Joey B次元官网网址淛awsB次元官网网址� Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at NathanB次元官网网址檚 Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest on Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year.
In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, the California native far exceeded his nearest competitors, but didnB次元官网网址檛 quite make or pass the 74-dog mark he reached in 2018.
When asked how he felt after the contest, Chestnut, 35, said B次元官网网址淚 feel like I should eat a couple more.
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Miki Sudo had already won the womenB次元官网网址檚 competition by chomping down 31 hot dogs.
The 33-year-old fell short of her total last year of 37 frankfurters but earned her sixth consecutive title by easily beating runner-up Michelle Lesco, who wolfed down 26 hot dogs.
Like Chestnut, she expressed some disappointment in not eating more.
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Sonya B次元官网网址淭he Black WidowB次元官网网址� Thomas holds the all-time womenB次元官网网址檚 record of 45 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Chestnut and Sudo will each take home $10,000.
The annual eat-off started in 1972, though the company has long promoted the event with a theatrical backstory that places its start date in 1916.
Chestnut has only lost once since 2007, when he pulled ahead of longtime foe Takeru Kobayashi for the first time. An ESPN documentary released Tuesday features the two former rivals and their extreme training regimens.
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Kobayashi no longer takes part in the event.
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Ali Swenson, The Associated Press
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