The contest was delayed by storms. Its fate hung in the balance for over an hour, with reports circulating that it might even be canceled, as contestants waited to see if the weather would allow them to eat. Yet by mid-afternoon, a window of opportunity had arrived, and they seized it. The result was the same one everybody had been expecting.
Joey Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to secure his eighth consecutive title at Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.
It is Chestnut’s 16th title overall. And while 62 doesn’t come close to his world record of 76—humidity can affect the buns enough to make that kind of elite performance difficult—there was still no question about his dominance.
