Joey Chestnut reclaims Hot Dog Eating Contest title after last year’s absence by downing 70.5 franks

Joey Chestnut reclaims Hot Dog Eating Contest title after last year’s absence by downing 70.5 franks

Chestnut has now won 17 of his last 18 contests

Joey Chestnut prepares to compete in the men's competition at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2025 in New York City. Joey Chestnut makes his return to the Nathan's Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest to compete for a 17th win after missing the 2024 event due to a sponsorship dispute with Major League Eating. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Joey Chestnut, winner of the 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, poses for photos in Coney Island's Maimonides Park, July 4, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Joey Chestnut visits "The Claman Countdown" with host Liz Claman at Fox Business Network Studios on July 2, 2025 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)