On July 4th, local time, the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest kicked off, which was also a popular event on American Independence Day .
Whether it is a live audience or an audience in front of the TV, they all like to appreciate the wonderful performance of the big eaters. After all, although hot dogs are delicious, for ordinary people, eating 2 or 3 hot dogs at a time is enough, but the contestants But they can eat dozens of them in 10 minutes.
In the men's competition, 38-year-old professional competitive eater Joey Chestnut had the last laugh, winning the competition for the 15th time. The result was eaten within 10 minutes. 63 hot dogs .
This is still far behind the record he set last year when he ate 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
But this time it cannot be said that Chesnutt's ability is not good, because he encountered interference during the game.
As can be seen from the video animation, a person wearing a mask of the "Star Wars" character Darth Vader rushed to the stage, holding a black piece of paper in his hand with the words "Uncovering Smithfield" "Expose Smithfield Deathstar" and knocked Chesnut aside with brute force, nearly falling as the California-born voracious eater was swallowing his 17th hot dog.
The exact intentions of the protesters under the banner of "Star Wars" are still unclear. People only know that Smithfield is the meat supplier of the hot dogs required for the game.
Chesnutt was obviously irritated by the protester. With high spirits, he went up and put a chokehold on him and knocked him to the ground. The protester really messed with the wrong person.
And Chesnutt still played on crutches that day. It is said that before the game, the tendon of his right leg ruptured .
He is still able to perform so well despite being "disabled". Chesnutt is truly a tough guy.
As can be seen from the picture, Chesnutt is very strong, but not fat. In fact, in order to become a leader in the "foodie circle", he also needs to train. In addition to expanding his stomach, He also does a lot of sports to keep himself energetic. Chesnut claims that he will not retire until he is 70 years old. In his opinion, the games he participates in are actually no different from competitive sports.
Chesnutt is not only outstanding in the hot dog eating competition, in fact, he has dabbled in all the big eating competitions. From 2007 to now, he has won countless championship trophies. Eating chicken wings, steak, boiled eggs, apple pie , pizza, tortillas , burgers, etc. It seems that he can win as long as there is a game.
There is no suspense about the championship of the women's group. The 36-year-old Japanese big eater Miki Sudo won the championship again . This mother has never lost since 2014 (she did not participate in the competition last year because of pregnancy. As a commentator).
Sudo ate 40 hot dogs in 10 minutes, 14 more than the second place, and his lead was obvious.
Compared with the talent pool in the men's group, there are not many contestants in the women's group, only 13 people.
After the game, Sudo excitedly held the gold belt in her hands and took a photo with her husband Nick Weheli and their son. It seems that her strength has not diminished after becoming a mother and she can still dominate. Wehri is a fellow traveler with his wife and is also a competitive eater.
