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Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
Joey Chestnut wins again: How many hot dogs did he eat at Nathan's contest today?
Joey Chestnut takes back the title at the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest. After sitting out the competition in 2024, he has won his 17th title at the annual event. According to The Independent, Chestnut ate 70.5 hot dogs on July 4, 2025, which made him the winner against his competitors at the contest. Joey Chestnut wins the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, reclaiming his title after a 2024 ban. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis(REUTERS) Also Read: Is Joey Chestnut married? All on his ex-fiancee Neslie Ricasa and other family members Chestnut reclaims his title at the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest As the timer hit four minutes, Chestnut was in the lead as he devoured 50 hot dogs. With two minutes remaining, he was down to 60 while Patrick Bertoletti, who was the reigning champion, was over 20 hot dogs behind. Bertoletti secured second position as he ate 46.5 hot dogs, followed by James Webb in third position, who ate 45.5 hot dogs. Wearing the Mustard belt and holding a giant plate of hot dogs, Chestnut told the crowd, "I was excited. I love being here. I wish I ate a couple more, I'm sorry guys. I'll be back next year.' He fall just a few hot dogs short of breaking his previous record of eating 76 in 10 minutes. According to DraftKings, the total winning purse for this year's competition was $40,000. The two winners will each receive 10,000. The runner-ups will each get $5,000 while those positioned third will get $2,500 each. Miki Sudo wins women's title at Nathan's Famous contest Miki Sudo has maintained her reign of winning the Nathan's Famous in women's competition this year as well. She ate 33 hot dogs in 10 minutes, which made her the winner this year. However, this was far less than her record last year when she ate 51 hot dogs to win the title.
USA Today
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Why Takeru Kobayashi no longer competes in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Once a staple of the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest -- from his record-setting debut in 2001 until his final competition more than a decade ago -- Takeru Kobayashi has since faded from the consciousness of fans of the event (or people who watch because what else is on TV?). It's easy to assume that someone who has held over a dozen competitive eating records and once won the Nathan's contest six consecutive times simply got tired of shoving damp buns and franks down his throat and that's why he hasn't participated for so long. But his absence from the contest since 2010 — prior to his official retirement from competitive eating in 2024 — is actually a lot deeper. Although Kobayashi announced his retirement in a documentary released in 2024, he competed against Joey Chestnut in hot dog eating contest for a Netflix special in September that year. Chestnut won. More via USA TODAY Sports from 2024 on Kobayashi's retirement: "I've decided to retire from competitive eating. It's all I've done for the last 20 years," Kobayashi, 46, announced in Netflix's "Hack Your Health - The Secrets of Your Gut," a documentary film that explores how food, the digestive system and gut health relates to overall well-being. Kobayashi said decades of overeating for sport has left him with no appetite or no sensation of fullness, which his wife Maggie James said has caused Kobayashi to go days without eating anything at all. But let's dig into some history before his retirement. According to a New York Times report, Kobayashi had a dispute with Major League Eating (MLE), the sanctioning body of the Nathan's Famous contest and others, over the exclusivity of its contracts. They reportedly restricted MLE signees from earning money outside of MLE and competing in non-MLE events, and gave MLE "exclusive representative" rights to negotiate revenue opportunities -- of which it would earn 20% -- on behalf of its performers. Kobayashi's refusal to sign the contract in 2010 resulted in his not being able to participate in MLE contests, including the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest. That didn't stop him from showing up as a spectator in 2010, but that's when things really got real. Apparently spurred by chants from those in attendance, Kobayashi jumped on stage, hoping officials would allow him to compete. Instead he was arrested, never to take a Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest stage again. So there you have it. That's why you haven't seen or heard from Kobayashi for so long and probably shouldn't expect to see him this Fourth of July.
