It is the Fourth of July holiday in the US and Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest was held in New York’s Coney Island. A man named Joey “Jaws” Chestnut won it for the 12th time by eating 71 hot dogs and buns, 21 more than the nearest competition. Truly frightening. Also winning a championship Thursday was Las Vegas native Miki Sudo, who won her sixth-consecutive women’s title by wolfing down 31 franks. Sudo, 33, who inhaled 37 franks last year, soundly defeated contender Michelle Lesco, who ate 26 hot dogs.
Let the games begin! Competitors arrive for annual weigh-in ceremony ahead of Fourth of July hot dog eating contest https://t.co/4aEKXhnfEi
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) July 3, 2019