Chestnut ate 76 buns and franks in a matter of 10 minutes. This is one more than Chestnut did last year when he set the men's record for the fastest time, but the contest was held without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chestnut of Westfield, Indiana said that it felt good after Sunday's win in an ESPN interview. It made me feel good, even though it was difficult, to have everyone cheer me on and push me.
Lesco from Tucson, Arizona, ate 30 3/4 dogs in ten minutes. She called it an "amazing feeling"
Miki Sudo, the reigning women's champion and record-holder, skipped this year as she is due to have a baby with Nick Wehry. He was in the running for the men's title, but fell short.
Nathan's flagship store in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood hosts the annual Fourth of July Frankfurter Fest. This year, however, the event was planned amid changing coronavirus restrictions. It was held at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, a nearby minor-league baseball stadium with 5,000 people.
It was held indoors last year due to the pandemic.
Chestnut stated that he had missed the fans last season.
In an interview with ESPN before the competition, he said that he had been anticipating this event for a long time.
