Chestnut crowned July 4 hot-dog champ again but can't top his own record

2:04pm PDT - July 4th, 2019    joey chestnut - Reuters

This year's Nathan's Famous hot-dog eating contest proved a mild disappointment to Joey Chestnut, the Fourth of July event's perennial champ, even though he handily won the annual display of gastronomical excess for the 12th time this year.