Joey Chestnut, the king of swallowing competitions that take place every year in the United States, once again won the most important competition of the year devouring 63 “hot dogs” in just ten minutes during the contest that takes place every July 4th organized in New York by the Nathan’s company.

Nicknamed “Jaws” (jaws in English) for its legendary ability to eat at high speed, Chestnut took the title of champion for the fifteenth time and thus retained the “Mustard Belt” which, starting from the seventies, is awarded to the winner of this peculiar competition.

Chestnut, 38, did not hit the record set a year ago when he devoured 76 hot dogsbut it clearly still prevailed over the rest of the entrants in a long-standing contest in the United States and which is broadcast live on television.

Champion after a brutal intake of sausages

Chestnut, who arrived at the annual event on Monday on crutches and with his lower right leg in a cast, ate 63 hotdogs and sandwiches in 10 minutes. They were 13 fewer than the 76 record he broke last year, but it was enough for the 38-year-old to hold off his closest competitor, Geoffrey Esper, who ended up eating 47½.

While Miki Sudo won her eighth female title during the first part of the competition. She is greedy queen She has a total of eight wins and with the victory crowned her return to competition after confirming her pregnancy.

Sweat, 36 years old, he continuously ate no less than 40 sausages and their corresponding buns in ten minutes, 14 more than the second best.

The curious episode this year was the appearance on stage of an individual That, apparently, he tried to make viewers aware of animal abuse. That night, the activist was removed from the competition by the police with the help of the contestants.

The competition that eats the most sausages wins

Nathan’s Contest, New York’s most famous hot dog maker, is held every US Independence Day. in the seaside enclave of Coney Island and is the best known of the fast food devouring contests held across the country.

“It hurts to walk, but I can stand and eat, and I’m going to push it to the limit,” Chestnu told ESPN before the race. The competitor recently injured a tendon in his leg while running, which he started doing to stay in line.

Chestnut started with an 11 hot dog lead and headed for his seventh consecutive title since being challenged in the competition by Matt Stonie in 2015.

During the incident with the protester, Chestnut was not put off by the person in a Darth Vader mask who made his way to the front of the stage and rolled out a banner next to him midway through the race. Chestnut gave the intruder a short squeeze before returning his attention to the hot dogs on the table in front of him.

Source / Agencies