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 Joey "Jaws" Chestnut continues his reign as the chowing champion at the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Nathan's Famous in New York. The man know as "Jaws" scarfed two more hot dogs than the 70 he ate last year to beat his own world record. THIS is how a champion deserves to be introduced - on a mustard yellow chariot #NathansHotDogEatingContest #JoeyChestnut pic.twitter.com/2FmxcFZW1e — Jeff D (@JDubCLT) July 4, 2017 
 
 Carmen Cincotti finished second with 62 hot dogs and buns, while Matt "Megatoad" Stonie -- who beat Chestnut in 2015 -- trailed far behind in third with 48 hot dogs and buns. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 4, 2017 Joey Chestnut Wins, Eats 72 Hot Dogs & Buns: 
 
 
 
 Calories: 20,160 
 
 Fat: 1,296 g 
 
 Cholesterol: 2,160 mg 
 
 Sodium: 56,160 mg 
 
 Protein: 720 g — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 4, 2017 
 
 Chestnut said at Monday's pre-contest weigh-in that he models his training after marathoners, slowly building up to eating more and more franks as the contest approaches. The Las Vegas woman ate 41 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win her fourth straight title Tuesday. She beat Michelle Lesco, who downed 32 franks and buns. Women's record-holder Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas came in third with 30. Meanwhile, Miki Sudo (MIHK'-ee SOO'-doh) is hoping for a fourth title in a row as she confronts Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas in the women's competition.
– Joey Chestnut is only one win away from tying Bill Russell's record 11 championships—granted one played professional basketball and the other just eats a lot of hot dogs. The AP reports Chestnut—who was carried to the stage in a bright-yellow chariot—won the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest Tuesday for the 10th time, downing 72 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes for a new world record. Despite beating his previous record of 70 hot dogs and buns, Chestnut fell short of his goal of 80, according to CBS Sports. The average American is said to eat 70 hot dogs in a year, and ESPN's Darren Rovell tweets Chestnut consumed more than 20,000 calories and nearly 1,300 grams of fat to earn his Fourth of July victory. Second-place finisher Carmen Cincotti ate 62 hot dogs and buns.