On July 4, a traditional hot dog eating competition was held in New York: who won
'05.07.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
Independence Day in New York is not only fireworks and parades, it is also hot dogs. Lots and fast... On July 4, Miki Sudo won her eighth victory in nine years in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Women's Contest, reports New York Post.
The 36-year-old missed the 2021 Hot Dog Eating Contest due to her pregnancy. This year, she ate 10 sausages and buns in 40 minutes, ahead of the nearest competitor by 14 pieces. Sudo was in the lead throughout the entire 10-minute competition. She broke the 10 hot dog threshold at 1 minute 40 seconds. 2021 winner Michelle Lescaut placed second on July 4th.
Sudou first competed in a hot dog eating contest in 2014 and hasn't lost since. Since 2014, she has been ranked first among the female participants in the eating competition in the Major League. She gave birth to her son Max just a few days after last year's competition.
This year, her husband and fellow competitor Nick Very lifted a one-year-old baby over his head as his wife was presented with the mustard yellow championship belt of the competition.
“I had no idea how difficult it would be to compete after having a baby,” Sudo said. Max is the best thing that ever happened to me. And the Nathan's contest is in second place.”
Joey Chestnut won the Men's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
Foodie Joey Chestnut won his record-breaking 15th Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Chestnut has won the Independence Day pageant 15 times over the past 16 years.
In 2022, he ate 15 and a half more hot dogs than his closest competitor Jeffrey Esper. But he fell well short of his personal best of 76 hot dogs set last year.
Chestnut arrived at the competition on crutches with his right leg in a cast. But he said he feels better than he looks.
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The 2022 contest returns for the first time since 2019 to the iconic Nathan`s location on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. The competition has been canceled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The first contest of its kind was held on July 4, 1916, when four immigrants competed to show how patriotic they were.
