They can, it rules say that they can’t puke during or immediately after.
Buddy of mine yesterday said that it looked easy and could easily crush 10 in 10 minutes. We all gambled. On it, he finished 7 & concluded that these guys are athletes.
I wonder if
immediately after, has a time limit, or is subject to interpretation, or if there are codified interpretations? Is one minute later deemed a violation of the rules? 30 seconds later?
What about a contestant sneaking into his van with tinted windows and doing it? Will the referee follow the contestant to try to observe ?
Seems like a gross sport, no matter the rules IMO. Too many really hungry people who could use those hotdogs.
Excerpt from Wikpedia:
Spectators watch and cheer the eaters on from close proximity. A designated scorekeeper is paired with each contestant, flipping a number board (since 2020, adjusting the digital board) counting each hot dog consumed. Partially eaten hot dogs count and the
granularity of measurement is eighths of a length. Hot dogs still in the mouth at the end of regulation count if they are subsequently swallowed.
Yellow penalty cards can be issued for "messy eating,"
[1] and red penalty cards can be issued for "
reversal of fortune", which results in disqualification.