# @usatoday on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYVnDUoO_S
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67396031-usatoday-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-04T18:01:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY (@USATODAY) — https://gondola.cc/USATODAY

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#JoeyChestnut is as reliable as fireworks on the Fourth of July. 🌭

Chestnut delivered yet again, winning his 18th title at the #NathansHotDogEatingContest Saturday, eating 66 hot dogs and buns during the 10-minute contest on Coney Island in New York. 

Miki Sudo won the women’s contest for the 12th time in 12 tries and Eric James “Badlands” Booker won the lemonade chugging competition.

The contest was held in blistering conditions, with humidity leaving the heat index at about 100 degrees. 

“I’m not going to go into it…looking for excuses,'' Chestnut said during ESPN's broadcast. "But it slowed me down." Read more about the contest at the link in our bio. 

📸: Jordan Tovin/Reuters

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