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Eater 'racks' up win

Last Updated: 4:47 AM, September 3, 2010

Posted: 4:47 AM, September 3, 2010

SPARKS, Nev. -- Talk about pigging out: Joey Chestnut ate his way to another ribs-eating title in Nevada.

The 26-year-old San Jose, Calif., man ate 8 pounds of pork ribs in 12 minutes to win the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off's eating competition Wednesday night in Sparks.

It was the top US professional eater's fourth win in five years in the Nugget's competition.

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