Crowds gathered in the sweltering heat Saturday to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday by watching famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defend his world hot dog eating championship in ...

Champion ⁠eater ⁠Joey Chestnut successfully defended ⁠his title on Saturday despite consuming fewer ​hot dogs than a year earlier.

The competitive eating legend swallowed 66 dogs in just 10 minutes on Saturday to win the title at Coney Island in front of a crowd estimated at roughly 25K and many more viewers watching on ESPN 2.