Approved ~~ MJM
A little COVID fallout didn’t stop hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut from breaking his own record this year — despite the fact there was no crowd — ’cause the guy did just that and then some.
JC took top honors (again) Saturday at the annual July Fourth Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest — which saw the dude down 75 dogs in 10 minutes … beating his own previous benchmark of 74 from last year. It’s his 13th title total … so basically, a G.O.A.T.
During the festivities, he also hit another food vacuum milestone — his 1,000th career dog! The feat wasn’t without its hiccups (damn near vomit fests), but he held off ’til the end.
BTW, Joey wasn’t the only making history this weekend — there’s a women’s champ too … the one and only Miki Sudo, who downed 48.5 franks … which easily beat the competition.
This year’s event was unique in that there were no ticketholders or spectators (aside from the eaters’ own teams, of course) … which made for a somewhat muted performance. There was also plexiglass between the competitors — so pretty distance friendly we’d say.
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