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Winners Joey Chestnut and Michelle Lesco, obscured behind hot dogs, pose at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island’s Maimonides Park on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
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With which Chicago food would you win an eating competition?

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Winners Joey Chestnut and Michelle Lesco, obscured behind hot dogs, pose at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in…
Winners Joey Chestnut and Michelle Lesco, obscured behind hot dogs, pose at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island’s Maimonides Park on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

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