# Joey Chestnut not competing at 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753 "2024-06-11T20:29:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/81 "2024-07-04T23:05:04Z")
The “Deep Dish” guy I mentioned up above won the men’s race. It’s making the news in Chicago in a “local boy does good” kind of way. > **[Miki Sudo, Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti Win 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating...](https://time.com/6995129/miki-sudo-wins-womens-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/)** > > Sudo, the defending champion, consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes and set a new world record for women. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/82 "2024-07-10T18:42:28Z")
More news! > **[Nick Wehry accused of cheating in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, per report...](https://apple.news/AaHvbEqWTTiKtCBW9BrJMYg)** > > According to the New York Post, Nick Wehry, a contestant at the 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest was accused of cheating. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/83 "2024-07-10T18:45:11Z")
Is nothing sacred!?!? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/84 "2024-07-10T19:05:30Z")
How the hell do you cheat at a live contest, surrounded by witnesses, while performing a fairly straightforward action? (Open mouth, insert food. Swallow, repeat.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/85 "2024-07-10T19:42:47Z")
Sleight of hand. He moved an empty plate onto his pile. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/86 "2024-07-10T20:00:03Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > How the hell do you cheat at a live contest, surrounded by witnesses, while performing a fairly straightforward action? (Open mouth, insert food. Swallow, repeat.) A literal hollow leg? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/87 "2024-07-10T20:02:52Z")
According to the article he was accused of cheating by two “anonymous sources”, and when the league investigated and looked at all the video they didn’t see evidence of cheating. Even if the additional plate was added, raising his score by 5 hot dogs, he would still have 4th place. It looks like a non-story to me, honestly. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/88 "2024-07-10T20:38:06Z")
I wonder how this will affect his Major League Eating ranking. Patrick Bertoletti moved up from #9 all the way up to #2 (right under Joey Chestnut) after his victory. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/89 "2024-07-10T23:37:36Z")
I bet this scandal keeps him out of the HoF. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/90 "2024-07-12T17:56:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It looks like a non-story to me, honestly Well, I mean, you know, we’re talking about a hot dog eating contest. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/91 "2024-07-12T18:35:12Z")
Next thing you know, someone will be dunking the buns in acid so there is less bun, or surgically expanding their palate, or bribing the baker to make some of the buns thinner. I mean, it is hot dog eating. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/92 "2024-07-12T21:37:01Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Well, I mean, you know, we’re talking about a hot dog eating contest. Even within _that_ context. 🌭 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/93 "2024-07-16T01:25:04Z")
It’s incredibly depressing to me that more Dopers know Joey Chestnut than Courtney Dauwalter or Jim Walmsley. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/94 "2024-07-16T02:25:04Z")
Why? Because they can also eat lots of hot dogs? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/95 "2024-07-16T03:34:40Z")
While we’re on the subject, I’m bent out of shape that no one knows who Rory Gallagher was. I could really go for a dog right now. Mustard, black pepper and onions. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/96 "2024-07-16T11:28:16Z")
Gallagher wasn’t really a hotdog guy, his thing was more watermelon based. Granted, it’s still picnic themed, so I’ll allow it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/97 "2024-07-16T11:58:39Z")
I know who they are. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/98 "2024-07-16T16:33:35Z")
Then you understand why I think their accomplishments are much more impressive than someone guy who can shove a crap ton of hot dogs into his stomach in five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/99 "2024-07-16T16:35:04Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > While we’re on the subject, I’m bent out of shape that no one knows who Rory Gallagher was. > **[Rory Gallagher: The greatest guitarist you’ve never heard of](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rory-gallagher-the-greatest-guitarist-youve-never-heard-of/)** > > Behind every great rocker, there is a story of struggle. Rory Gallagher took out his pain through his music. He could make his guitar do anything. I guess if nobody’s ever heard of him we can’t be blamed. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753/100 "2024-07-16T16:35:08Z")
Lots of things are more impressive. That doesn’t make them more entertaining. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753.md?page=6)