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The legend of Joey Chestnut continues.
Chestnut is now an 18-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion after sweeping the competition once again, this time by devouring 66 hot dogs and buns at Coney Island.
It is now the tenth time in a row that Chestnut has won the competition; was banned from the 2024 event due to sponsorship issues.
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Joey Chestnut wins the famous Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 70.5 hot dogs at Coney Island on July 4, 2025 in New York City. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
Chestnut didn't run away from the start, as he was neck and neck with 2024 champion Patrick Bertoletti and James Webb for the first 90 seconds.
But once that time passed, Chestnut began to distance himself from the competition. Through three minutes, Chestnut had 28, while Webb had 22 and Bertoletti had 21. But at the halfway point, Chestnut had eaten 42 hot dogs and had a 10-hot dog lead.
Joey Chestnut prepares to compete in the men's competition at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2025 in New York City. Joey Chestnut returns to Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest to compete for a 17th victory after missing the 2024 event due to a sponsorship dispute with Major League Eating. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
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Chestnut stayed at a record pace (76) with four minutes left, but like all eating contests, fatigue and a full stomach were coupled with near triple-digit heat. Chestnut hit the 60 mark with 60 seconds left, and officials tallied his 66 afterward.
He admitted that he knew he wouldn't get the record from the start, but stayed calm to take home the victory.
Chestnut competed in the event while serving a 180-day probation sentence after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery stemming from slapping a man while intoxicated at an Indiana bar earlier this year. He was granted permission to travel to New York for the event.
Joey Chestnut wins the men's competition at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City on July 4, 2025. He returned to compete for a 17th victory after missing the 2024 event due to a sponsorship dispute with Major League Eating. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
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Miki Sudo won the women's event that same day with 39 dogs and buns; He has won each of the 12 contests he has competed in, with the first coming in 2014.
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