Competitive eater Kobayashi misses pizza record
FILE - Watching from the crowd, six-time champion TakeruKobayashi reacts after Joey Chestnut won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contesy in Brooklyn. Kobayashi later went on stage and was arrested by police officers. (July 4, 2010) Credit: AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Coney Island hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi has failed to break a world record for speed pizza-eating.
Kobayashi was trying to eat a 12-inch pizza in under 1 minute, 45 seconds. His time was 2 minutes, 3 seconds.
According to the rules of the challenge Saturday in Brooklyn, he had to use a knife and fork.
Kobayashi blamed his failure to break the record on the pizza. He said it was too soft and difficult to eat.
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