The 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is in the books! And it’s Kamala Harris! BREAKING: Kamala Harris wins the Famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest! Only kidding…. She was only looking for a promotion to her job, and she obviously reverted to her old habits. — Daily Noah.com ( @Daily NoahNews ) July 4, 2024I kid, I kid…. The real winner is Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago won the contest, downing 58 popular dogs in 10 minutes. Coming in 2nd place was Geoffrey Esper of Massachusetts, who ate 53 popular dogs. Miki Sudo of Florida won the women’s competition, downing 51 hot dogs and setting a new record. Joey Chestnut, a past Nathan Hot Dog Eating Champion, was notably absent from the competition after first being prohibited from the competition by striking a deal with Impossible Foods, a company that sells plant-based meats. 58 GLIZZYS PATRICK BERTOLETTI WINS THE MEN’S NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG CONTEST pic. twitter.com/1CKtp4Xmxd— ESPN ( @espn ) July 4, 2024Here’s what The New York Post reported: The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest crowned a new winner Thursday– with the annual July 4th competition newly invigorated by the absence of longtime champ JoeyChestnut amid a fight over vegan dogs. Chicago’s Patrick Bertoletti, 39, took the Mustard Belt after wolfing down 58 franks and buns in a neck- and- neck, 10- minute race at Coney Island that saw the leader frequently bounce back and forth. It’s the first time a man who is never a Chestnut has won the contest since 2015, and only the second time in the past 17 years. After claiming his first victory of his career, Bertoletti declared,” I was n’t going to stop eating until the job was finished.” He managed to out- ete Geoffrey Esper, 49, of Massachusetts who finished subsequent with 53 dogs. American James Webb, 35, came in third after chowing down on 52 wieners. Patrick Bertoletti eats 58 hot dogs to win the Men’s 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition He did not beat Joey Chesnut’s personal best 76 in 2021, or his winning amount of 62 in 2023 (via @TSN_Sports ) pic. twitter.com/oXCK9uLcR5— Bleacher Report ( @BleacherReport ) July 4, 2024Per AP: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. Bertoletti won in a strong, 10- minute race where the leader bounced up and back. In a test to see who can wolf down the most popular dogs in 10 minutes, the 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13 competitors from all over the world. ” I was n’t going to stop eating until the job was done”, Bertoletti said. At the Independence Day celebration on Coney Island in New York, Bertoli defeated his previous record of 55 warm dogs. The reigning men’s champion, Joey” Jaws” Chestnut, did n’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff. Afterwards in the day, Chestnut will square off against soldiers at a U.S. Army base in El Paso. Chestnut won 16 out of 17 past competitions. A NEW WOMEN’S RECORDMiki Sudo downs 51 popular dogs to claim her 10th Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest pic. twitter.com/vyzX4TJ9oN— ESPN ( @espn ) July 4, 2024Here’s why Joey Chestnut was not competing: Joey Chestnut BANNED From Famous Nathan’s Hot Dog CompetitionJoe Chestnut will NOT be competing in the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year. I’ll explain why in only a moment: This 4th will be a little different, but I’ll also be eating a whole lot of all- beef hot dogs! I’m stoked to be going to Ft. Bliss, where I’ll be eating against four of their finest soldiers. Watch live on my YouTube channel: https ://t.co/Dy6TB796DQ
Starts at 5pm ET— Joey Chestnut ( @joeyjaws ) July 2, 2024Yes, yes….. it’s official — Kamala Harris will be taking his place because she figures if she can swallow multiple bags of dicks over the years ( alllllegedly ) then surely she can take down a few hot dogs! I kid, I kid. I mean, there’s a reason why the Internet calls her” Heels Up Harris” but I digress. We at WLTReport are unable to confirm whether any of these vile rumors are accurate, and in fact, we vehemently oppose them! Kamala Harris seems like nothing but a great, bright, beautiful lady! I want to go as far as saying that Twitter polls like this are VERY insulting! How many dick did Kamala Harris suck to the top to get there? — Hodgetwins ( @hodgetwins ) July 3, 2024But back to Joey Chestnut…. He’s never done competing, just banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. In fact, he’ll be taking on his arch- foe, Kobayashi on September 2nd: 15- year rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will be competing in a Life hot dog eating competition on Monday, September 2 titled” CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF” Who