Hall of Fame

Surprised to see the great Joey Chestnut up here? Doubt it! The 11-time champ broke his own world record in the 2018 contest, eating 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes! There’s no doubt in our mind who’s the king.

Fun fact: Joey’s recipe for success? Besides training year round in various eating contests, he fasts for 2-3 days before the Coney Island showdown.

They don’t call her the Black Widow for nothing. When it comes to competitive eating, Sonya Thomas is downright vicious. At the 2012 Hot Dog Eating Contest, she ate her way to a new women’s world record and beat out 10 of 15 male eaters!

Fun fact: This 98-pound champ also holds world records in tater tots, oysters and even turducken. Her other nickname? The Leader of the Four Horsemen of the Esophagus.