Houston gyro-eating contest decided by instant replay

Sunday, May 15, 2016
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It was a battle of the titans at the Houston Greek Fest Sunday.

Two of the biggest rivals in the world of competitive eating faced off at the Niko Niko's Gyro-eating Championship. It was so close the judges had to review the tape.
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In the end, Joey Chestnut reclaimed his crowd with 30 gyros in 10 minutes. Defending champ Matt Stonie finished second with 28.5 gyros.


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