
Well since that take down Joey Chestnut said he feels bad about putting an animal rights protester from Berkeley into a chokehold at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest over the Fourth of July weekend, which was captured in a viral video.
"As soon as I grabbed the guy, I realized he was a kid,’’ Chestnut told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. "I felt bad afterwards. I was just amped up, just focused on getting back to eating. It’s just unfortunate. I wish that it didn’t happen. It’s a bummer.''