admin Joey Chestnut Sets New World Record by consuming 75 dogs and buns in 10 minutes
This year’s competition took place indoors and with less participants due to the corona pandemic
Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York went on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and Chestnut was there to defend his title.
Joey Chestnut, 36, a well-known competitive eater, has won the contest 13 times in the last 14 years, leading victorious again on Saturday.
“Minute six is where I missed the crowd, I hit a wall,” Chestnut said after his win, before adding, “Being inside helped.”
In women competition, Miki Sudo grabbed the winning title, eating 48½ dogs and bun in 10 minutes to win her 7th victory.
This year’s competition took place indoors instead of outdoors in a new set up because of the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus. The event still took place in Coney Island, but “in a private location with COVID-19 safety measures in place,” as stated by Major League Eating (MLE), which officially sanctions Nathan’s contest.
“2020 has been a year for the history books, and the realization that this storied July 4th tradition would be able to occur is a great feeling,” stated James Walker, Nathan’s Famous senior vice president, when the new venue was announced. “With that being said, our country and our world has endured so much in the last couple of months, that we’d be remiss if we didn’t use this moment to honor those that have done so much for each of us during this time.”
Away from Nathan’s usual annual donation of 100,000 hot dogs to the Food Bank for New York City, other efforts were taken this year to increase money and bring awareness to the needs of food banks and all the work these organizations do.
“I’m breaking the record this 4th of July! This is gonna be a weird 4th of July, but I’m make it memorable. My record 74, 75 just sounds like a good number but we’ll see,” Chestnut communicated with TMZ. “If I’m feeling it, if I’m in the perfect rhythm, 77 is doable.”
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