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Joey Chestnut falls in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

By Jonathan Bass

Jun 7, 2015; Long Pond, PA, USA; American competitive eater Joey Chestnut prior to the Axalta We Paint Winners 400 at Pocono Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2015; Long Pond, PA, USA; American competitive eater Joey Chestnut prior to the Axalta We Paint Winners 400 at Pocono Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports /
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Joey Chestnut falls to Matt Stonie the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

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For the first time in nearly a decade there is a new champion of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Reigning champion Joey Chestnut, gunning for a ninth consecutive title, was upended by Matt Stonie.

Stonie placed second in last year’s contest by gobbling 56 dogs to Chestnut’s 63. This time he was out for blood, downing 62 dogs to the champ’s 60.

Ever since knocking off Takeru Kobayashi in 2007, Chestnut had been untouchable. He reclaimed the throne, put America back on the map after seven years of Japanese dominance, and brought the title back home. Following his defeat, Twitter lost its collective mind.

It’s the dawning of a new era in American sports.

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