He performed like the GOAT he is.

Chestnut, 41, won his 17th title, with an official total of 70 ½ hot dogs and buns in the 10-minute contest.

That fell short of his record of 76 hot dogs and buns that he set in 2021.

“Oh, my gosh, I was nervous. First couple of hot dogs I was fumbling a little bit,’ Chestnut told ESPN after the contest.

Patrick Bertoletti, who won with Chestnut barred from competition last year, finished second 46 ½ hot dogs and buns.

“I found a pretty good rhythm,’ Chestnut said. ‘My goal was 70 to 77. I really wanted a little bit more. There’s next year and I’m just happy to be here.’

Chestnut signed a three-year contract with Nathan’s in June, clearing the path for his return to the contest after the one-year ban.

“I love doing it, and I love pushing myself and beating the heck out of people,’ he said.

Here’s how Saturday unfolded at Coney Island:

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest results

1. Joey Chestnut – 70 1/2
2. Patrick Bertoletti – 46 1/2
3. James Webb – 45 1/2
4. Geoff Esper – 43 7/8
5. Nick Wehry – 41 3/4
6. Ricardo Corbucci – 40
7. Max Stanford – 36 1/2
8. Gideon Oji – 31 1/6
9. Radim Dvoracek – 30 1/2
10. Derek Hendrickson – 30
11. Darrien Thomas – 29 1/2
12. George Chiger – 25
13. Jerome Burns – 23 1/2
14. Adrian Morgan – 23
15. Cameron Meade – 20 3/4

Joey Chestnut does it again!

It’s over! Chestnut wins his 17th title with an unofficial total of 71 hot dogs and buns.

Joey Chestnut chasing record

Halfway through the 10-minute contest, Joey Chestnut has eaten 46 hot dogs. That puts himself on pace to break his record of 76.

Joey Chestnut still cooking

Chestnut consumed 30 dogs by the three-minute mark, giving him a 10-hot dog lead over reigning champion Pat Bertoletti.

Joey Chestnut starts fast

Joey Chestnut ate 11 hot dogs and buns in the first minute of the 10-minute contest. But the field is only three behind.

Joey Chestnut’s jaws are set

In a pre-contest interview with ESPN2, Chestnut said, “I’m hungry. I’m going to push it.’

Push it enough to blow past his record of 76 hot dogs and buns to eat 80? Joey?

“Things are going to have to be in perfect rhythm,’ he said. 

Miki Sudo vs. mother-daughter team

Sudo was disappointed with her total of 33 hot dogs and buns, but it was more than enough to beat the mother-daughter combination of Katie Prettyman and Isabeau Prettyman. Katie ate 13 1/8 hot dogs and her daughter Isabeau ate 7 ¼ hot dogs for a total of 20 3/8. That was, more than 12 short of Sudo’s total.

Joey Chestnut is back!

If this montage of Chestnut triumphs doesn’t make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, well, you should probably consult with your doctor.

Miki Sudo assesses performance after winning women’s contest

Sudo was trying to make sense of her showing after eating 33 hot dogs and buns. That was 18 fewer than her record-breaking 51 last year and her lowest total since finishing with 30 ¾ in 2021.

“I feel like I let the fans down a little bit,’ Sudo told ESPN. “I had people in the crowd saying go for 52, and obviously I’m always setting my goals high. But the hot dogs just weren’t cooperating. For some reason the buns felt larger today.’

Sudo devoured eight hot dogs in the first minute, then consumed an average of less than three hot dogs per minute before the 10-minute contest was over.

In the end, she had her 11th title in 11 contests.

“I guess I refuse to lose,’ she said. “I refuse to give him. And even when I do stumble, I get right back up.’’

Miki Sudo wins 11th women’s hot dog contest title

Miki Sudo won the women’s contest by eating 33 hot dogs and buns, winning her 11th Nathan’s contest in 11 tries.

