Matt Stonie, of San Jose, California, took home the championship title for Nathan’s famous hot dog eating contest on Coney Island Saturday morning.
Stonie said “I came in prepared. We work hard for this and my body was working for me this year.” His win from devouring 62 hot dogs was an upset to eight-time consecutive winner Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, who came in second place. Chestnut devoured 60 hot dogs in 10 minutes. He won last year with 61. Chestnut said, “There’s no excuse. I just didn’t find my rhythm.”
