Hot Dog Eating Contest: Hall of Fame
We’re famous for hot dogs. These competitive eaters are famous for eating them – fast.
2021 Mustard Belt Victories
Raise Your Franks to the 2021 Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Champs Michelle Lesco and Joey Chestnut!

Joey Chestnut
76 Hot Dogs
Surprised to see the great Joey Chestnut up here? Doubt it! The 14-time champ broke his own world record in the 2020 contest, eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes! There’s no doubt in our mind who’s the king.

Michelle Lesco
30.75 Hot Dogs
Michelle Lesco is the #9-ranked eater in the World by Major League Eating (men and women combined)! She claimed her first Nathan’s Famous championship in 2021 with 30.75 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.
2021

Joey Chestnut
76 Hot Dogs

Michelle Lesco
30.75 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
76 Hot Dogs

Michelle Lesco
30.75 Hot Dogs
2020

Joey Chestnut
75 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
48.5 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
75 Hot Dogs
- Darron Breeden 42
- Nick Wehry 39.5
- George Chiger 24
- Eric Booker 20

Miki Sudo
48.5 Hot Dogs
- Larell Marie Mele 18
- Katie Prettyman 15
- Julie Goldberg 8.5
- Rene Rovtar 7
2019

Joey Chestnut
71 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
31 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
71 Hot Dogs
- Darron Breeden 50
- Geoffrey Esper 47
- Matt Stonie 46
- Max Suzuki 39
- Nick Wehry 36
- Gideon Oji 34
- Matt Hazzard 34
- Juan Neave 29
- Adam Moran 28.5
- Ronnie Hartman 28.5
- Derek Jacobs 27
- Pablo Martinez 27
- Adrian Morgan 26
- George Chiger 26
- Juan Rodriguez 26
- Darrien Thomas 22
- Steve Hendry 22

Miki Sudo
31 Hot Dogs
- Michelle Lesco 26.5
- Juliet Lee 23
- Sarah Reinecke 23
- Larell Marie Mele 18
- Sophia DeVita 14
- Katie Prettyman 12.5
- Holly Titus 11
- Kelly Wong 10.5
- Kathryn Tesch 10.5
- Jocelyn Walker 9
- Mary Bowers 8
- Juliet Goldberg 7
- Rene Rovtar 7
- Katherine Wong 6
2018

Joey Chestnut
74 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
37 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
74 Hot Dogs
- Carmen Cincotti 64
- Darron Breeden 43
- Geoffrey Esper 41
- Matt Stonie 40
- Gideon Oji 37.5
- Max Suzuki 34
- Adrian Morgan 33
- Juan Rodriguez 32
- Nick Wehry 31
- Rich LeFevre 28
- Derek Jacobs 27
- Juan Neave 27
- Matt Hazzard 25
- George Chiger 24.75
- Steve Hendry 24
- Pablo Martinez 24
- Erik Denmark 21.5
- Ronnie Hartman 21.5
- Jim Reeves 21
- Badlands Booker 20

Miki Sudo
37 Hot Dogs
- Michelle Lesco 28
- Juliet Lee 25
- Sarah Reinecke 21
- Larell Marie Mele 19
- Sophia DeVita 14
- Jingru Chen 13
- Kassandra Zapata 12
- Katie Prettyman 11
- Jocelyn Walker 10.5
- Tracie Dickerson 8
- Kathryn Tesch 8
- Holly Titus 8
- Brittany Powell 7
- Rene Rovtar 6.5
- Brynn Szeles 6.5
- Kristina Rovtar 5
- Prudence DiBenedetto 4
2017

Joey Chestnut
72 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
41 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
72 Hot Dogs
- Carmen Cincotti 60
- Matt Stonie 48
- Geoffrey Esper 44.5
- Darron Breeden 38.5
- Gideon Oji 36
- Adrian Morgan 34
- Juan Rodriguez 33
- Yasir Salem 33
- Rich LeFevre 29
- Erik Denmark 25
- Pablo Martinez 23
- Steve Hendry 22.5
- Badlands Booker 22
- Josh Miller 22
- Jim Reeves 22
- Derek Jacobs 20.5
- Juan Neave 20
- Brian Dudzinski 20
- Matthew Cohen 16
- Pedram Esmaeelzadeh 14.5

Miki Sudo
41 Hot Dogs
- Michelle Lesco 32
- Sonya Thomas 30
- Juliet Lee 25
- Sophia DeVita 18
- Meredith Boxberger 17
- Daniella Gioia 17
- Sarah Reinecke 15
- Larell Marie Mele 14
- Kassandra Zapata 13
- Carlene LeFevre 12
- Mary Bowers 8
- Liz McClurg 8
- Rene Rovtar 8
- Marlene Wigginton 8
- Stevie Palmer 7.75
- Deborah Bethea 6
- Danielle Leppert-Simenauer 6
2016

