Who Won The Hot Dog Eating Contest 2024? Who is Nathan’s New Champion?
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Updated Jul 05, 2024
Who Won The Hot Dog Eating Contest 2024?
In the year 2024, Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo emerged as the champions of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti clinched the title in the men's category by achieving a personal best of 58 hot dogs and buns, despite the absence of the contest's all-time favorite, Joey Chestnut. Chestnut was disqualified from the competition due to a disagreement with Major League Eating over a contract.
On the other hand, Miki Sudo took the lead in the women's category by devouring an impressive 51 hot dogs and buns, securing her victory in the contest. Together, Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo were crowned as the winners of the 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Who is Nathan’s New Champion?
Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, 39, originates from Chicago. While he's not a direct successor to Joey Chestnut, he's made a name for himself as a skilled competitor in the Major League Eating (MLE) circuit for over a decade.
He's achieved 32 world records, such as devouring 47 Big Apple pizzas in just 10 minutes, 29 waffles in the same time frame, and five pounds of sour pickles in six minutes, as detailed in his profile on the MLE website. However, he hadn't managed to break the Mustard Belt record. Until Thursday, when he successfully consumed 58 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes.
Reaction of Patrick Bertoletti After Victory
Bertoletti, better known as "Deep Dish," shared his joy and contentment after clinching the top spot in the men's category of the tournament. He achieved a personal best by devouring 58 hot dogs and buns in just half an hour, winning his first-ever title at the event.
Bertoletti's triumph was especially significant as it was the first occasion since 2015 that the prestigious mustard belt award was claimed by someone other than Joey Chestnut. Chestnut wasn't able to participate that year because he was embroiled in a dispute over a contract.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Field 2024
Even though Joey Chestnut isn't taking part, there are still a lot of glizzy gobblers in the men's and women's categories, among them the chew-perstar Miki Sudo. Here’s the field:
Men’s
- Geoffrey Esper
- James Webb
- Patrick Bertoletti
- Nicholas Wehry
- Gideon Oji
- Sean Yeager
- George Chiger
- Max Stanford
- Ricardo Corbucci
- Derek Hendrickson
- King Yamamoto
- William Claude Lyon IV
- Darrien Thomas
- Radim Dvoracek
Women’s
- Miki Sudo
- Mayoi Ebihara
- Michelle Lesco
- Larell Marie Mele
- Katie Prettyman
- Tandra Childress
- Jocelyn Young
- Mary Bowers
- Cherish Brown
- Julie Goldberg
- Ellen Straub
- Crystal Ocampo
- Rubianne Garcia
- Elizabeth Salgado
List of Past Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winners
| Year | Winners (Men) | Winners (Women) |
| 2023 | Joey Chestnut, 62 | Miki Sudo, 39 1/2 |
| 2022 | Joey Chestnut, 63 | Miki Sudo, 40 |
| 2021 | Joey Chestnut, 73 | Michelle Lesco, 30 3/4 |
| 2020 | Joey Chestnut, 75 | Miki Sudo, 48 1/2 |
| 2019 | Joey Chestnut, 71 | Miki Sudo, 31 |
| 2018 | Joey Chestnut, 74 | Miki Sudo, 37 |
| 2017 | Joey Chestnut, 72 | Miki Sudo, 41 |
| 2016 | Joey Chestnut, 70 | Miki Sudo, 38 1/2 |
| 2015 | Matt Stonie, 62 | Miki Sudo, 38 |
| 2014 | Joey Chestnut, 61 | Miki Sudo, 34 |
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Records
In 2021, Joey Chestnut made history by breaking the global record for consuming the most hot dogs and buns, eating a whopping 76. Chestnut achieved this feat not once, but twice in the last three competitions: first in 2018, where he consumed 74 hot dogs and buns, and then again in 2020, where he once more established himself as the record holder by eating 75 hot dogs and buns. On the female front, Miki Sudo holds the title of the ultimate eater, consuming an impressive 48 ½ hot dogs and buns in 2020.
