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The champion reigned supreme as Joey Chestnut staved off a horde of hungry challengers at the annual Nathan\u2019s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York\u2019s Coney Island.<\/p>\n

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Chestnut endured sweltering temperatures to wolf down 66 franks and buns in 10 minutes and claim his 18th Mustard Belt during the Independence Day tradition.<\/p>\n

His next closest competitor, Patrick Bertoletti, managed to eat 51 wieners for a distant second.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew right away that I was fast, and I knew I was going to be able to get the win \u2014 and I knew also I wasn\u2019t going to break the record \u2014 but I just had to stay calm, don\u2019t push things, don\u2019t make any big mistakes,\u201d Chestnut told ESPN after retaining the belt.<\/p>\n

The competitive eating savant set the record in 2021 when he devoured 76 hot dogs in the 10-minute ordeal. This year\u2019s winning mark fell short of the 70.5 hot dogs that the 42-year-old inhaled in last year\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

Legal troubles had threatened to keep Chestnut away from one of the marquee events among professional eaters.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky native pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge after he slapped a restaurant patron in Westfield, Indiana.<\/p>\n

A Hamilton County judge sentenced him to 180 days of probation for the altercation but granted him permission to travel outside the state so he could defend his crown.<\/p>\n

Read more Joey Chestnut scarfs down most July Fourth hot dogs again<\/a><\/p>\n

Chestnut also reflected on how significant it was to chow down in front of a crowd as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cEating here on the Fourth of July is a dream, it\u2019s electric,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no place better on earth.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s competition, Miki Sudo kept hold of her Pink Belt by gobbling 38.75 hot dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just said I would have to rely on muscle memory, and the crowd really carried me through to another belt today,\u201d the New Yorker told ESPN in a post-victory interview.<\/p>\n

Sudo, 40, has been the perennial queen of the Fourth of July feast ever since she first entered the competition in 2014.<\/p>\n

The only time she didn\u2019t win was in 2021, when she skipped out on the Coney Island trip because she was pregnant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t the fastest out of the gate, but I\u2019m known for my consistency, so that really wasn\u2019t a concern of mine,\u201d Sudo said. \u201cI guess I refuse to lose, I refuse to give up, and when I do stumble, I get right back up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Largest reported naval gathering in U.S. history sails into New York Harbor for America\u2019s 250th<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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