Although she won the pink belt awarded to the women’s champion, her total fell well short of the record-breaking 51 she consumed in the 2024 contest.

Michelle Lesco finished second with 22 ¾ hot dogs and buns and Domenica Dee finished third with 21½ in her debut at Nathan’s.

Women’s hot dog eating contest participants

• Miki Sudo
• Michelle Lesco
• Domenica Dee
• Tandra Childress
• Katie Prettyman
• Larell Marie Mele
• Isabeau Prettyman
• Jocelyn Young
• Kelly Lewis
• Camille O’Brien
• Elizabeth Salgado
• Cherish Brown
• Madison Barone
• Laura Beitler

Is Joey Chestnut competing in the Hot Dog Eating Contest? 

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest records 

In 2021, Joey Chestnut set the world record for the most hot dogs and buns eaten in one sitting by consuming 76. He had previously broken the record twice in the three contests leading up to that year: in 2018, he devoured 74 hot dogs and buns, and in 2020, he set a new record with 75. This was a stark difference compared to the 2024 winner, Patrick Bertoletti, who took home the Mustard Belt after eating 58 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.

On the women’s side, Miki Sudo is the top dog (eater), munching 51 hot dogs and buns in 2024. 

How many times has Joey Chestnut won the Hot Dog Eating Contest? 

Chestnut holds the record for the most Mustard Belts, winning the contest 16 times. On the women’s side, Miki Sudo has been an unstoppable eating force, securing 10 Ketchup Belts, including one last year.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest odds

All odds via DraftKings on Wednesday, July 2

• Joey Chestnut (-2500)
• Patrick Bertoletti (+1500)
• James Webb (+2500)
• Geoffrey Esper (+2500)
• Nick Wehry (+3500)
• Field (Participant not listed) (+1500)

Who won the Hot Dog Eating Contest last year?

Last year, Patrick Bertoletti won his first Mustard Belt by consuming 58 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes. On the women’s side, Miki Sudo claimed her tenth championship and now holds the women’s world record for eating 51 hot dogs and buns.

List of past Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winners 

• 2024: Patrick BertolettI, 58 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 51 (women’s)
• 2023: Joey Chestnut, 62 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 39 1/2 (women’s)  
• 2022: Joey Chestnut, 63 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 42 (women’s)  
• 2021: Joey Chestnut, 76 (men’s) | Michelle Lesco, 30 3/4 (women’s)  
• 2020: Joey Chestnut, 75 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 48 1/2 (women’s)  
• 2019: Joey Chestnut, 71 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 31 (women’s)  
• 2018: Joey Chestnut, 74 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 37 (women’s)  
• 2017: Joey Chestnut, 72 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 41 (women’s)  
• 2016: Joey Chestnut, 70 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 38 (women’s)  
• 2015: Matt Stonie, 62 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 38 (women’s)  
• 2014: Joey Chestnut, 61 (men’s) | Miki Sudo, 34 (women’s)  
• 2013: Joey Chestnut, 69 (men’s) | Sonya Thomas, 36 3/4 (women’s)  
• 2012: Joey Chestnut, 68 (men’s) | Sonya Thomas, 45 (women’s)  
• *2011: Joey Chestnut, 62 (men’s) | Sonya Thomas, 40 (women’s)  
• 2010: Joey Chestnut, 54  
• 2009: Joey Chestnut, 68  
• 2008: Joey Chestnut, 59 (defeated Takeru Kobayashi in an untimed eat-off, eating five hot dogs in 50 seconds)  
• 2007: Joey Chestnut, 66  
• 2006: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 3/4  
• 2005: Takeru Kobayashi, 49  
• 2004: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 1/2  
• 2003: Takeru Kobayashi, 44 1/2  
• 2002: Takeru Kobayashi, 50 1/2  
• 2001: Takeru Kobayashi, 50  
• 2000: Kazutoyo Arai, 25 1/8  
• 1999: Steve Keiner, 21 1/2  
• 1998: Hirofumi Nakajima, 19  
• 1997: Hirofumi Nakajima, 24 1/2  
• 1996: Ed Krachie, 22  
• 1995: Ed Krachie, 19 1/2  
• 1994: Mike DeVito, 20 

What is a ‘glizzy?’

