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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Returns to Coney Island on July 4
Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will defend their titles at the annual contest. The event marks the United States’ 250th anniversary and follows a change in ownership and a legal matter for one competitor.
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The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest will take place Saturday in front of the original Nathan’s Famous restaurant in New York’s Coney Island. The event coincides with the United States’ 250th anniversary. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo are scheduled to defend their titles in the men’s and women’s divisions.
Chestnut holds the men’s record of 76 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes. Sudo holds the women’s record of 51.
Famous was sold in January to packaged meat company Smithfield Foods. Chestnut pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an Indiana bar incident and remains on probation but is permitted to travel. Major League Eating, the contest organizer, stated that the criminal case did not affect Chestnut’s eligibility.
His lawyer described the bar incident as a misunderstanding and said Chestnut accepted responsibility. Competitors eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible in ten minutes, typically dunking the buns in water to ease swallowing. The contest has been held annually since 1972.
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