RELATED: LA mayor urges people to avoid July 4th gatherings; shares new system to show COVID threat levelChestnut downed 75 wieners and buns in 10 minutes and Sudo downed 48 1/2 in the same span, setting new world records for both the men's and women's events. “I’m always pushing for a record,” Chestnut said before the contest started. “I know that’s what the fans want.”The annual Fourth of July hot dog contest normally takes place outside Nathan’s flagship shop in Brooklyn but was held indoors without in-person spectators on Saturday.
Just five women and five men competed, and clear plastic barriers separated them as they chowed down.RELATED: DC region celebrating a different kind of July 4th during pandemic “Minute six is where I really.