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NEW YORK, USA - JULY 04: Joey Chestnut won first place eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the men 2022 Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Maimonides Park of Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, United States on July 4, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Joey Chestnutjust proved his competitive eating skills once again.

The 38-year-old snagged his 15th win at the4th of JulyNathan’s Famous Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York.

On Monday, Chestnut managed to eat a total of63 hot dogs and buns in10 minutes. Though the feat is certainly impressive, it was not a personal best for Chestnut as last year, heate a record 76 hot dogsin the contest.

“It’s beautiful to be back here,” Chestnut toldESPNafter the contest changed locations in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite having to wear a surgical boot due to a leg injury, Chesnut said he couldn’t be slowed down during the contest. “It hurts, but I was in the zone for a little bit. I was ignoring it,” he said.

Chestnut’s runner-up, Geoffrey Esper, put down a total of 47.5 hot dogs on Monday.

In the women’s division, top-ranked competitor Miki Sudo returned after missing the 2021 event due to her pregnancy. (Michelle Lesco ended up winning the 2021 title after eating 30 ¾ hot dogs in 10 minutes.)

This time around, Sudo earned the title after eating 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.

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NEW YORK, USA - JULY 04: Geoffrey Esper won second place eating 43 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the men 2022 Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Maimonides Park of Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, United States on July 4, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ahead of last year’s competition, Chestnut told ESPN he had been “looking forward to [it] all year,” having missed spectators in 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemicand competing indoors.

The event still took place in Coney Island, but “in a private location with COVID-19 safety measures in place,” according to Major League Eating (MLE), which officially sanctions Nathan’s contest. The venue featured a 30-foot-long tablewith only five competitors compared to the typical 15.

This year, Nathan’s Famous made its annual donation of 100,000 hot dogs to theFood Bank for New York City.

source: people.com