Joey Chestnut won his 14th Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in typical dominant fashion on Sunday, devouring a new record of 76 franks in 10 minutes to keep his mantle atop the sport.
Chestnut, who goes by “Jaws,” put on another eating clinic to claim the Mustard Belt, out-eating second place finisher Geoffrey Esper (50). Chesnut has now won 14 of the last 15 hot dog eating contests since taking down six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi in 2007, with his only loss in 2015 to Matt Stonie.
In his storied career at the annual Independence Day event, Chestnut has now eaten a record 1,089 hot dogs. On Sunday, Chestnut came out ready and