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Joey Chestnut Wins 18th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island
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First reported by Ynet · 11 hours ago
What happened
Joey Chestnut won his 18th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 4th, eating 66 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Despite not breaking his 2021 record, he dominated the competition and earned $10,000. Miki Sudo won the women's division for the 12th time.
- 01Joey Chestnut won his 18th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 66 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
- 02The contest took place on July 4th at Coney Island before 25,000 spectators.
- 03Chestnut's 66 hot dogs were below his 2021 record of 76 but enough to win.
- 04Patrick Bertoletti and James Webb finished second and third with 50 and 48 hot dogs respectively.
- 05Miki Sudo won the women's division for the 12th time with 38.75 hot dogs.
- 06Chestnut returned after missing 2024 due to a sponsorship dispute and won again in 2025.
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