Joey Chestnut devoured 71 hot dogs and buns at the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, N.Y., on Thursday to win the Mustard Belt for the fourth consecutive year.
Joey Chestnut eats 71 hot dogs & buns.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 4, 2019
For those scoring at home:
Calories: 20,590
Fat: 1,172 grams
Cholesterol: 2,130 milligrams
Protein: 781 grams pic.twitter.com/00Nvzsmn8h
The 35-year-old competitive eater won by a margin of 11 hot dogs but failed to break his own world record of 74, set last year.
Major League Eating considered using an electronic counting system this year after the counters missed a plate of five hot dogs at the 2018 competition, but instead decided to add more "skilled spotters," according to Action Network's Darren Rovell.
The face of a man with more titles than Bill Russell pic.twitter.com/5aIgJIwQKb
— SI Extra Mustard (@SI_ExtraMustard) July 4, 2019
