Reigning champion of the annual U.S. Fourth of July hot dog eating contest Joey Chestnut defended his title on Tuesday, clinching his 16th career win by scarfing down 62 franks in 10 minutes.
World Champion Joey Chestnut during the weigh-in ceremony ahead of 2023 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island Brooklyn in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
A thunderstorm delay at the scene of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating contest at New York City’s Coney Island did not seem to faze Chestnut, 39, who hails from Indiana.The second place men’s finisher, Geoff Esper of Oxford, Massachusetts, was far behind with 49 hot dogs consumed. Chestnut fell short of besting his world record – 76 hot dogs – which he achieved in 2021. But he said he planned to push his body to new limits in the future.
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