Stonie ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, doing just enough to beat Chestnut, who finished 60 hot dogs and buns. Chestnut had won the last eight Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests.
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“(Stonie) deserved to win,” Chestnut said after the contest. “It gives me a reason to definitely come back next year. I’ve been looking for competition for a while, and now I have it. He made me hungry.”
On the women’s side, Miki Sudo, the No. 4 ranked eater in the world according to Major League Eating, captured back-to-back titles by eating 38 hot dogs in 10 minutes. It was an impressive performance from Sudo after finishing 34 dogs last year.
Of course, she had to take a selfie after her victory.
