Kobayashi was trying to eat a 12-inch pizza in under 1 minute, 45 seconds. His time was 2 minutes, 3 seconds.
According to the rules of the challenge Saturday in Brooklyn, he had to use a knife and fork.
Kobayashi blamed his failure to break the record on the pizza.
He said it was too soft and difficult to eat.
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