A champ leaves fans hungry for more

Kobayashi walks away with victory, another record

By Scott Allen

Globe Staff / September 24, 2006

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His admirers consider him the Tiger Woods of competitive eating, an eating machine so voracious that only a 1,000-pound bear has bested him in head-to-head competition. But yesterday, world hot dog eating champion Takeru ``Tsunami" Kobayashi faced an unprecedented challenge: four young and hungry Massachusetts residents who would win $10,000 if -- altogether -- they could eat more lobster rolls ... (Full article: 541 words)