Joey Chestnut
70 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
38 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
70 Hot Dogs
- Matt Stonie 53
- Carmen Cincotti 42
- Gideon Oji 38
- Geoffrey Esper 37.5
- Adrian Morgan 36
- Yasir Salem 31
- Erik Denmark 31
- Rich LeFevre 29
- Marcos Owens 28
- Juan Rodriguez 27
- Eric Booker 25
- Brian Dudzinski 24
- Steve Schuster 16
- Dan Katz 12
- Crazy Legs Conti 1

Miki Sudo
38 Hot Dogs
- Sonya Thomas 35
- Juliet Lee 27
- Michelle Lesco 27
- BeeJay Alexander 17.5
- Nela Zisser 16.75
- Meredith Boxberger
- Sophia DeVita 15.5
- Larell Marie Mele 15
- Kassandra Zapata 13.5
- Daniella Gioia 12.5
- Mary Bowers 8.5
- Noelle Dudzinski 7.75
- Hilary Andrews 7
- Elizabeth Petra 4.5
2015

Matthew Stonie
62 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
38 Hot Dogs

Matthew Stonie
62 Hot Dogs
- Joey Chestnut: 60
- Eater X: 35.5
- Erik Denmark: 33
- Adrian Morgan: 31
- Yasir Salem: 30
- Geoffrey Esper: 29.5
- Juan Rodriguez: 28
- Badlands Booker: 24.5
- Pablo Martinez: 22
- Steve Hendry: 21.75
- Crazy Legs Conti: 19.5
- Brian Dudzinski: 19
- Gideon Oji: 19
- Jeff Butler: 17
- Nate Biller: 16

Miki Sudo
38 Hot Dogs
- Sonya Thomas: 31
- Juliet Lee: 27.5
- Michelle Lesco: 26
- Larell Marie Mele: 16.75
- Meredith Boxberger: 16.5
- Nela Zisser: 16
- Daniella Gioia: 15
- BeeJay Alexander: 13
- Carlene LeFevre: 11
- Lesley Ryder: 10.5
- Liz McClurg: 8.5
- Mary Bowers: 8
- Crystin Pactor: 8
- Marlene Wigginton: 8
- Angie Hendry: 5
2014

Joey Chestnut
61 Hot Dogs

Miki Sudo
34 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
61 Hot Dogs
- Matt Stonie: 56
- Tim Janus: 44
- Erik Denmark: 34
- Brian Dudzinski: 34
- Juan Rodriguez: 32
- Adrian Morgan: 29
- Marcos Owens: 26
- Badlands Booker: 25
- Yasir Salem: 19.75
- Aaron Osthoff: 19.5
- Pablo Martinez: 17
- Ronnie Hartman: 14
- Sean Gordon: 10
- Sgt. Horacio Chanyau: 10
- Colin Shirlow: 3

Miki Sudo
34 Hot Dogs
- Sonya Thomas: 27.75
- Michelle Lesco: 27
- Juliet Lee: 23
- Meredith Boxberger: 18
- Larell Marie Mele: 14
- Carlene LeFevre: 11
- Neslie Ricasa: 10
- Mary Bowers: 9
- Marlene Wigginton: 8.5
- Nicole Kulig: 7.5
- Nicole Rodriguez: 7
- Val Bromann: 3
2013

Joey Chestnut
69 Hot Dogs

Sonya Thomas
36.75 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
69 Hot Dogs
- Matthew Stonie: 51
- Tim 'Eater X' Janus: 50
- Bob Shoudt: 39.75
- Adrian Morgan: 38
- Aaron Osthoff: 31
- Jeff Butler: 31
- Yasir Salem: 30
- Marcos Owens: 29
- Erik Denmark: 28
- Pablo Martinez: 27
- Juan Rodriguez: 26
- Pete Davekos: 25
- Ronnie Hartman: 22
- Badlands Booker: 21
- Christos Kyriazis: 9

Sonya Thomas
36.75 Hot Dogs
- Juliet Lee: 36
- Michelle Lesco: 27.5
- Meredith Boxburger: 26
- Larell Marie Mele: 21
- Neslie Ricasa: 14
- Mary Bowers: 10
- Laura Riehman: 6
- Prudence Di Benedetto: 6
2012

Joey Chestnut
68 Hot Dogs

Sonya Thomas
45 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
68 Hot Dogs
- Eater X Tim Janus: 52.25
- Pat Bertoletti: 51
- Matt Stonie: 46
- B.O.B. Shoudt: 45
- Adrian Morgan: 35
- Erik Denmark: 32
- Sean Gordon: 32
- Micah Collins: 31
- Gravy Brown: 30.5
- Pete Davekos: 28
- Badlands Booker: 25.5
- Yasir Salem: 25
- Crazy Legs Conti: 20
- Lee Vilinsky: 15

