For the fourth year in a row, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has captured the 2010 Famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing 54 dogs in ten minutes. Yet, the event was not without controversy (and why wouldn't it be?). Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi, who jumped onstage at the Coney Island competition which he sat out due to a sponsor contract dispute, was freed after spending a night in a New York jail. Wearing a black T-shirt bearing the message "Free Kobi," he pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn to charges of obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct after rushing the podium to the encouraging chants of fans. Chestnut, to his credit, refused comment -- his mother admonishing him to not speak with his mouth full.
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