The current champion and master of hot dogs Joey chestnut from California again won the competition of eating hot dogs from Nathan’s, which is held annually on independence Day.
He defended his championship title by eating 72 buns with sausage in 10 minutes, beating his record 70 hot dogs in the same time. It’s already the 10th championship Mustard belt in 11 years. Second place went to Carmen Cincotti, who managed to eat 62 rolls.
In women’s League the victory also won the reigning champion, Miki Sudo from Las Vegas, won his fourth Mustard belt in a row. The girl ate 41 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Dozens of fans of hot dogs gathered in Coney island on Tuesday morning to compete for the title of the most voracious eater of sausages in the most famous contest in new York.
The competition was not without disputes. According to unofficial estimates, Sudo defeated 36 hot dogs. But the official count showed that the actual amount of food eaten was different rolls: judges added to its score another 5 hot dogs.
After the competition chestnut shared the fact that he is not very happy with the result. Despite the victory, the consumer stated that he tarried a little in the process.
To show this result chestnut long and hard training. It refers to the eating of hot dogs as sport and says it’s not just «going to the buffet».
Festive competition from Natan’s usually attracts thousands of spectators. The winner of the competition for eating hot dogs gets a solid cash prize of $ 10,000.
