Matt Stonie beats Joey Chestnut to win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Matt "Megatoad" Stonie upset eight-time defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest by polishing off 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to Chestnut's 60 in Coney Island on Saturday.
"I trained hard for this, and I came prepared," Stonie said after paying homage to Chestnut.
Tim "Eater X" Janus was a distant third, stomaching 35 hot dogs and buns.
Stonie's total fell shy of Chestnut's record 69, which the San Jose, California, native set at the 2013 contest.
Matt "Megatoad" Stonie upset eight-time defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest by polishing off 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to Chestnut's 60 in Coney Island on Saturday.
"I trained hard for this, and I came prepared," Stonie said after paying homage to Chestnut.
Tim "Eater X" Janus was a distant third, stomaching 35 hot dogs and buns.
Stonie's total fell shy of Chestnut's record 69, which the San Jose, California, native set at the 2013 contest.