Competitive eater Joey Chestnut (C) celebrates winning the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating contest after a two-hour rain delay in Coney island in Brooklyn, New York, USA, 04 July 2023. The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Championship has occurred each 04 July in Coney Island, NY, since 1916, the year Nathan Handwerker opened his restaurant. EPA/PETER FOLEY
WINNING RECIPE
Does the name Joey Chestnut mean anything to you?
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Chestnut is an eating superstar from the United States.
Earlier this week, he shook off a rain delay and gobbled his way to another win in the Nathan’s Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Chestnut downed 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes, a mark shy of his record (76), but still well clear of his nearest rival Geoffrey Esper.
"What a roller coaster, emotionally," Chestnut said.
Chestnut, 39, first competed for the title in 2005 and has not lost it since 2015.
His reign looks likely to continue, with nearest rival Esper eating 13 less hot dogs in the required period.
An international style field of 15 took part in this year’s event, including someone from Australia.
In the women's contest, defending champion Miki Sudo ate 39½ hot dogs to collect her ninth Mustard Belt.
NEW ARRIVAL
Ash Barty welcomed a baby boy, Hayden to the world.
Former world number one tennis player Ash Barty has announced the birth of her first child.
Ash Barty and her husband Garry Kissick shared the news on social media earlier this week.
The child has been named Hayden.
"Welcome to the world, Hayden!" they wrote in a caption.
Australian tennis player Maddison Inglis and football star Samantha Kerr were among those to congratulate the new parents.
Sussan Ley
COMPETITION FOR ASPIRING POLLIES
Local youths with political aspirations, or those who just want a challenge, are being invited to participate in the Federal Government’s ‘My First Speech’ competition.
Federal Member for Farrer Sussan Ley said the competition is open to students in Years 10 to 12.
Entries can be submitted individually, or as a whole school entry.
The initiative instructs students to put themselves in the shoes of a newly elected member of the House of Representatives, and to write their introductory speech.
The 90 second speech should include issues you are passionate about, and be recorded on video for submission.
A winner from each year group will be invited to Canberra to deliver their speeches live and undertake a program of meetings at Parliament House.
Bring out your inner artist at this year’s Deni Ute Muster at the inaugural Bottle & Brush Painting Workshop.
One of several new around the grounds entertainment options presented this year, it aims to provide more variety to Muster goers.
The sessions will be held at the famed festival on September 29 and 30, but places must be pre-booked.
And the Muster team say the interest is already very strong.
The workshops are being hosted by Bottle & Brush Art Class founders Al and Caroline, who met while teaching at St Michael’s College in Echuca.
They designed their creative sessions to allow people to participate in art while being able to socialise with both old and new friends.
The Ute Muster sessions will be held from 10.30am to 1pm both days of the festival.The Friday session will encourage participants to create Australian landscapes at day daybreak and sunset, while day two will focus on painting native Australian plants.
To be including in these experiences, you must pre-book. You also need to have purchased your 2023 Deni Ute Muster ticket to book.
To purchase your muster ticket, go to www.deniutemuster.com.au and follow the prompts.
To book for the art sessions, go to https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1033104?eid=1033104& (day one) or https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1033106?eid=1033106& (day two).
Stage winner Australia's Jai Hindley kisses the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 163 kilometres. Photo: Daniel Cole/AAP
RARE COMPANY
Australian Jai Hindley crossed the line alone to win stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
At the village of Laruns, the 27-year-old raised his arms to the sky and finished 32 seconds ahead of Italy’s Giulio Ciccone and Austrian Felix Gall.
“It has been a dream since I was six years old but I never thought I’d find myself in the yellow jersey,” he said.
“It was chaotic behind with different teams riding with various aims. I got the win and the lead so I’m delighted, it’s going to be a crazy bike race.”
Hindley becomes just the eighth Australian to wear the yellow jersey.
He follows in the footsteps of Phil Anderson (1981, 1982), Stuart O’Grady (1998, 2001), Bradley McGee (2003), Robbie McEwen (2004), Cadel Evans (2008, 2010, 2011 - winner), Simon Gerrans (2013) and Rohan Dennis (2015).
FAST FIVE QUIZ
1. Bermuda is a country located in which hemisphere?
2. Daniel Southern played 103 AFL games with which club from 1994 to 2000?
3. What is the most easternmost point of the Australian mainland?
4. In the film The Blues Brothers, complete this answer when Elwood asks the bartender at Bob’s Country Bunker what type of music they normally have?
5. Who directed the movie North By Northwest?
JOKE OF THE WEEK
Why do bees have sticky hair? Because they use honeycombs.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Ringo Starr, musician, 83, M. S. Dhoni, cricketer, 42, Jordan Spieth, golfer, 30, Shelley Duvall, actor, 74, Michael Voss, footballer and coach, 48, Ben King, footballer, 23, Max King, footballer, 23,
TIP OF WEEKEND
Desert Icon finished fourth in the Caloundra Cup, so we back up this week and head to one of my old stomping grounds in Darwin. The carnival begins tomorrow and culminates with the Darwin Cup, run on the first Monday in August. I’m going with Century Fox in the opening feature of the carnival, the $75,000 Darwin Guineas (Race 9, No.2).
FINALLY
How good is this Ashes series? Australia is 2-0 up and the Poms are blowing up after the Jonny Bairstow run out. Even better, Moama cricket export Todd Murphy gets the chance to shine, replacing the injured Nathan Lyon. Go Todd and go Aussies.
FAST FIVE QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Northern, 2. Western Bulldogs (Footscray will also suffice), 3. Cape Byron, 4. Both kinds, country and western, 5. Alfred Hitchcock.
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