Joey Chestnut won’t be back to defend his crown at the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Well, it was the crown that he’s had for the past eight years — he was last defeated in 2015, when Matt Stonie beat him 62 to 60. But it’ll be interesting to see if someone else competing — say, Geoffrey Esper — breaks Chestnut’s record from 2021 of 76 dogs.
And if you’re here, you might be wondering: What are the records that Chestnut has set and broken over the years that he’s won? Fun fact: The top-10 of all time all belongs to him.
Let’s run through the list:
10
2007: Joey Chestnut (66)
9
2009: Joey Chestnut (68)
8
2012: Joey Chestnut (68)
7
2013: Joey Chestnut (69)
6
2016: Joey Chestnut (70)
5
2019: Joey Chestnut (71)
4
2017: Joey Chestnut (72)
3
2018: Joey Chestnut (74)
2
2020: Joey Chestnut (75)
1
2021: Joey Chestnut (76)
Will he break that record in 2022? We’ll see on July 4.