NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women’s title.
Competitive eating champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins the 2021 Nathan’s Famous 4th Of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest with 76 hot dogs, breaking his personal best record of 75 at Coney Island on July 4, 2021 in New York City. The first Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest dates back to 1916, the year Nathan’s Famous opened on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Chestnut downed 76 franks and buns in 10 minutes. That’s one more than he did in setting the men’s record last year, when the contest unfolded without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It just felt good,” Chestnut, of Westfield, Indiana, said in an ESPN interview after his win Sunday. “Even if I was uncomfortable, having everybody cheer me and push me, it made me feel good.”
Omg #JoeyChestnut beats his own record with 76 hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 mins!!! What a ride!!! Watch the crazy last 30 secs! 14 time champ! @CBSNewYork #coneyisland #NathansHotDogEatingContest #IndependenceDay2021 #FourthofJuly pic.twitter.com/8C36k2Xikr
— Kiran Dhillon (@KiranDhillonTV) July 4, 2021
Lesco, of Tucson, Arizona, downed 30 ¾ dogs in 10 minutes and called her win “an amazing feeling.”
Reigning women’s champ and record-holder Miki Sudo skipped this year because she’s expecting a baby in a few weeks with fellow competitive eater Nick Wehry. He vied for the men’s title but came up short.
Women’s winner is professional eater Michelle LESCO with 30 and 3/4 hot dogs in 10 mins!!! @CBSNewYork #NathansHotDog #IndependenceDay2021 #FourthofJuly #coneyisland #brooklyn pic.twitter.com/AMVAOOFXjH
— Kiran Dhillon (@KiranDhillonTV) July 4, 2021
The annual Fourth of July frankfurter fest normally happens outside Nathan’s flagship shop in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood.
But this year’s planning took place amid shifting coronavirus restrictions, and the event was held in a nearby minor league baseball stadium, Maimonides Park, with 5,000 spectators.
Competitive eating champion Michelle Lesco wins the women’s 2021 Nathan’s Famous 4th Of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest with 31 hot dogs at Coney Island on July 4, 2021 in New York City. The first Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest dates back to 1916, the year Nathan’s Famous opened on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Last year, it was held indoors and without an in-person audience because of the pandemic.
Chestnut, of Westfield, Indiana, said he’d missed the fans last year.
“I’ve been looking forward to this all year,” he told ESPN in an interview before this year’s competition.
(© Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
from CBS New York https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/07/04/joey-chestnut-michelle-lesco-win-2021-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-coney-island/
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