Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut will take his hot dog-eating prowess to El Paso on July 4.
FILE - Joey Chestnut stuffs his mouth with hot dogs during the men's competition of Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, July 4, 2019, in New York's Coney Island. Organizers announced on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, that Chestnut won’t compete in this year’s competition due to a contract dispute.
But the legendary competitive eater will still devour far too many hot dogs — albeit in a different setting. Chestnut is headed to El Paso, where he’ll compete against soldiers at U.S. Army base Fort Bliss.after he signed a deal with a rival company, plant-based Impossible Foods. Chestnut, 40, said on social media that he was gutted by the ban from Nathan’s and Major League Eating.“I love competing in that event,” he wrote.
Chestnut has long dominated the annual Nathan’s competition. He began competing in 2005 and has not lost since 2015. At last year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, he downed 62 franks and buns in 10 minutes. Those vying for second place in the past, including international competitors on the eating circuit, might have renewed hope to capture first place this year. Last year’s runner-up was Geoffrey Esper from Oxford, Massachusetts, who downed 49 dogs. Third place went toFort Bliss won’t be Chestnut’s only hot dog-eating engagement this year. On Sept. 2, he will face former rival Takeru Kobayashi in, Staff writer. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter.
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