VOL. LIV ★ CONEY ISLAND, NY ★ JULY 4TH EDITION EST. 1972 · A GLIZZY ARCHIVE FIFTY CENTS

Glizzy Time

★ The Mustard Belt Archive · Coney Island · Est. 1972 ★
A Fourth of July Tradition

The Mustard Belt.

17 TITLES ★ 76 RECORD ★ ★ WORLD CHAMPION ★ CONEY ISLAND · NY ★ ★ ★ ★
7.89sec
Per dog at the record pace
22k
Calories in 76 hot dogs
12→10
Minutes (cut in 2013)
1.6lbs
Of beef & bun, in 10 min
2x
Kobayashi's 2001 jump
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
★ Every Year, Every Glizzy ★

Hover for the moment.

Each bar is one contest. Height is hot dogs eaten. Hover to see the year's stats and what mattered.

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Highlight:
Pre-2001 Kobayashi Modern World Record
2025
Men's——
Women's——
★ When Things Changed ★

The strategy, year-over-year.

Five moments that reshaped a hot dog eating contest into a televised sport.

1972
First Contest
14 hot dogs wins. The contest is a neighborhood novelty. No format, no clock — just glizzies.
2001
Solomon Method
Kobayashi splits the dog, dunks the bun. Eats 50 — doubles the record on his first try. The sport is born.
2011
Women's Title
A separate women's bracket debuts. Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas wins the inaugural belt at 40.
2013
10-Min Format
The clock is cut from 12 minutes to 10. Counts dip briefly, then accelerate as eaters pack volume into less time.
2021
The Record
Chestnut eats 76 HDB in 10 minutes — ~22,000 calories, one dog every 7.89 sec. Still stands.
★ The Roster ★

The champions.

Six eaters who held the belt — and the supporting cast who never did, but should have.

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

Joey Chestnut

"Jaws"
Vallejo, California · b. Nov 25, 1983
Belts
17
Record
76HDB
WOMEN'S #1G.O.A.T
MS
Miki Sudo

Miki Sudo

Queen of Coney
New York, NY · b. Jul 23, 1985
Titles
11
Record
51HDB
Era FounderLegend
TK
Takeru Kobayashi

Takeru Kobayashi

"The Tsunami"
Nagano, Japan · b. Mar 15, 1978
Belts
6
Reign
2001-06
2015 UpsetChampion
MS
Matt Stonie

Matt Stonie

"Megatoad"
San Jose, California · b. May 24, 1992
Belts
1
Won
2015
Inaugural Women'sPioneer
ST
Sonya Thomas

Sonya Thomas

"The Black Widow"
Alexandria, Virginia · b. Jul 26, 1967
Titles
3
Reign
2011-13
2024 ChampionChampion
PB
Patrick Bertoletti

Patrick Bertoletti

"Deep Dish"
Chicago, Illinois · b. Jun 6, 1985
Belts
1
Won
2024
★ Honorable Mentions ★

The supporting cast.

Viral characters, perennial runners-up, and cult favorites who never put on the belt — but made the broadcast.

5× Runner-UpNo belt
GE

Geoffrey Esper

"The Vermin"
Oxford, Massachusetts · The eternal challenger
Best
2nd
2024
53HDB
Power CoupleTop 5
NW

Nick Wehry

married to Miki Sudo
Tampa, Florida · First contest "power couple"
Best
4th
2023
49HDB
YouTube #1No belt
CC

Carmen Cincotti

most-watched eating channel
New Jersey · Two-time Nathan's runner-up
Best
2nd
2017
60HDB
Folk HeroCult
CL
Crazy Legs Conti

Crazy Legs Conti

"Crazy Legs"
New York · Boardwalk legend
Stunt
Coffin'02
Status
Active
MC / MTA / EaterTop 5
EB
Eric Booker

Eric Booker

"Badlands"
Queens, NY · MTA conductor & rapper
Best
5th
Active
1996–
Pre-Kobayashi EraRecords
DL

Don Lerman

"Moses"
Long Island, NY · WR holder (matzo, mayo, butter)
Mayo WR
1qt
Active
1996–08
TikTok EaterGen Z
GL

Glizzy Lizzy

the TikTok glizzy queen
Social-media breakout · Gen Z gateway drug
Status
Watch
Platform
TikTok
UK YouTubeIntl
BM

BeardMeatsFood

"The Beard"
Leeds, England · International fan-favorite
Subs
4M+
Country
UK