Joey Chestnut returned to Nathan’s Hot Dog Meal Contest after a year of ban.
He played like a goat.
The 41-year-old Chestnut won his 17th title and officially won a total of 70½ hot dogs and bread in the 10-minute contest.
That fell short of his record of 76 hot dogs and breads he set in 2021.
“Oh, oh my goodness, I was nervous. The first few of the first hot dogs were groping a bit,” Chestnut told ESPN after the contest.
Patrick Bertletti, who won the chestnut bar from last year’s competition, finished second with a 46½ hot dog and bread.
“I found a pretty good rhythm,” Chestnut said. “My goal was 70-77. I wanted a little more. There’s next year. I’m happy to be here.”
Chestnut signed a three-year contract with Nathan in June, clearing his path to return to the contest after a one-year ban.
“I love doing that, I love pushing myself and hitting the hell out of people,” he said.
Here’s how Saturday unfolded on Coney Island:
- Joey Chestnut – 70 1/2
- Patrick Bertolatti -46 1/2
- James Webb – 45 1/2
- Geoff Esper – 43 7/8
- Nick Waley – 41 3/4
- Ricardo Colbutci-40
- Max Stanford – 36 1/2
- Gideon Oji -31 1/6
- I’ll do the courtyard – 30 1/2
- Derek Hendrickson-30
- Darrien Thomas -29 1/2
- George Cigar-25
- Jerome Burns – 23 1/2
- Adrian Morgan – 23
- Cameron Mead – 20 3/4
Joey Chestnut will do it again!
it’s over! Chestnut won his 17th title with an unofficial total of 71 hot dogs and breads.
Joey Chestnut Chasing Record
In the middle of the 10-minute contest, Joey Chestnut had 46 hot dogs. It’s putting itself at the pace to break a record of 76.
Joey Chestnut is still cooking
Chestnut consumed 30 dogs in the 3-minute mark and gave champion Pat Bertoletti a 10-hot dog leash.
Joey Chestnut starts fast
Joey Chestnut had 11 hot dogs and bread in the first minute of the 10-minute contest. However, the field is only three behind.
Joey Chestnut’s chin is set
In a pre-contest interview with ESPN2, Chestnut said, “I’m hungry. I’m going to push it.”
Push enough to pass the record of 76 hot dogs and bread and eat 80? Joey?
“Things will have to fall into perfect rhythm,” he said.
Miki Sudo vs. Mother-daughter team
Sudo was disappointed with a total of 33 hot dogs and bread, but it was enough to defeat the mother-daughter combination of Katie Prottican and Isabeau Prettyman. Katie had 13 1/8 hot dogs and her daughter Isabeau had 7¼ hot dogs in total for 20 3/8. That was a total of over 12 shortfalls in Sudo.
Joey Chestnut is back!
If this chestnut victory montage doesn’t raise the hair behind your neck, then you probably need to consult your doctor.
Miki Sudo rates performance After winning a women’s contest
Sudo was trying to understand what she was showing after eating 33 hot dogs and bread. That was 18 more than last year’s record-breaking 51, her lowest total since finishing 30¾ in 2021.
“I feel like I’ve lost a bit of a fan,” Sudo told ESPN. “I was saying I’m going to the crowd towards 52, and obviously I’m always setting my goals high. But the hot dogs didn’t cooperate. For some reason, the bread felt big today.”
Sudo devoured eight hot dogs in the first minute, consuming an average of less than three hot dogs per minute before the 10-minute contest was over.
In the end, she won the 11th title in 11 contests.
“I think I’m refusing to lose,” she said. “I refuse to give him, and even when I stumble, I’ll go back soon.”
Miki Sudo won the 11th Women’s Hot Dog Contest title
Miki Sudo won the women’s contest with 33 hot dogs and bread, and 11 tries and Nathan’s contest.
She won the pink belt awarded to the women’s champion, but her total was well below the record-breaking 51 she consumed in the 2024 contest.
Michelle Lesco finished second with 22¾ hot dogs and bread, while Domenica Dee finished third with 21½ on her Nathans debut.
