CONEY ISLAND, NY. (WISH) — A man from Westfield, Indiana, won the 2026 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Championship for the 18th time on Saturday.
Joey Chestnut claimed the coveted Mustard Yellow Belt by eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, topping a competitive field that included #2-ranked Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago, Illinois, #3-ranked Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, Massachusetts; #4-ranked James Webb of Sydney, Australia; #8-ranked Max Stanford of London, England; and #12-ranked Radim Dvoracek of Ostrava, Czech Republic.
The win marked his 18th victory in the competition’s history…