Joey Chestnut did it again: he devoured 62 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes and won the annual competition for the 4th of July [Video]

Every July 4th is celebrated on Independence Day in the United States and every July 4th is the date where the American Joey Chestnut wins again the annual competition for the holiday, in which he celebrates whoever devours the most Hot Dogs in 10 minutes. .

For the sixteenth time in a row, Chestnut was the king of the competition, managing to eat 62 Hot Dogs in a competition that was almost suspended due to the torrential downpour that hit Coney Island, where the event took place.

In fact, images from users on social networks showed multiple people escaping and protecting themselves from the rain while waiting for the tournament to take place.

Despite the fact that at one point it seemed that the curious competition would not take place, the organizers of Nathan’s Famous, the brand responsible for the event, finally waited and time smiled on them.

For his part, the winner Chestnut celebrated with all his title and although he did not have any competitor that represented a threat, the 39-year-old could not reach his numbers from the last edition.

In 2022 Chestnut finished with 63 Hot Dogs, one more than in 2023, but far from his absolute -and world- record of 2021 when he gobbled down 76 ‘hot dogs’.

Natha’s Famous, the most popular Hot Dog manufacturer in New York, holds the contest in Coney Island every July 4 to celebrate Independence Day in the United States, this being a formal tradition since 1970 but presumably the custom dates back to 1917.