Joey Chestnut Beat 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the men’s contest of Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition for the 16th time on Tuesday. The champion cannibal whose nickname is “Jaws” was one short of the record 76 hot dogs and buns he hit at an Independence Day celebration in 2021.
The men’s competition was delayed nearly two hours Tuesday afternoon in Coney Island, New York, after thunderstorms struck the area. Asked about the lighting strikes on Coney Island, the New York Fire Department told CBS News that one person was injured in an electrocution accident and was taken to hospital.
Asked about the weather delay after the win, Chestnut said it was a “roller coaster, emotionally”, and that “everyone was spoiled” by waiting.
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He was hoping to break his own record for 2021. “They didn’t meet,” he said, but he still felt good.
“I got a room left, so I’ll have some beers later,” said Chestnut.
Chestnut, 39, earned his eighth consecutive win by 14 hot dogs and buns. Jeffrey Esper, 48, dropped 49 to finish second, and James Webb, 34, is 47th.
Earlier today, Miki Sudo put down 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women’s competition for the ninth time. Sudou failed to break its own record of 48.5 hot dogs and bunswhich she set at the Independence Day Gala in 2020.
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Sudou, 37, faced stiff competition from Mayui Ebihara, 27, who devoured 33.5 hot dogs and buns to finish second. Michelle Lesko, 39, took third place after eating a 24.25 hot dog and bagel.
Sudo and Ebihara appeared to finish the race at the end of the live-streamed competition. As the judges tallied the official results, they chatted to each other, shook hands and hugged before declaring Sudou the winner.
Fifteen women tried on as many hot dogs and donuts as they could late Tuesday morning on an outdoor platform set up in New York’s Coney Island near the area’s amusement park and boardwalk.
Last year, sudo polished 40 hot dogs and buns to win the competition.
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