<P> The contest has gained public attention in recent years due to the stardom of Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut . The defending champion is Joey Chestnut , who ate 72 hot dogs in the 2017 contest . He beat out Carmen Cincotti and the 2015 champ , Matt Stonie . </P>
<P> The contest has gained public attention in recent years due to the stardom of Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut . The defending champion is Joey Chestnut , who ate 72 hot dogs in the 2017 contest . He beat out Carmen Cincotti and the 2015 champ , Matt Stonie . </P>
who won nathan 's hot dog eating contest
who won nathan 's hot dog eating contest
Joey Chestnut
Joey Chestnut