Hot dog eating champ wins again in July 4 contest in New York
New York (AFP) - A man with the playful name Joey Chestnut wolfed down 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes Monday to win the annual July 4 competitive eating contest featuring America's quintessential cookout food on Coney Island in New York. Chestnut has now won 15 times but on Monday he fell way short of the record he set in 2020 when he downed 76 hotdogs, buns included, also in just 10 minutes. So he apologized to the crowd and said he would do better next year. Chestnut told AFP he trains by eating hot dogs often and taking part in eating contests featuring them about once a week. After Monday's vir...