It's July 4, 2007, and history is about to be made. Either Takeru Kobayashi is about to claim YET another hot dog contest crown for the dominant nation of Japan, or American Joey Chestnut is about to pull off the upset he's been working toward for years.

There's ... a lot to explain here. Let's rewind.

Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal
Directed and edited by Ryan Simmons

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