Miki Sudo repeats as women's hot dog eating champ in Nathan's Famous contest
Defending men's champ Joey Chestnut will also defend his title at Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest on Saturday.
CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Miki Sudo captured her 12th title at the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Saturday.
Sudo downed 38.75 dogs to win the annual event again. She also holds the women's record of 51 dogs.
Competitors consume as many hot dogs and buns as possible in 10 minutes, usually dunking the wieners in water first to make them easier to swallow.
On the men's side, Joey Chestnut has taken the so-called Mustard Belt 17 times and notched the men's record: 76 franks. He's currently on probation in a battery case but is allowed to travel outside Indiana. His lawyer has said that what happened in the bar last April was a misunderstanding and that Chestnut accepted responsibility for his actions.
The event, which dates to 1972, is held in front of the original Nathan's Famous' restaurant in New York's Coney Island.
Contest sponsor Nathan's Famous was sold in January to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods.
HOW TO WATCH
Coverage of the men's competition airs at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2, and will re-air on the same channel at 4 p.m. ET. ABC will simulcast coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET for 30 minutes.
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Some information from the Associated Press