- Miki Sudo
- Michel Lesco
- Sunday Goddess
- Tandra Childress
- Katie Prettyman
- Larell Marie Mail
- Isabow Prettyman
- Jocelyn Young
- Kelly Lewis
- Kamille O’Brien
- Elizabeth Salgado
- Important brown
- Madison Barone
- Laura Betler
Joey Chestnut is scheduled to compete in the 2025 Nathan Hot Dog Meal Contest. He was previously banned in 2024 due to sponsorship with impossible food.
In 2021, Joey Chestnut set the world record for the hottest dogs and breads eaten at one time by consuming 76. He previously broke records twice in three contests up to that year. Bread with the dog in 10 minutes.
On the female side, Miki Sudo is a top dog (eater) who munches 51 hot dogs and bread in 2024.
Chestnut holds the most mustard belt record and has won the contest 16 times. On the women’s side, Miki Sudo has an unstoppable diet and has secured 10 ketchup belts, including one from last year.
All odds via DraftKings on Wednesday, July 2nd
- Joey Chestnut (-2500)
- Patrick Bertolatti (+1500)
- James Webb (+2500)
- Geoffrey Esper (+2500)
- Nick Werry (+3500)
- Field (No participants listed) (+1500)
Last year, Patrick Bertetti won his first mustard belt by consuming 58 hot dogs and bread in just 10 minutes. On the women’s side, Miki Sudo won her 10th championship and currently holds the women’s world record for eating 51 hot dogs and bread.
- 2024: Patrick Bertolatti, 58 (male) | Miki Sudo, 51 (female)
- 2023: Joey Chestnut, 62 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 39 1/2 (female)
- 2022: Joey Chestnut, 63 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 42 (female)
- 2021: Joey Chestnut, 76 (boys) | Michelle Lesco, 30 3/4 (female)
- 2020: Joey Chestnut, 75 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 48 1/2 (female)
- 2019: Joey Chestnut, 71 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 31 (female)
- 2018: Joey Chestnut, 74 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 37 (female)
- 2017: Joey Chestnut, 72 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 41 (female)
- 2016: Joey Chestnut, 70 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 38 (female)
- 2015: Matt Stony, 62 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 38 (female)
- 2014: Joey Chestnut, 61 (boys) | Miki Sudo, 34 (female)
- 2013: Joey Chestnut, 69 (boys) | Sonya Thomas, 36 3/4 (female)
- 2012: Joey Chestnut, 68 (boys) | Sonya Thomas, 45 (female)
- *2011: Joey Chestnut, 62 (boys) | Sonya Thomas, 40 (female)
- 2010: Joey Chestnut, 54
- 2009: Joey Chestnut, 68
- 2008: Joey Chestnut, 59 (Eat 5 hot dogs in 50 seconds and lost in 50 seconds by kobayashi)
- 2007: Joey Chestnut, 66
- 2006: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 3/4
- 2005: Takeru Kobayashi, 49
- 2004: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 1/2
- 2003: Takeru Kobayashi, 44 1/2
- 2002: Takeru Kobayashi, 50 1/2
- 2001: Takeru Kobayashi, 50
- 2000: Kazutoyo Arai, 25 1/8
- 1999: No Steve, 21 1/2
- 1998: Hirofumi Nakajima, 19
- 1997: Hirofumi Nakajima, 24 1/2
- 1996: Ed Clachie, 22
- 1995: Ed Clachie, 19 1/2
- 1994: Mike DeVito, 20
“Grizzy” is a slang term for hot dogs. The origin of this word is unknown, but some go back to handguns. “Grizzy” is slang for Glock handgun. The word evolved to reflect handgun magazines. This is almost the length of a hot dog.
The total prize for the 2025 Nathan Hot Dog Meal Contest was $40,000, split into male and female divisions. The first-ranked winner in each category earns $10,000, the second-ranked winner earns $5,000, and the third-ranked winner earns $2,500.
The person who defeated Joey Chestnut?
The last time he defeated Joey Chestnut in Nathan’s contest was Matt Stony in 2015. Stony had 62 hot dogs and bread and chestnuts and 60 hot dogs and bread. Chestnut was also defeated by Kobayashi in 2005, the year of Chestnut’s debut at Nathan’s.
