Miki Sudo sets new record at Nathans Famous Hotdog Eating Contest
Who says the Nathan’s Famous Hotdog Eating Contest needs Joey Chestnut to break records?Reigning champ Miki Sudo took out the women’s title at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest Thursday, chowing down on a record-breaking 51 dogs in 10 minutes.Mayoi Ebihara came in second with 37 dogs and Michelle Lesco finished third with 23.5 wieners.Sudo, a Big Apple native, has reigned supreme for the last nine years — ever since she first competed in the Independence Day tradition in 2014.
After taking a brief break in 2021 when she was pregnant, Sudo returned in 2022 to reclaim her Mustard Yellow Belt throne after gobbling down 42 dogs.Last year, she managed a winning 39-and-a-half hot dogs in 10 minutes.Sudo’s personal best — and current women’s record — came in 2020 when she chowed down on a whopping 48.5 dogs in the beef-eating competition.
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