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Competitive eating world Joey Chestnut won his 15th title on Monday at Nathan’s famous hot dog eating contestThe annual Independence Day tradition in Coney Island, New York
The warrior Winner dropped 63 hot dogs and buns before a thousand rants, Soaked in the sun revelers 4th of July – Many of the famous Styrofoam hot dog hats worn by Nathan.
The hot dog total was well below the record 76 frankfurter that Chestnut, 38, of Indiana, ate last year.
Coney Island Hot Dog Eat Champ Joy Chestnut Will Defend His Title On Crutches
But it was enough to easily outperform No. 2 Ate Jeffrey Esper of Massachusetts, who dropped 37.5 hot dogs and buns.
Joey Chestnut won the men’s title at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating in Coney Island on July 4, 2022.
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The victory was not without drama. Chestnut competed though he recently ruptured a tendon in his right leg – and was swinging on crutches before the competition.
Protesters also interrupted him in the middle of a 10-minute ingestion endurance test.
They carried signs that read “Expose Smithfield Deathstar.”
One man pushed the chestnuts aside in the heat of his laborious digestive effort.
The hero responded by pulling the man around his neck and helping to pull him to the ground. He quickly returned to eating as the authorities removed the protesters from the stage.
A person holds a sign that reads “Tastes Like Freedom” during the Nathan’s famous hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2022.
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“Joe was going at a record pace. We should have seen history,” first-time attendees told Nathan’s famous Frankie Capobianco hot dog eating competition of Boston, Massachusetts. time.
“This guy is totally messed up [Joey’s] Pushing force.”
Contestants compete to see who can eat the most hot dogs during the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2022.
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A man was caught to the left of the competitors’ podium as heated competition continued despite the scuffle.
“When the barren hills, cracked earth, and once proud oceans pour into the sand, there will still be a monument to our existence,” George Shea, host of Nathan’s famous hot dog eating competition, said of the reigning hero.
A crowd gathers to watch Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2022.
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“This man represents all that is eternal in the human soul.”
Miki Sudou won the women’s competition for the eighth time, eating 40 hot dogs and cakes.
Valerie Solemini and Frankie Capobianco, both from Boston, join thousands of sunny revelers during Nathan’s famous hot dog eating competition in Coney Island, New York, on July 4, 2022.
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The woman who ranked number one eating out in the world couldn’t compete last year because she was pregnant with Max, whose father was the best. 3 – men’s competitor Nick Wehrey.
She won seven consecutive titles from 2014 to 2021.
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Monday’s Independence Day contest returned to its traditional location at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues for the first time since 2019.
