Nathan's Regional Finals

Chip Simpson, from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, won Nathan's Regional Finals at Mall of America on June 17, 2006.  He ate thirty-eight Nathan's all-beef hot dogs with buns in twelve minutes, which secured him a spot at Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest held on Coney Island, New York, on July 4, 2006.

Joey Chestnut; Kobyashi; Chip Simpson; Pat Bartoletti

Photo by Karen Edwards

Chaney Opperman, Nathan's MOA owner; Karen Edwards, marketing consultant and event planner

Photo by Karen Edwards

Chip Simpson

Photo by Karen Edwards