A new contender has claimed the win at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Championship!
The annual contest took place at Coney Island in New York City on the Fourth of July. This year, 16-time winner Joey Chestnut was banned from competing due to a conflict of interest stemming from a deal with another hot dog brand.
With him out of the way, a new winner ate 58 hot dogs in 10 minutes to secure the win. The next closest contender was over ten hot dogs behind.
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According to People, Pat Bertoletti snagged the win with Geoffrey Esper landing in second place after eating 43 hot dogs.
Pat is taking home a $20,000 cash prize. As is the winner in the women’s competition – Miki Sudo. She managed 51 hot dogs.
While Pat had an impressive showing, he still failed to match Joey‘s win from last year when he ate 62 hot dogs.
