Another Fourth of July, another chance for Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo to knock out the competition.
Chestnut and Sudo continued their dominance race with record performances at the Nathan 2020 Hot Dog Food Contest. The champions conquered previous highs in the men’s and women’s divisions despite the unusual setup of this year’s event. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), no fans attended the contest, and participants were separated at least six feet apart and separated with plexiglass.
In the women’s division, Sudo jumped to an early lead and never looked back, crushing 48 1/2 hot dogs and scones in 10 minutes on her way to the seventh straight title. Chestnut followed Sudo to his own victory, eating 75 hot dogs and buns to become a 13-time champion.
Sporting News provided live updates to the 2020 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest on Saturday afternoon. See the final results below.
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Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2020 Contest Results, Winners
Male Winner: Joey Chestnut, 75 HDB
| Finish | Diner | HDB |
| one) | Joey Castano | 75 |
| two) | Darron Breeden | 42 |
| 3) | Nick Wehry | 39 1/2 |
1 pm ET – Joey Chestnut Official Number: 75 hot dogs and scones. That is a new world record.
12:55 pm ET – Never a doubt Joey Chestnut maintains the mustard belt with an unofficial total of 75 HDB.
12:53 pm ET – George Shea is excited!
Joey Chestnut IS BACK! pic.twitter.com/eDXyVzYSI8
– gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 4, 2020
12:50 pm ET – We have reached the midpoint, and Joey Chestnut is at 46 HDB. Nick Wehry and Darron Breeden are fighting for second place.
12:45 pm ET – Joey Chestnut finishes 12 hot dogs and buns in the first minute of the contest. He is already widening the gap between himself and his fellow eaters.
12:40 pm ET – Can Joey Chestnut follow Miki Sudo’s example with a record performance of her own? The men’s contest is as follows.
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Female winner: Miki Sudo, 48 1/2 HDB
12:30 pm ET – Miki Sudo’s official total: 48 1/2 HDB, a new female record.
Miki Sudo finishes 48.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes in Nathan’s famous international hot dog food contest.
That is a new female record.
It is also his seventh Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title, extending his record for a woman. pic.twitter.com/84gt4IIb1K
– ESPN statistics and information (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 4, 2020
12:23 pm ET – Pure domination. Miki Sudo captures her seventh title with an unofficial total of 47 hot dogs and buns.
12:20 pm ET – With less than three minutes on the clock, Miki Sudo is at 35 HDB. Larell Marie Mele is in second place with 14.
12:16 pm ET – Four minutes after the contest, and Miki Sudo has already removed 20 HDBs. She is currently on track to easily beat her personal record of 41.
12:13 pm ET – And here we go. Host George Shea starts the women’s contest. Miki Sudo jumps to a fast start.
12:05 pm ET – Miki Sudo grabbed 50 hot dogs and buns during a practice run, so she’s looking to beat her personal best 41 HDB mark in this year’s contest.
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