Joey "Jaws" Chestnut

For the 11th time in the last 12 years, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest on Coney Island.  This Fourth of July event has been dominated by Chestnut, who has now won three consecutive titles, and ate 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes, setting a new world record in doing so...

The Fourth of July is celebrated with cookouts, fireworks, family time, The Twilight Zone marathon and the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York.  This year, on the 100th anniversary of this storied event, eight time champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who won the competition from 2007- 2014 was looking to regain his belt after a stunning defeat to Matt Stonie last