A ‘glizzy’ is a slang term for a hot dog. The word has unknown origins, but some trace it back to handguns: A ‘Glizzy’ is a slang term for a Glock handgun. The word then evolved to mirror the magazine of a handgun, which is approximately the length of a hot dog. 

What is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest prize purse?

The total prize purse for the 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is $40,000, divided between the men’s and women’s divisions. First place winners in each division will receive $10,000, second place winners will get $5,000, and third place winners will earn $2,500.

Who beat Joey Chestnut?

The last person to beat Joey Chestnut at the Nathan’s contest was Matt Stonie in 2015. Stonie ate 62 hot dogs and buns and Chestnut ate 60 hot dogs and buns. Chestnut also lost to Takeru Kobayashi in 2005, the year of Chestnut’s debut at Nathan’s, and 2006.

A new video posted by his son shows Colorado football coach Deion Sanders walking gingerly at his estate in Texas less than a week before he’s expected to make his first public appearance since April.

In the video posted by Deion Sanders Jr., Sanders Sr. received a visit from rapper Lil Wayne, one of several friends who have come to see him as he battles an unspecified health issue that has kept him out of the spotlight and away from his job in Boulder. The list of well-wishers has included former NFL players Michael Irvin and Adam “Pacman” Jones, as well as Colorado Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

“Deion’s doing good,” Jones said in an interview with BetOnline posted this week. “I think he got another week at home before they get started. He’ll be there. He’ll be ready to go.”

Sanders, 57, is scheduled to appear in Frisco, Texas on July 9 as part of the annual preseason Big 12 Conference media days. It will be his first appearance on the job since April before he retreated to Texas and missed several events this summer, including Colorado’s annual high school and youth football camps in June. He also canceled a speaking appearance in Florida on June 8 and wasn’t able to make it to Hunter’s wedding in Tennessee May 24.

Sanders previously said in an interview with former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel that he had lost 14 pounds and that “what I’m dealing with right now is at a whole ‘nother level.”

He has a history of blood clots in his legs, which previously led to the amputation of two of his toes. It’s unclear if that is related to his recent sabbatical.  Sanders said he’d provide an update at a later date.

“Thanks to everybody that has been praying and sending good thoughts and prayers his way,” Jones said.

Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com

Joey Chestnut got more than the Mustard Belt for his victory at the 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

He will pocket $10,000, as will women’s champion Miki Sudo.

For Chestnut, that worked out to be about $142 for each hot dog and bun he consumed, eating total of 70½ during the annual 10-minute contest in Coney Island, New York.

“It’s awesome,’ said Chestnut, who returned to the competition after a one-year ban. “I’m really lucky. You know, competitive eating, it’s not like people are buying tickets to watch it. And it’s not tons and tons of advertising, so there’s not the most money involved it in.’

Chestnut confirmed he makes exponentially from his three-year contract with Nathan’s, although he has declined to reveal the terms of the deal.

The competitors at Nathan’s compete for a total of $40,000 in prize money, $20,000 for the men and $20,000 for the women.

While $10,000 goes to each of the winners, the second-place finishers each get $5,000, the third-place finishers each get $2,500 apiece and the remaining $2,500 is split among other the fourth- and fifth-place finishers, according to George Shea, co-founder of Major League Eating and the host of the Nathan’s contest.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest prize money

• Winner: $10,000
• Second place: $5,000
• Third place: $2,500
• Fourth place: $1,500
• Fifth place: $1,000

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The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year came with a footnote.

One of the eaters was disqualified.