Sonya Thomas
45 Hot Dogs
- Sonya Thomas: 45
- Juliet Lee: 33
- Michelle Lesco: 25.5
- Meredith Boxberger: 21.5
- Larell Marie Mele: 21.25
- Maria Edible: 18.5
- Nicole Anderson: 16
- Dee Martin: 9.5
- Neslie Ricasa: 9
- Mary Bowers: 8.5
- Theresa Subich: 7
- Mia Davekos: 6
- Molly Nemunaitis: 5.5
- Janice Deregla: 3
2011

Joey Chestnut
62 Hot Dogs

Sonya Thomas
40 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
62 Hot Dogs
- Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti: 53
- Tim “Eater X” Janus: 45
- Bob “Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt: 39
- Sean “Flash” Gordon: 34
- Matt Stonie: 34

Sonya Thomas
40 Hot Dogs
- Juliet Lee: 29.5
- Stephanie Torres: 28.5
- Michelle Lesco: 20
- Larell Marie Mele: 16
2010

Joey Chestnut
54 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
54 Hot Dogs
- Tim Eater X Janus: 45
- Pat Bertoletti: 37
- Sonya Thomas: 36
- Bob Shoudt: 34
- Erik Denmark: 32
- Gravy Brown: 31
- Allen Goldstein: 28
- Juliet Lee: 27
- Ben Monson: 27
- Sean Gordon: 26.5
- Pete Davekos: 24
- Badlands Booker: 24
- Crazy Legs Conti: 20
- Bryan Beard: 15.5
- Kris Adams: 11
2009

Joey Chestnut
68 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
68 Hot Dogs
- Takeru Kobayashi: 64.5
- Pat Bertoletti: 55
- Tim Eater X Janus: 53
- Bob Shoudt: 41.75
- Sonya Thomas: 41
- Hall Hunt: 38.5
- Erik Denmrk: 38
- Juliet Lee: 34
- Badlands Booker: 30
- Gravy Brown: 30
- Jim Reeves: 28.5
- Crazy Legs Conti: 25
- Pete Davekos: 25
- Sean Gordon: 25
- Marco Marquez: 23
- Micah Collins: 21
- Franco Camerini: 14
- Bob Coccodrilli: 14
2008

Joey Chestnut
59 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
59 Hot Dogs
- Takeru Kobayashi: 59
- Tim Janus: 42
- Pat Bertoletti: 38
- Sonya Thomas: 34
- Hall Hunt: 30
- Bob Shoudt: 30
- Juliet Lee: 29
- Erik Denmark: 28
- Juris Shibayama: 28
- Eric Booker: 25.5
- Patrick Vandam: 25
- Rich LeFevre: 25
- Crazy Legs Conti: 24
- Allan Goldstein: 21
- Tim Brown: 20
- Pat Philbin: 19
- Nathan Biller: 18.5
- Pete Davekos: 18
- Arturo Rios: 16
- Kevin Ross: 14
2007

Joey Chestnut
66 Hot Dogs

Joey Chestnut
66 Hot Dogs
- Takeru Kobayashi: 63
- Pat Bertoletti: 49
- Tim Janus: 43
- Sonya Thomas: 39
- Chip Simpson: 35
- Rob Schodt: 35
- Rich LeFevre: 31
- Hall Hunt: 29
- Juliet Lee: 26
- Dale Boone: 25
- Pat Philbin: 24
- Crazy Legs Conti: 23
- Erik Denmark: 23
- Tim Brown: 22
- Arturo Rios, Jr.: 21
2006

Takeru Kobayashi
53.75 Hot Dogs

Takeru Kobayashi
53.75 Hot Dogs
- Joey Chestnut: 52
- Sonya Thomas: 37
2005

Takeru Kobayashi
49 Hot Dogs

Takeru Kobayashi
49 Hot Dogs
- Sonya Thomas: 37
- Joey Chestnut: 32
- Ed Jarvis: 29
- Kenji Oguni: 29
- Rich LeFevre: 25.5
- Carlene LeFevre: 25
- Ron Koch: 23
- Tim Janus: 22.5
- Eric Booker: 22
- Charles Hardy: 22
- Pat Philbin: 20
- Crazy Legs Conti: 19
- Joe LaRue: 18
- Don Lerman: 15
- Rob Burns: 10
2004

Takeru Kobayashi
53.5 Hot Dogs

Takeru Kobayashi
53.5 Hot Dogs
- Nobuyuki Shirota: 38
- Sonya Thomas: 32
- Rich LeFevre: 27.75
- Ed Jarvis: 27
- Eric Booker: 27
- Carlene LeFevre: 22
- Jim Reeves: 21
- Joe LaRue: 20
- Allan Goldstein: 19
2003

Takeru Kobayashi
44.5 Hot Dogs

Takeru Kobayashi
44.5 Hot Dogs
- Ed Jarvis: 30.5
- Eric Booker: 29
- Sonya Thomas: 25
- William Perry: 4
2002

Takeru Kobayashi
50 Hot Dogs

Takeru Kobayashi
50 Hot Dogs
- Eric Booker: 26
- Oleg Zhornitskiy: 25