Over the last week, we have been searching for an easy-to-read list of previous contest winners to no avail, so we decided to create our own. 5 Stonie has gained fame from his YouTube channel, to which he uploads video footage of his eating challenges. In celebration of the 4th of July and the 245th Birthday of America, we have created a list honoring the last 50 plus years of Nathan's World Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

This year, HEINZ and Takeru Kobayashi are joining forces to showcase that hot dogs deserve condiments, not contests. Stonie won the 2015 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut. While competitive eating champions can devour dozens and more hot dogs in 10 minutes, that food feat might miss out on an element that many people appreciate, eating a hot dog with condiments. The contest has only been recorded since 1972.ĬNN’s Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report. Matthew Kai Stonie (born 1991 or 1992) 2 3 4 is an American competitive eater and YouTuber. Last year’s contest was held in a private location for media only due to the coronavirus pandemic.Īccording to Nathan’s, legend has it that the first contest of its kind was held on July 4, 1916, as four immigrants competed to show how patriotic they were by eating hot dogs at Nathan’s stand in Coney Island. The annual Fourth of July event took place in front of spectators in Coney Island. Sudo set the women’s record in 2020 when she ate 48.5 hot dogs and buns. Miko Sudo, the defending seven-time champion, did not compete this year as she’s expecting her first child later this month. A look back at every winner of the Nathans Hot Dog Eating contest over the last 22 years.

On the women’s side, Michelle Lesco, ranked ninth overall, picked up her first championship after consuming 30 3/4 hot dogs and buns, 6 3/4 more than runner-up Sarah Rodriguez. It was the 14th time the top-ranked hot dog eater in the world won the title in the last 15 years, slinging down 26 more than second place finisher Geoffrey Esper and one more than Chestnut managed last year. “It’s about drive and dedication, and at the end of the day, hot-dog eating challenges both my body and my mind.Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. “This sport isn’t about eating,” Chestnut said in an article published by the Boston Globe in 2012.

Chestnut recaptured the title in 2016 and has defended his title since then, consuming at least 70 hot dogs at each competition. Chestnut held the title until 2015 when Matt Stonie defeated Chestnut, 62-60. In 2007, he achieved his first win at the 92nd annual Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating six-time champion Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, 66-63. His victory at the Coney Island contest marked the sixth year in a row that Chestnut had won the “Mustard Belt,” and his 14th title in competitive eating.Ĭhestnut’s road to victory began in 2005 when he started to eat competitively. mZUTamt49r- National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum July 4, 2021Ĭhestnut, also known as “Jaws”, broke his own world record by eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Sunday. Congratulations to on another record-setting title with 76 hot dogs! Get your Joey Chestnut Hot Dog Counter Bobblehead only at.

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