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A thunderstorm delay at the scene of Nathan's
Famous Hot Dog Eating contest at New York City's Coney Island
did not seem to faze Chestnut, 39, who hails from Indiana.
The second place men's finisher, Geoff Esper of Oxford,
Massachusetts, was far behind with 49 hot dogs consumed.
Chestnut fell short of besting his world record - 76 hot dogs -
which he achieved in 2021. But he said he planned to push his
body to new limits in the future.
"Today things got in the way, but I'll be coming back," he told
ESPN.
Earlier in the day New York City native Miki Sudo won the
women's competition for the ninth time by eating 39.5 hot dogs
in 10 minutes. She set the women's world record in 2020 with
48.5 hot dogs.
The traditional 10-minute contest, a carnival-like spectacle
broadcasted on ESPN, began in 1980 when the winning dog-eaters
tied with nine franks. Chestnut, by comparison, typically eats
nine hot dogs in less than a minute.
(Reporting by Gabriella Borter; Editing by David Gregorio)
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