How many hot dogs did Joey Chestnut eat? Year-by-year results for 'Jaws' – USA Today

Joey Chestnut made his triumphant return to the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2025 after a contract dispute kept him out of the 2024 edition of the event.
Chestnut is the most prolific eater in Hot Dog Eating Contest history. He has downed well over 1,000 hot dogs during his career and has crossed the 70-dog plateau a whopping seven times in his 20 appearances at the contest.
Chestnut wasn’t quite able to break his record of 76 hot dogs at the 2025 event, but he was able to easily capture his 17th Mustard Belt.
Here’s a look at Chestnut’s year-by-year results at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, along with his total hot dogs consumed after his 2025.
Chestnut ate 70.5 hot dogs at the Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2025. The total was enough for him to win his 17th Mustard Belt, as he beat second-place finisher Patrick Bertoletti, who finished with 46.5 hot dogs eaten.
Chestnut did not participate in the Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2024. He was embroiled in a contractual dispute with Major League Eating stemming from his sponsorship with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based alternatives to various meats.
Major League Eating doesn’t allow competitors to endorse rival brands, resulting in Chestnut being banned from the 2024 iteration of the event. He is returning in 2025 after reaching an agreement with Nathan’s Famous, the long-time sponsor of the Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs in 2023, his most recent appearance at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. He beat second-place finisher Geoffrey Esper by 13 dogs and buns after Esper finished the contest with 49 total hot dogs eaten.
The victory gave Chestnut his 16th overall Mustard Belt.
Chestnut has eaten at least 60 hot dogs at each contest dating back to 2011. That included a record 76 hot dogs eaten during the 2021 edition of the event.
Chestnut has won each of the contests in which he has participated since 2007, save for one. That came when Matt Stonie earned an upset win over him at the 2015 contest.
Below is a look at Chestnut’s results at the event since his debut in 2005, a third-place finish behind Takeru Kobayashi and Sonia Thomas.
Chestnut has eaten a total of 1,284.5 hot dogs in 20 career appearances at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. That’s good for an average of 64.225 hot dogs per appearance.

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