Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Champions: Full list of winners by year since 1994.
Joey Chestnut returned to the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after a one-year ban and, well, you can guess the rest.
He performed like the GOAT he is.
Chestnut, 41, won his 17th title, with an official total of 70 ½ hot dogs and buns in the 10-minute contest.
That fell short of his record of 76 hot dogs and buns that he set in 2021.
Patrick Bertoletti, who won with Chestnut barred from competition last year, finished second 46 ½ hot dogs and buns.
Miki Sudo wins 11th women's hot dog contest title 2025
Miki Sudo won the women’s contest by eating 33 hot dogs and buns, winning her 11th Nathan's contest in 11 tries.
Although she won the pink belt awarded to the women’s champion, her total fell well short of the record-breaking 51 she consumed in the 2024 contest.
Michelle Lesco finished second with 22 ¾ hot dogs and buns and Domenica Dee finished third with 21½ in her debut at Nathan’s.
Complete List of past Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winners by year 1994-2025
2026 event will be held on on 4th July, 2026.
2025: Patrick BertolettI, 58 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 51 (women's)
2024: Patrick BertolettI, 58 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 51 (women's)
2023: Joey Chestnut, 62 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 39 1/2 (women's)
2022: Joey Chestnut, 63 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 42 (women's)
2021: Joey Chestnut, 76 (men's) | Michelle Lesco, 30 3/4 (women's)
2020: Joey Chestnut, 75 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 48 1/2 (women's)
2019: Joey Chestnut, 71 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 31 (women's)
2018: Joey Chestnut, 74 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 37 (women's)
2017: Joey Chestnut, 72 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 41 (women's)
2016: Joey Chestnut, 70 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 38 (women's)
2015: Matt Stonie, 62 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 38 (women's)
2014: Joey Chestnut, 61 (men's) | Miki Sudo, 34 (women's)
2013: Joey Chestnut, 69 (men's) | Sonya Thomas, 36 3/4 (women's)
2012: Joey Chestnut, 68 (men's) | Sonya Thomas, 45 (women's)
*2011: Joey Chestnut, 62 (men's) | Sonya Thomas, 40 (women's)
2010: Joey Chestnut, 54
2009: Joey Chestnut, 68
2008: Joey Chestnut, 59 (defeated Takeru Kobayashi in an untimed eat-off, eating five hot dogs in 50
seconds)
2007: Joey Chestnut, 66
2006: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 3/4
2005: Takeru Kobayashi, 49
2004: Takeru Kobayashi, 53 1/2
2003: Takeru Kobayashi, 44 1/2
2002: Takeru Kobayashi, 50 1/2
2001: Takeru Kobayashi, 50
2000: Kazutoyo Arai, 25 1/8
1999: Steve Keiner, 21 1/2
1998: Hirofumi Nakajima, 19
1997: Hirofumi Nakajima, 24 1/2
1996: Ed Krachie, 22
1995: Ed Krachie, 19 1/2
1994: Mike DeVito, 20
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