It's interesting that Takeru Kobayashi [1], who won the contest six times in a row starting in 2001, also declined to sign an exclusive contract with Nathan's.

It's interesting that Takeru Kobayashi [1], who won the contest six times in a row starting in 2001, also declined to sign an exclusive contract with Nathan's. Slightly OT but obligatory, the photo in the article reminded me of this classic Bill Murray scene (warning: somewhat revolting): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPn-C5l3Sk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPn-C5l3Sk [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeru_Kobayashi#July_2010_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeru_Kobayashi#July_2010_con...