Janus Earns Spot in Hot Dog-Eating Final

Tim Janus successfully defended his title as Connecticut hot dog-eating champion by eating 27.5 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. The win gives Eater X, as he is known, a spot at the table on July 4 in Coney Island.

Newcomer Pat from Moonachie placed second with 25 and Russ Keeler ate 16 to place third. At the table were eating vets Krazy Kevin Lipsitz, William Stobierski and Don Moses Lerman.

Janus joins Joey Chestnut, Crazy Legs and Takeru Kobayashi among those who have qualified to compete in Coney Island on July 4th.