Eleven-time and defending men’s champion Joey Chestnut poses on the 86th floor observation deck during the Nathan's Famous international Fourth of July hot dog eating contest weigh-in at the Empire State Building on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK—Eleven-time champion Joey Chestnut says he expects this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest to be “a battle.”
Some of these streaks may never be broken ????
Joey Chestnut’s streak and his rivalry with Takeru Kobayashi get the @30for30 treatment tomorrow night at 8PM ET. pic.twitter.com/UzqcItHE7o
But the 35-year-old Chestnut said Wednesday that he’ll “find a rhythm and do what it takes” to win the Fourth of July eat-off in Brooklyn’s beachside Coney Island neighborhood.
A good article if you’re planning to bet on the 4th of July contest (or just want to learn about the competition), a lot of stats and facts. https://t.co/0jGBrSPdjd