Miki Sudo wins hot dog eating contest; Matt Stonie loses to third

Miki Sudo, center, keeps her hot dog eating crown.

LAS VEGAS resident Miki Sudo, 31, held on to her title as top woman hot dog eater in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest by downing 41 hot dogs in ten minutes.

The annual eating competition held every July 4th also saw Joey "Jaws" Chestnut set a new record for the championship match be gulping own 72 franks and buns. His chief rival, Asian/AMerican Matt Stonie, slipped to third with 46 hot dogs. Second place went to Carmen Cincotti, who ate 61 hot dogs.

For 126-pound Sudo, it was the 4th time the competitive eater has won the.Annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island in Brooklyn.

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