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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Hot diggity dog: Joey Chestnut regains title in New York hotdog eating contest

a man holds a sporting belt aloft
Joey Chestnut holds the Mustard Belt, after winning the 2025 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, at Coney Island on Friday. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title at the annual Nathan’s Fourth of July hotdog eating contest on Friday, cementing his status as the undisputed all-time champion of hotdog consumption.

A rerun of Jaws was the blockbuster attraction in Coney Island this Fourth of July holiday, but not the classic Steven Spielberg movie enjoying a new lease of life on the 50th anniversary of its release.

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