The women’s standings shown on a graphic on the event organizer’s social media site listed “Madison Barone (DQ).’’ She’s not listed in the final results distributed by Major League Eating, which runs the contest.

So what happened?

‘Ms. Barone experienced urges contrary to swallowing after the contest but before the conclusion of presentations and the awarding of places,’ said Sam Barclay, director of operations at Major League Eating,. ‘By Major League Eating rules, urges contrary to swallowing before the conclusion of the event, including presentations and the awarding of prizes, results in a DQ.’

“Urges contrary to swallowing” translates to getting sick.

Barone, a 24-year-old from Manville, New Jersey, did not immediately respond to an interview request sent by email.

George Shea, who has served as the contest announcer since 1991, said he was unaware of any such incident taking place at the time. And he was averse to using graphic language to characterize what took place.

‘We will only say urges contrary to swallowing.” Shea told USA TODAY Sports. ‘We never utter other words. It is like saying Voldemort.’

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup was expanded in part to create matchups exactly like the quarterfinal between English power Chelsea and one of Brazil’s biggest clubs, Palmeiras.

Cole Palmer helped Chelsea get the best of Palmeiras at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4 to advance to the semifinals. Malo Gusto also played a role in the victory, having his shot bounce off the opposing goalkeeper, Weverton Pereira da Silva, to create an own goal situation and take the 2-1 lead.

Estêvão Willian was named as the Superior Player of the Match in the loss. Estêvão scored his first Club World Cup goal, leveling the score for Palmeiras in the second half at 1.

Estêvão, the 18-year-old player from Brazil, is expected to join Chelsea later this month now that Palmeiras has been eliminated from the tournament.

‘You can see he’s a top player,’ Palmer said about his future teammate on the DAZN broadcast after the game. ‘We’re excited for him to join us.’

Chelsea will play Fluminense in the semifinal on Tuesday, July 8 at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Matheus Martinelli and Hércules helped Fluminense earn a 2-1 victory over Al-Hilal at Camping World Stadium in Orlando in the other quarterfinal on Friday, July 4.

Chelsea vs. Palmeiras highlights

Club World Cup bracket

Here’s a look at how the FIFA Club World Cup bracket looks following Friday’s two quarterfinal games:

On Saturday, July 5, UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain plays German Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich at 12 p.m. ET (TNT/DAZN), then Real Madrid faces Borussia Dortmund at 4 p.m. ET (TNT/TruTV/Univision/DAZN).

Final: Chelsea 2, Palmeiras 1

Malo Gusto helps Chelsea retake the lead in the 83rd minute. Gusto’s kick hit Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton Pereira da Silva before going into the goal. Gusto was not officially credited with the score as it was deemed an own goal against Giay.

Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1

Estêvão Willian evens the score at 1 with a goal in the 53rd minute for Palmeiras. Chelsea made a pair of substitutions after the goal. Noni Madueke comes in for Christopher Nkunku and Joao Pedro replaces Liam Delap.

Halftime: Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 0

Cole Palmer scores in the 16 minute to give Chelsea the early 1-0 lead against Palmeiras. The score would stand through the rest of the first half.

Chelsea’s Reece James injured

Chelsea captain Reece James suffered an injury before the game on Friday. Andrey Santos replaced James in the starting lineup.

André Silva and Diogo Jota honored with moment of silence

Chelsea and Palmeiras players met at midfield as a moment of silence was held for André Silva and Diogo Jota before the game. The Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash in Northern Spain on Wednesday.

What time is Chelsea vs. Palmeiras at Club World Cup?

Friday’s Club World Cup quarterfinal between Chelsea and Palmeiras is set to kick off at 9 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa.

How to watch Chelsea vs. Palmeiras Club World Cup game: TV, stream

• Time: 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
• Location: Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
• TV: truTV
• Stream: DAZN, Sling TV

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Chelsea starting 11 vs. Palmeiras

Palmeiras starting 11 vs. Chelsea