Joey Chestnut could not have competed within the annual Nathan’s Well-known Fourth of July Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest on Coney Island … however the competitors was nonetheless a memorable one.

First up, Miki Sudo made historical past along with her latest win on the annual contest … as she set a brand new world report within the girls’s division. The dental hygiene pupil from Florida nabbed her tenth girls’s title Thursday, the place she consumed 51 scorching canine in 10 minutes … 11 and 1/2 greater than final 12 months’s competitors.

Miki beat her personal private finest, as she beforehand ate 48 and 1/2 scorching canine in a previous competitors. Keep in mind, 48 and 1/2 scorching canine was the ladies’s world report heading into Thursday’s competitors.

Whereas Miki was the reigning champion, she wasn’t essentially a shoo-in to win the Fourth of July custom. Among the many different 14 opponents was her rival, Mayoi Ebihara of Japan.

Mayoi — who was additionally the runner-up in 2023 — got here in 2nd place after consuming 37 scorching canine in 10 minutes time.

All eyes then turned to the lads’s competitors … the place, with Joey’s exit in June, anybody may emerge victorious. Patrick Bertoletti of Illinois emerged the victor on the 4th … as he ate 58 scorching canine, breaking his private report of 55 scorching canine.

The race was a good one, as Patrick was neck and neck with Australian James Webb and final 12 months’s runner-up Geoff Esper. Finally, Patrick nabbed the win — and the $10K money prize.

He added moments after successful … “I wasn’t going to cease consuming till the job was performed.”

Geoff ended up in 2nd place once more … as he ate 53 scorching canine in whole.

For these lacking Joey on the competitors, the 16-time champ can be competing at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas afterward the 4th … after being booted from Nathan’s contest over an endorsement cope with Unimaginable Meals.