NOW THAT'S REALLY CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY

No crowd, no problem: Joey Chestnut smashes his own July 4 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest with 75 dogs in 10 minutes, while Mika Sudo sets a new women's record of 48 - but pandemic means no fans 

 

Daily Mail

July 4, 2020

 

Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo broke records on Saturday as they captured the men's and women's titles at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Brooklyn. 

 

The 36-year-old Chestnut devoured 75 wieners in 10 minutes on Saturday to win the Mustard Yellow Belt for the 13th time in 14 years. Chestnut beat his own record of 74 hot dog, which he set in 2018. 

 

Darron Breeden finished second in the men's competition with 42 hot dogs and buns. 

Sudo set her own world record by eating 48.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Her victory on Saturday was the seventh consecutive triumph for Sudo. She smashed the previous record of 45 held by Sonya Thomas, which was set in 2013.