VOL. LIV ★ CONEY ISLAND, NY A GLIZZY ARCHIVE · EST. 1972 FIFTY CENTS

The Glizzy & Mustard Belt

Every Champion Since 1972
The Mustard Belt

America's strangest sport, in one chart.

Every Nathan's champion since 1972. Tap any year. The record stands at seventy-six.

Men's World Record
76
Chestnut · 2021
Women's World Record
51
Sudo · 2024
Most Men's Titles
17
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut
Most Women's Titles
11
Miki Sudo
A Short History

Three things to know.

The contest is younger and more recently invented than it claims. Here's what's true.

1867
The hot dog on a bun

A German immigrant named Charles Feltman sells the first sausage-in-a-roll from a pushcart at Coney Island. Nathan Handwerker, his bun-slicer, opens a competing stand at half the price in 1916.

1972
The contest, actually

Nathan's claims the contest began in 1916 — a story two publicists, Morty Matz and Max Rosey, admitted fabricating in the early 1970s. The first verified contest is 1972.

2001
Kobayashi's revolution

A 23-year-old from Nagano eats 50 hot dogs — doubling the previous record. He invents the Solomon Method (split the dog, dunk the bun) and wins six straight.

The Ledger

Every year, every champion.

Tap any column to see that year's results. Toggle Men's / Women's. Filter by era.

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The Roster

The legends.

Six eaters who turned a boardwalk novelty into a televised sport.

#1 ALL-TIMEG.O.A.T
Joey Chestnut

Joey Chestnut

"Jaws" · Vallejo, CA
Belts
17
Record
76HDB
WOMEN'S #1G.O.A.T
Miki Sudo

Miki Sudo

Queen of Coney · NYC
Titles
11
Record
51HDB
Modern Era FounderLegend
Takeru Kobayashi

Takeru Kobayashi

"The Tsunami" · Nagano, JP
Belts
6
Reign
2001-06
2015 UpsetChampion
Matt Stonie

Matt Stonie

"Megatoad" · San Jose, CA
Belts
1
Won
2015
Inaugural Women'sPioneer
Sonya Thomas

Sonya Thomas

"Black Widow" · Alexandria, VA
Titles
3
Reign
2011-13
2024 (Chestnut barred)Champion
Patrick Bertoletti

Patrick Bertoletti

"Deep Dish" · Chicago, IL
Belts
1
Won
2024