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Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo attend Chiller Theatre Expo Halloween 2025 at Hilton Parsippany on October 26, 2025 in Parsippany, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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The Nathan\u2019s hot dog eating champions retained their crowns Saturday as both Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo continued their impressive, digestive runs at the Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.\u00a0<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

“It’s a dream, it’s electric, there’s no place better on Earth,” Chestnut said in an interview right after defeating 13 competitors from all over the world, including the Czech Republic, Australia, and South Korea.\u00a0<\/p>

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For Sudo, her route to a 12th straight women\u2019s title came with a big boost from her fans “I just said I would have to rely on muscle memory, and the crowd really carried me through to another belt today,” she said.<\/p>

By the numbers:<\/p>

Chestnut, 42, shoveled down 66 hot dogs in just 10 minutes, far outpacing runner-up Patrick Bertoletti, 41, who managed to down 50 of them. With Saturday\u2019s win, Chestnut has now brought home the Mustard Belt 18 times in 21 tries.\u00a0<\/p>

Sudo\u2019s Mustard Belt is not yellow or even brown. Instead, it\u2019s pink and she now has an even dozen of them. Sudo, 40, tallied 38.75 hot dogs to claim her 12th straight win.\u00a0<\/p>

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The backstory:<\/p>

Neither Chestnut nor Sudo came close to topping their own personal bests, though. Chestnut once chomped down 76 of them during a contest. Sudo, meanwhile, gulped down 51 hot dogs two years ago.<\/p>

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Heatwave Hot Dogs<\/h2>

The heat may have had something to do with Chestnut and Sudo not coming close to their bests. Even the ESPN announcers noted the effects of the heatwave gripping New York City right now. They pointed out that 90-degree temperatures in Brooklyn made the day tougher and explained that all the humidity changed the consistency of the buns.<\/p>

Still, though, Chestnut walked away disappointed that he did not beat his best, telling an interviewer, “Dang, I got so much room left.”<\/p>

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