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Hotdog eating champion puts protestor in a chokehold in middle of competition

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Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time by eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Monday. It's his seventh championship in a row.

The competition was almost interrupted by a protestor in a Darth Vader mask who walked on the stage, stood next to Chestnut, and held up a sign that said, "Expose Mithfield's Death Star." (Mithfield is a pork producer.)

Chestnut continued to chew a hot dog as he put the protestor in a chokehold. The protestor was removed from the stage and the competition continued without further incident.

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