NEW YORK -- On Thursday, competitive eating made a lot of progress ... bettered his 2001 world-record performance by half a hot dog despite having to fight off the 100-degree heat.
Joey Chestnut, from the US state of Indiana, currently holds the world record of 76 hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes and earned his 16th title as hot dog-eating world champion in 2023.
Mr Chestnut, 40, holds the world record for hot dog eating, having scoffed a whopping 76 at the 2021 contest. He also holds a variety of other eating records, including downing 141 hard-boiled ...