There's one rather gross question everyone asks about competitive eating - what happens if someone vomits?
The organization also produces television shows on competitive eating.
In the world of competitive eating, it's time to crown a new champion.
In the 1990s, competitive eating was popular in Japan but is now frowned on by many.
Eating can also be a way of making money (see competitive eating).
Hughes first heard about competitive eating 10 years ago, when he saw a hot dog contest featured on the "Today" show.
Other than those basic tactics, competitive eating is largely a matter of willpower.
It's easy to see that competitive eating is not the healthiest thing to do.
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The competitive eating, Ultimate, and freeskiing competitions were also added that year.