--- description: Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut scarfs down 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes in photos at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. title: Here's What It Looks Like To Devour 61 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb30483e2364f1902/69869a8fd0b6f2a5c9305267/h_51462720.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [fourth of july](/tag/fourth-of-july/) ## fourth of july Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What It Looks Like To Devour 61 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 4, 2014 7:07 PM CUT  Joey Chestnut, the defending champion and a world record holder, devoured a total of 61 hot dogs for his eighth title. Joey Chestnut, the defending champion and a world record holder, devoured a total of 61 hot dogs for his eighth title.Peter Foley—EPA by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 4, 2014 7:07 PM CUT  Joey Chestnut prepares to compete in the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York, July 4, 2014. Eric Thayer—Reuters  Champion eater's Joey Chestnut, center, Matt Stonie, right, and Tim 'Eater X' Janus, left, compete in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot-dog eating contest in Coney Island, July 4, 2014. Peter Foley—EPA  Tim Janus, center left, Joey Chestnut, center right, and Matt Stonie, second from right, compete during the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating contest. John Minchillo—AP  Joey Chestnut, the defending champion and a world record holder, devoured a total of 61 hot dogs for his eighth title. Peter Foley—EPA  Jon Herzog, center, cheers at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating contest at Coney Island. John Minchillo—AP  Joey Chestnut consuming hot dog #58. Eric Thayer—Reuters  Joey Chestnut, left, and Matt Stonie, right, at the final moments of the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island. Eric Thayer—Reuters  Joey Chestnut, center, reacts alongside Tim Janus, left, and Matt Stonie, right, after consuming a total of 61 hot dogs in ten minutes. John Minchillo—AP  Joey Chestnut, right, and George Shea celebrate after Chestnut wins the 98th annual 2014 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Kena Betancur—Getty Images  Joey Chestnut raises his fist in the air after winning. John Minchillo—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2957245/nathans-hot-dog-contest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2957245/nathans-hot-dog-contest/"},"headline":"Here's What It Looks Like To Devour 61 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes","datePublished":"2014-07-04T19:07:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:09.565Z","description":"Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut consumed 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes to defend his title as champion of Nathan's Famous' annual Coney Island contest","url":"https://time.com/2957245/nathans-hot-dog-contest/","keywords":["fourth of july","coney island"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb30483e2364f1902/69869a8fd0b6f2a5c9305267/h_51462720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb30483e2364f1902/69869a8fd0b6f2a5c9305267/h_51462720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nathan's Fourth of July Hot-Dog Eating Contest Coney Island","caption":"Nathan's Fourth of July Hot-Dog Eating Contest Coney Island","creditText":"Peter Foley—EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fourth-of-july/","name":"fourth of july"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2957245/nathans-hot-dog-contest/","name":"Here's What It Looks Like To Devour 61 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes"}}]}] ```