For the first time in his career, Patrick Bertoletti has won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating contest with a total of 58 hot dogs and buns. The number is a new personal best for Bertoletti, who took a 10-year hiatus from the event before returning in 2022. Geoffrey Esper came in second with 53 hot dogs and buns.
Miki Sudo became a 10-time champion of the women’s event with 51 hot dogs and buns, setting a new women’s world record and smashing the competition.
Missing from this year’s edition of the Coney Island Independence Day spectacle was 16-time champion Joey Chestnut, who missed the event due to a contract dispute.
Instead, Chestnut competed in his own event in El Paso, the “Fort Bliss Meat and Greet.” During the five-minute competition, Chestnut handily out-ate four U.S. Army soldiers combined, chowing down 57 hot dogs and buns while his competitors only totaled 49. Chestnut’s total was notable only one off of Bertoletti’s, despite competing in half the time.
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