Even the local press corps squatted under bleachers or packed into Pepper Palace to sample free hot sauce.
The women’s competition was as joy-and-nausea-inducing as ever this year, with reigning champion Miki Sudo and Japanese competitive eater Mayo Ebihara stuffing their gullets neck-to-neck for 10 minutes. Ebihara, weighing in at just 100 pounds, surprised the crowd with Berghain-like dance moves, shoving several dogs into her mouth with a teeth-brushing motion.
Further back in the crowd, Brandy Earl celebrated her bachelorette party with more than one kind of dog.
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