will be crowned the Glizzy Goat? Full story here: https ://t.co/WOhbkg8Crs pic. twitter.com/jSzigKgdC2— Bleacher Report ( @BleacherReport ) June 12, 2024But why is he not involved in the most famous July 4th contest out there? Sponsorships, of course! Joey Chestnut, a 16- time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, has been banned from the renowned competition held on July 4th. The conflict is brought on by a sponsorship to “represent another heated dog brand.” A Major League Eating ( MLE ) spokesperson said that he would n’t be permitted to compete in the highly anticipated hot dog eating contest taking place on Coney Island in New York City. According to the New York Post, Impossible Foods is the brand in question. Joey Chestnut banned from 2024 Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in beef over vegan franks https ://t.co/FkoZP2N2b0 pic. twitter.com/YPOEtacHnY— New York Post ( @nypost ) June 11, 2024From the New York Post: And not just any brand, but Impossible Foods, which recently launched a vegan frankfurter impostor made from plants. California- born Chestnut has won it 16 times, including every year since 2016. He snagged a 76 dogs and buns, which was a world record, and he kept his title next year with a paltry 62 down the hatch. He had been scheduled to return to his common spot for the hot dog contest at the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues, which had been a Coney Island tradition since 1916. A rep for Major League Eating ( MLE), which Nathan’s sanctions to run the event, said the organizers bent over backwards to meet Chestnut’s various demands. As long as no hot dog brand was mentioned, they also agreed to let him take part in a foe Labor Day dog-eating event that was being broadcast for television. However, they claimed they had crossed the line by allowing Chestnut to pitch for a diverse hot dog brand. A source said Chestnut was paid$ 200, 000 to appear in the Nathan’s contest next year, and was offered a$ 1.2 million, four- year contract going ahead. Joey Chestnut has been banned from this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating ContestChestnut agreed to represent vegan brand” Impossible Foods” over Nathan’s More here: https ://t.co/btK6yMFuhr pic. twitter.com/qEMSTE4bDl— Bleacher Report ( @BleacherReport ) June 11, 2024Nathan’s will not allow Joey Chestnut to compete in the 2024 Hot Dog eating contest after Chestnut signed a four- year,$ 1.2M deal with Impossible Foods, a vegan food company, per @nypostChestnut was paid$ 200K for his appearance in last year’s contest pic. twitter.com/GWOTHRe8MX— Jomboy Media ( @JomboyMedia ) June 11, 2024″ It would be like Michael Jordan saying to Nike,’ I’m going to represent Adidas, too,'” an MLE event organizer said, according to ESPN. Nathan’s Famous cut ties with Joey Chestnut, the heated dog eating champ, after he partnered with Impossible Foods, a rival company that makes vegan hot dogs. ” It is like a gut punch” George Shea, the host of Nathan’s yearly Fourth of July contest, said. https ://t.co/1cJmKaYaaw pic. twitter.com/cKnq3SlkG5— The New York Times ( @nytimes ) June 11, 2024Per ESPN:” We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant- based hot dogs rather than competing in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest”, Major League Eating said in a statement. In recent months, MLE and Nathan’s have gone to great lengths to accommodate Joey and his management team, including allowing Joey to enter a foe, sold warm dog-eating competition on Labor Day. We have been working with the same fundamental heated dog exclusivity rules for almost 20 years. However, it appears that Joey and his managers have given a fresh heated dog brand’s endorsement over our long-standing relationship. Chestnut is in the top 10 at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing a record number of hot dogs and buns in 2021. He ate 62 franks and buns to win last year’s event” Joey Chestnut is an American hero”, MLE’s statement said. We would love nothing more than to see him compete in the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, which he has been a part of for years. We hope he will be back when he does n’t compete against a rival brand.”” Now we have to look back and think about one of Joey Chestnut’s best moments of all time. Remember when he physically assaulted a protestor in 2022? The man is a legend: Joey Chestnut … DAWG pic. twitter.com/dNuDsSDuWB— Pat McAfee ( @PatMcAfeeShow ) July 4, 2022Joey Chestnut … DAWG pic. twitter.com/dNuDsSDuWB— Pat McAfee ( @PatMcAfeeShow ) July 4, 2022And if you’d like to see what it looks like to eat 71 hot dogs and buns in 11 minutes, just watch here: [[{“value”:”
