I was reading the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records, and on page 22 (for those of you who have it) and on the bottom left it reads "Most hot dogs eaten in three minutes... Peter Dowdeswell ate four hot dogs (sausages and buns) in three minutes as part of the Wimpy National Hot dog Championships".
How can this be true when people eat 60+ in 12 minutes?
2007-07-11 17:19:17 · 2 answers · asked by chargersfan_89 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
That contest was for 3 minutes. Each time frame is considered a different contest. Like you wrote, the record for a 12 minute contest is 60. Hope this clears the confusion.
2007-07-11 17:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Shipwalk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the 2004 Guinness Book, but Wikipedia says that on July 4, 2007 a new record was set at Nathan's in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Joey Chestnut beat the previous champ by eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. So, for 3 minutes, it would average 16 1/2 ( 3 x 4=12, so divide 66 by 4).
2007-07-12 00:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