Chestnut wins 6th straight title, downs 68 dogs; “Black Widow” Sonya swallows 45 for women’s win
Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.
Last year, the 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed “Jaws” won with 62 hot dogs outside Nathan’s in Coney Island. He bested his main rival this year by 16 dogs, scarfing down all 68 in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt.
“I feel good, it was a great win,” Chestnut said after the contest, adding he wished he could have eaten a record number of hot dogs for the audience.