The 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is in the books! And it’s Kamala Harris! BREAKING: Kamala Harris wins the Famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest! Just kidding….she just up for a job promotion and she naturally reverted back to old habits. — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) July 4, 2024 I kid, I kid…. The true winner is Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago won the contest, downing 58 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Coming in 2nd place was Geoffrey Esper of Massachusetts, who ate 53 hot dogs. Miki Sudo of Florida won the women’s competition, downing 51 hot dogs and setting a new record. Former Nathan Hot Dog Eating Champion Joey Chestnut was notably missing from the contest due to initially being barred from the event for inking a deal with Nathan ‘s rival Impossible Foods, a company that sells plant-based meats. 58 GLIZZYS PATRICK BERTOLETTI WINS THE MEN’S NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG CONTEST pic.twitter.com/1CKtp4Xmxd — ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2024 Here’s what The New York Post reported: The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest crowned a new winner Thursday – with the annual July 4th competition newly invigorated by the absence of longtime champ JoeyChestnut amid a fight over vegan dogs. Chicago’s Patrick Bertoletti, 39, took the Mustard Belt after wolfing down 58 franks and buns in a neck-and-neck, 10-minute race at Coney Island that saw the leader repeatedly bounce back and forth. It’s the first time a man not named Chestnut has won the contest since 2015, and only the second time in the last 17 years. “I wasn’t going to stop eating until the job was done,” Bertoletti said after securing his first ever win. He managed to out-ete Geoffrey Esper, 49, of Massachusetts who finished second with 53 dogs. Australian James Webb, 35, came in third after chowing down on 52 wieners. Patrick Bertoletti eats 58 hot dogs to win the Men’s 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition He did not beat Joey Chesnut’s personal best 76 in 2021, or his winning amount of 62 in 2023 (via @TSN_Sports)pic.twitter.com/oXCK9uLcR5 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 4, 2024 Per AP: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. Bertoletti won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. The 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13 competitors from around the world in a test to see who can wolf down the most hot dogs in 10 minutes. “I wasn’t going to stop eating until the job was done,” Bertoletti said. Bertoletti bested his prior record of 55 hot dogs at the event, held every Independence Day on New York’s Coney Island. The reigning men’s champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff. Instead, Chestnut will compete against soldiers at a U.S. Army base in El Paso later in the day. Chestnut won 16 out of 17 previous competitions. A NEW WOMEN’S RECORD Miki Sudo downs 51 hot dogs to claim her 10th Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest pic.twitter.com/vyzX4TJ9oN — ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2024 Here’s why Joey Chestnut was not competing: Joey Chestnut BANNED From Famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Competition Joe Chestnut will NOT be competing in the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year. I’ll explain why in just a moment: This 4th will be a little different, but I’ll still be eating a whole lot of all-beef hot dogs! I’m stoked to be going to Ft. Bliss, where I’ll be eating against four of their finest soldiers. Watch live on my YouTube channel: https://t.co/Dy6TB796DQStarts at 5pm ET — Joey Chestnut (@joeyjaws) July 2, 2024 Yes, yes…..it’s official — Kamala Harris will be taking his place because she figures if she can swallow multiple bags of dicks over the years (alllllegedly) then surely she can take down a few hot dogs! I kid, I kid. I mean, there’s a reason why the Internet calls her “Heels Up Harris” but I digress. We here at WLTReport cannot confirm if any of these vicious rumors are true, and in fact we ardently stand against them! Kamala Harris seems like nothing but a great, smart, classy lady! I would also like to go on record as saying polls like this in Twitter are HIGHLY disrespectful! How much dick has Kamala Harris sucked to get to the top? — Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) July 3, 2024 But back to Joey Chestnut…. He’s not done competing, just banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. In fact, he’ll be taking on his arch-rival, Kobayashi on September 2nd: 15-year rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will be competing in a LIVE hot dog eating competition on Monday, September 2 titled “CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF” Who will be crowned