NEW YORK: Champion eater Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title on Saturday despite consuming fewer hot dogs than a year earlier. Battling not only other competitors but also extreme heat at the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City’s Coney Island, Chestnut scored his 18th Mustard Belt win by downing 66 hot dogs. Chestnut, who ate 70.5 dogs at the 2025 event, said the historic heat pummeling much of the East Coast kept him from making a run at his own record of 76, set in 2021.
Eating champion Joey Chestnut defends title but blames heat for lower hot-dog tally
Chestnut scored his 18th Mustard Belt win by downing 66 hot dogs
“I knew early that I was going to win, but I also knew early I wasn’t going to break the record,” he said
July 04, 2026 21:55
NEW YORK: Champion eater Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title on Saturday despite consuming fewer hot dogs than a year earlier.
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