Competitive eater Joey Chestnut was nowhere to be discovered at New York’s Coney Island as he was compelled out of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Thursday as a consequence of his relationship with one other model.
With fences nonetheless broken days earlier than the competitors, Chestnut took his skills to Fort Bliss, Texas, for his Fourth of July feast and competed towards Army troopers.
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He confirmed no indicators of rust.
Chestnut ate 57 sizzling canine and buns, outdoing 4 opponents mixed, who tallied 49 sizzling canine and buns in complete.
Chestnut’s mark, achieved in solely 5 minutes, practically beat out the tally of the person who received the famed mustard belt earlier on Thursday in New York, Pat Bertoletti. The new Nathan’s champion completed 58 sizzling canine — nowhere near the file of 76 that “Jaws” Chestnut set in 2021.
Chestnut was initially barred from the competitors due to a sponsorship cope with Impossible Foods, which makes a speciality of plant-based options to meat merchandise. Major League Eating has since walked again the ban, however Chestnut determined to go to Fort Bliss.
An indication supporting Joey Chestnut is seen on Thursday throughout Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which takes place yearly at Coney Island in New York on the Fourth of July. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto by way of Getty Images)
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Major League Eating CEO Rich Shea recommended Chestnut through the ESPN broadcast of the Coney Island contest.
“Just a fantastic competitor, a fantastic man, a grown man, and a person who’s made a alternative to not be right here in the present day,” Shea mentioned. “But happily for us, tens of hundreds of individuals are crowding round Nathan’s Famous. It’s a pilgrimage yearly. This is just not a paid Hollywood crowd. This is pleasure.”
A number of hundred followers confirmed up in Texas to assist Chestnut.
“I really like you guys,” he mentioned, as he acknowledged the army service of his father, grandfather and brother. “You guys pushed me so laborious, thanks a lot.”
Joey Chestnut sits with the trophy and belt after he received first place, consuming 63 sizzling canine in 10 minutes, on the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York on July 4, 2022. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
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The occasion at Fort Bliss was sponsored by Impossible Foods, although the vegan merchandise weren’t used within the competitors. Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness offered Operation Homefront, a charity that helps army households, with a $106,000 donation verify.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
