2001 “TV Champion” Nathan’s qualifier video
A video of the noodle eating contest held on TV Tokyo’s TV Champion to determine who would win a berth in the 2001 Nathan’s finals is available on youtube. Takeru Kobayashi would win the contest and subsequently make history at Coney Island. Kaz Arai, winner of the 2000 Nathan’s finals, is present at the contest. Kobayashi’s latest blog entry is about Arai.
anonymous said
November 16, 2008 @ 11:27 pm
Contests like that are beneath Kobe in this day and age . What ever happened to the rabbit?
Blizzz said (Registered July 16, 2008)
November 17, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Wow, that’s 21.3 lbs of noodles.