Joey Chestnut reclaims Nathan's hot dog eating title
Chestnut, 41, consumed 70 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his record of 76 wieners and buns set on July 4, 2021. It marked the 17th win in 20 appearances for the Westfield, Ind., eater at the internationally televised competition, which he missed in 2024 over a contract dispute.
Defending champion in the women's division, Miki Sudo of Tampa, Fla., won her 11th title, downing 33 dogs, besting a dozen competitors. Last year, she ate a record 51 links.
A large crowd, many wearing foam hot dog hats, braved high temperatures to witness the annual eat-a-thon, held outside the original Nathan's Famous restaurant in Coney Island, New York, since 1972. Many showed up to see Chestnut's much-awaited return to an event he has called 'a cherished tradition, a celebration of American culture, and a huge part of my life.'
Chestnut bested 14 fellow competitors from across the U.S. and internationally, including Australia, the Czech Republic, England and Brazil.
Last year, event organizers said Chestnut would not be participating in the contest due to a contract dispute. Chestnut had struck a deal with a competing brand, the plant-based meat company Impossible Foods.
Chestnut said last month that he had never appeared in any commercials for the company's vegan hot dogs and that Nathan's is the only hot dog company he has worked with. But Chestnut acknowledged he 'should have made that more clear with Nathan's.'
Last year, Chestnut ate 57 dogs — in only five minutes — in an exhibition with soldiers at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. He said that event was 'amazing' and he was pleased to still have a chance to eat hot dogs — a lot of them — on the Fourth of July.
'I'm happy I did that, but I'm really happy to be back at Coney Island,' he said.
Haigh writes for the Associated Press.
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