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Joey Chestnut might not have competed within the annual Nathan’s Well-known Fourth of July Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest on Coney Island … however the competitors was nonetheless a memorable one.
First up, Miki Sudo made historical past along with her latest win on the annual contest … as she set a brand new world document within the ladies’s division. The dental hygiene scholar from Florida nabbed her tenth ladies’s title Thursday, the place she consumed 51 sizzling canines in 10 minutes … 11 and 1/2 greater than final 12 months’s competitors.
Miki beat her personal private greatest, as she beforehand ate 48 and 1/2 sizzling canines in a previous competitors. Keep in mind, 48 and 1/2 sizzling canines was the ladies’s world document heading into Thursday’s competitors.
Whereas Miki was the reigning champion, she wasn’t essentially a shoo-in to win the Fourth of July custom. Among the many different 14 opponents was her rival, Mayoi Ebihara of Japan.
Mayoi — who was additionally the runner-up in 2023 — got here in 2nd place after consuming 37 sizzling canines in 10 minutes time.
All eyes then turned to the boys’s competitors … the place, with Joey’s exit in June, anybody may emerge victorious. Patrick Bertoletti of Illinois emerged the victor on the 4th … as he ate 58 sizzling canines, breaking his private document of 55 sizzling canines.
The race was a decent one, as Patrick was neck and neck with Australian James Webb and final 12 months’s runner-up Geoff Esper. Finally, Patrick nabbed the win — and the $10K money prize.
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He added moments after profitable … “I wasn’t going to cease consuming till the job was accomplished.”
Geoff ended up in 2nd place once more … as he ate 53 sizzling canines in complete.
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For these lacking Joey on the competitors, the 16-time champ might be competing at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas in a while the 4th … after being booted from Nathan’s contest over an endorsement cope with Unimaginable Meals.
Keep tuned!!!