The Week contest: Hot dog memoir

This week's question: Competitive eating star Joey Chestnut has been banned from Nathan's July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest — which he has won 16 times — after striking a sponsorship deal with vegan hot dog maker Impossible Foods. If Chestnut were to write a memoir defending his decision to shill for fake franks, what should the book be titled?
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THE WINNER: "Lawyers, Buns, and Money"
Joe Scott, Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE: "Walking Away a Wiener"
Robert Loy, North Charleston, South Carolina
THIRD PLACE: "It’s An Eat Dog Eat Dog World"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Following My Gut"
Frank Sargent, Carlisle, Massachusetts
"I Found Out What Hot Dogs Are Made From"
Tomas Nakada, San Francisco, California
"Nathan's Beef With Me"
George Strong, Plano, Texas
"Appetite for the Impossible"
Javan Wygal, Portland, Oregon
"Leaving the Wurst Behind"
Daniel Larkin, Saint Paul, Minnesota
"No Furter Comment"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
"Impossibly Frank"
Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco, California
"Punishment for Glutton"
Rick Torrence, The Village, Oklahoma
"Nathan's: Too LDL, Too Late"
Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Connecticut
"Franks for the Memories!"
Rick Dreyer, Gainesville, Florida
"My Protein, My Choice"
Russ Barcelona, Elm Grove, Wisconsin
"Bet You Can’t Have Just 50"
S. Forte, Yelm, Washington
"I'm Full"
Jim McHugh, Harbor Springs, Michigan
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