the Glizzy Goat? Full story here: https://t.co/WOhbkg8Crs pic.twitter.com/jSzigKgdC2 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 12, 2024 But why is he not involved in the most famous July 4th contest out there? Sponsorships, of course! Joey Chestnut, a 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, has been banned from the famous competition held on July 4th. A sponsorship to ‘represent another hot dog brand’ is the source of the conflict. A spokesperson for Major League Eating (MLE) said he wouldn’t be allowed to participate in the highly-anticipated hot dog eating contest in New York City’s Coney Island. According to the New York Post, Impossible Foods is the brand in question. Joey Chestnut banned from 2024 Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in beef over vegan franks https://t.co/FkoZP2N2b0 pic.twitter.com/YPOEtacHnY — New York Post (@nypost) June 11, 2024 From the New York Post: And not just any brand, but Impossible Foods, which recently launched a vegan frankfurter impostor made from plants. California-born Chestnut has won it 16 times, including every year since 2016. He gobbled a world’s record 76 dogs and buns in 2021 and kept his title with a paltry 62 down the hatch last year. He was expected to once again take his usual spot for the hot dog contest on the stage at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues — one block from the famous Boardwalk and a Coney Island tradition since 1916 — until the unexpected food fight. A rep for Major League Eating (MLE), which Nathan’s sanctions to run the event, said the organizers bent over backwards to meet Chestnut’s various demands. They even agreed to let him participate in a rival Labor Day dog-eating fest to be taped for TV as long as no hot dog brand was mentioned. But they said they drew the line on letting Chestnut pitch for a different hot dog brand. A source said Chestnut was paid $200,000 to appear in the Nathan’s contest last year, and was offered a $1.2 million, four-year contract going forward. Joey Chestnut has been banned from this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Chestnut agreed to represent vegan brand “Impossible Foods” over Nathan’s More here: https://t.co/btK6yMFuhr pic.twitter.com/qEMSTE4bDl — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 11, 2024 Nathan’s will not allow Joey Chestnut to compete in the 2024 Hot Dog eating contest after Chestnut signed a four-year, $1.2M deal with Impossible Foods, a vegan food company, per @nypost Chestnut was paid $200K for his appearance in last year’s contest pic.twitter.com/GWOTHRe8MX — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 11, 2024 “It would be like Michael Jordan saying to Nike, ‘I’m going to represent Adidas, too,'” an MLE event organizer said, according to ESPN. Nathan’s Famous cut ties with Joey Chestnut, the hot dog eating champ, after he partnered with Impossible Foods, a rival company that makes vegan hot dogs. “It is like a gut punch” George Shea, the host of Nathan’s annual Fourth of July contest, said. https://t.co/1cJmKaYaaw pic.twitter.com/cKnq3SlkG5 — The New York Times (@nytimes) June 11, 2024 Per ESPN: “We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant-based hot dogs rather than competing in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest,” Major League Eating said in a statement. “MLE and Nathan’s went to great lengths in recent months to accommodate Joey and his management team, agreeing to the appearance fee and allowing Joey to compete in a rival unbranded hot dog eating contest on Labor Day. For nearly two decades we have worked under the same basic hot dog exclusivity provisions. However, it seems that Joey and his managers have prioritized a new partnership with a different hot dog brand over our long-time relationship.” Chestnut owns the top 10 performances at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, including downing a record 76 hot dogs and buns in 2021. He ate 62 franks and buns to win last year’s event “Joey Chestnut is an American hero,” MLE’s statement said. “We would love nothing more than to have him at the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, which he has dominated for years. We hope that he returns when he is not representing a rival brand.” Now we have to flashback to perhaps my favorite Joey Chestnut moment of all time. Remember when he did this to a protestor back in 2022? The man is a legend: Joey Chestnut… DAWG pic.twitter.com/dNuDsSDuWB — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 4, 2022 Joey Chestnut… DAWG pic.twitter.com/dNuDsSDuWB — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 4, 2022 And if you’d like to see what it looks like to eat 71 hot dogs and buns in 11 minutes, just watch here:
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