Sudo defeated 13 competitors, including 28-year-old rival Mayoi Ebihara of Japan, who came in second after eating 37 hot dogs. She was also the runner-up in 2023. Sudo also outdid her partner, former Florida bodybuilder Nicholas Wehry, who ate 46 hot dogs in the men's competition.

P atrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, a 39-year-old competitive eater from Chicago, downed 58 hot dogs to win the men's title at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York on Thursday. It was his first win at the contest.

The annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is the greatest 10-minute encapsulation of American independence, and Miki Sudo and Patrick Bertoletti left Coney Island on Thursday as the rightful owners of the coveted pink belt and mustard belt.