Photos: Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors

The annual Fourth of July hot dog contest was held indoors without in-person spectators

Published: July 05, 2020 15:27 AP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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The coronavirus outbreak moved the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest from the Coney Island boardwalk to an undisclosed indoor location but the results were familiar: Joey Chestnut (L) and Miki Sudo (R) repeated as men's and women's champions of the annual gluttony fest on Saturday. Image Credit: AP

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Chestnut (pictured) downed 75 wieners and buns in 10 minutes and Sudo downed 48 1/2 in the same span, setting new world records for both the men's and women's events. Image Credit: AP

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"I'm always pushing for a record," Chestnut said before the contest started. "I know that's what the fans want." Image Credit: NYT

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The annual Fourth of July hot dog contest normally takes place outside Nathan's flagship shop in Brooklyn but was held indoors without in-person spectators on Saturday. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Just five women and five men competed, and clear plastic barriers separated them as they chowed down. Image Credit: AP

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"Minute six is where I really missed the crowd," Chestnut said on ESPN, which broadcast the competition, "and I hit a wall, and it took me a little bit more work to get through it." Image Credit: REUTERS

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It was Chestnut's 13th Nathan's Famous win and Sudo's seventh. Image Credit: REUTERS

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They will each take home $10,000. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Miki Sudo competes in the women's leg of the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest to win with a women's world record 48.5 hot dogs consumed in Brooklyn, in New York. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Competitive eater Joey Chestnut sets a new world record with 75 hot dogs to win the men’s division. Image Credit: AP

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People compete in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Joey Chestnut sets a new world record with 75 hot dogs. Image Credit: AP

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Miki Sudo after winning the women’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York. Image Credit: NYT

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Joey Chestnut poses after winning the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Competitive eater Miki Sudo celebrates after setting the women’s world record 48 and a half hot dogs to win the women’s division. Image Credit: AP

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