Joey Chestnut believes protester at last year's contest cost him 5 hot dogs, MLE president says
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Major League Eating president Rich Shea told ESPN that Joey Chestnut believes last year's incident with an animal rights protester cost him five hot dogs.
Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
Before the Fourth of July festivities kicked off, Major League Eating president Rich Shea told ESPN that Chestnut "claims he was about five hot dogs short because of that interruption."
Chestnut holds the world record for most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes with an astounding 76. He set the record at the Coney Island, New York, event in 2021.
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