NEW YORK —
Joey Chestnut won his 14th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Sunday and set another world record after eating 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.
JOEY CHESTNUT WITH A NEW WORLD RECORD 76 HOTDOGS IN 10 MINUTES 😳
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 4, 2021
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“It just felt good,” Chestnut said after his win. “Even if I was uncomfortable, having everybody cheer me and push me, it made me feel good.”
JOOOOOEEEEEYYY CHESTNUTTTTTT
— Major League Eating (@eatingcontest) July 4, 2021
WORLD CHAMIPON!🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Michelle Lesco ate 30 and 3/4 dogs in 10 minutes to win the women’s title.
Reigning champ and record-holder Miki Sudo skipped this year because she is expecting a baby in a few weeks with fellow competitive eater Nick Wehry. Wehry, the No. 6 competitive eater in the world, came up short in this year’s contest.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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