AN EATING champion was freed after a night in a New York jail after gate-crashing a hot dog competition he had originally refused to enter.

A man nicknamed “Humble Bob” stuffed himself with 11.5 pounds of spaghetti in 10 minutes to claim victory in an eating contest.

Japan’s Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi is in serious training. Not for any ordinary event. His sport is wolfing food.