Joey Chestnut has done it again.
The competitive eating legend won the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 16th time on Tuesday, tossing down 62 hot dogs in ten minutes.
While he wasn’t able to beat his world record of 76 dogs, he finished well ahead of second-place contestant Geoffrey Esper.
This year’s contest was delayed by more than two hours due to a lightning storm.
Joey Chestnut was LOCKED IN during his introduction to the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest 😤 pic.twitter.com/8Z3RevQiLE
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 4, 2023
China beats us in the Olympics. Euros have taken over basketball. The best baseball player is Japanese. Just when it couldn’t get any darker for American athletics… a hero emerges. Ladies and Gents… the Hot dog 🌭 eating Champion Joey Chestnut. Americas greatest athlete. pic.twitter.com/4yfYcKOBjz
— Dan Collins (@DanCollins2011) July 4, 2023
Joey Chestnut has no plans of slowing down‼️ pic.twitter.com/xH0JRGqoBi
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 4, 2023
Joey Chestnut ran out to show love to the fans while the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Contest was in a lighting delay 🤝 pic.twitter.com/bxpJAk4yeC
— ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2023
Never forget when Joey Chestnut choked out a protester then proceeded to scarf down a hotdog AMERICA 🇺🇸🦅pic.twitter.com/6XrC1ftAlz
— KadariusCity💯 (@kadariuscity) July 4, 2023