Hot dog champ Joey Chestnut proposes to girlfriend before July 4 contest
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate his way to his eighth consecutive world hot dog eating title in New York. But he took a moment before guzzling 61 dogs to propose to his girlfriend - who said "Yes".
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate his way to his eighth consecutive world hot dog eating title in New York.
But he took a moment before guzzling 61 dogs to propose to his girlfriend - who said "Yes".
Chestnut, 30, devoured fewer than last year, when he ate a world record 69. "I could never find my rhythm," he explained.
But he made sure the day was memorable, dropping to one knee on live television and before a crowd of 30,000 spectators and proposing to his girlfriend Neslie Ricasa, also a competitive eater.
Meanwhile, defending women's champion Sonya Thomas was dethroned by newcomer Miki Sudo, 28, who managed 34 hot dogs.
Thomas, 46, set the women's world record in 2012, when she ate 45 hot dogs. But during Friday's annual Fourth of July event, she could down only 27.