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NJ Schools Super, Her Daughter Again Competing In Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest NJ Schools Super, Her Daughter Again Competing In Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
NJ Schools Super, Her Daughter Again Competing In Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest A mother-daughter duo from Morris County will soon travel to New York to compete in Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island. Montville schools superintendent René Rovtar and her daughter Kristina Rovtar Dunne, an art teacher at Hanover Park High School, have been practicing for their respective fifth and second consecutive years, NJ.com reports. The iconic event will beheld Sunday at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn. Rene achieved her personal best during her first year, the 2017 contest, when she finished eight hotdogs; Kristina, meanwhile, downed fi…

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by Valerie Musson
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New Jerseyans Can Bet On Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest New Jerseyans Can Bet On Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest
New Jerseyans Can Bet On Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest For the first time in event history, three states that legalized betting on the Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest -- and New Jersey is one of them. This year is the first that the July Fourth contest won't go down in front of the Nathan's joint on Coney Island in front of live spectators. Instead, it will be held in an indoor venue on Coney Island at noon Saturday with no live audience due to COVID-19. Wagering approved by the state's Division of Gaming must stop before the event begins as no live betting is allowed.Bookmakers can only offer bets tied directly to the competition. Joey "Jaws"…

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by Cecilia Levine