Joey Chestnut Chomps Competition Again, Proposes To Girlfriend Live


Today’s annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest went on despite the wet and windy weather at New York City’s Coney Island… and reigning champ Joey Chestnut had a surprise for attendees.

In terms of competition, Joey Chestnut made an impressive showing (if you find competitive eating to be an impressive sport.) The multi-year title holder beat out fellow contenders with a horrifying 61 hot dogs consumed.

Reaction on Twitter was about what you would expect:

However, the hot dog eating champ earning another Nathan’s title was only the second-most important thing to happen to him today:

Before the harrowing feat of chowing down, Joey Chestnut indeed got on one knee and engaged in one of those controversial very public proposal things, as longtime girlfriend Neslie Ricasa — who looked genuinely surprised, but happy — stood by.

The double win for Chestnut and Ricasa is kind of cute, especially considering as it appears she has been helping him “train” for some time.

Over on Twitter last month, Chestnut tweeted this thankful tweet — but didn’t hint at the surprise proposal he was probably planning back then:

As is practically a yearly tradition in and of itself, Americans were both awed and horrified that competitive eating is even a sport:

Ultimately, Joey Chestnut only edged out his closest competition by a narrow two hot dogs in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating showdown — but still managed to close out the competition and earn his eighth title belt. Think his line of work is hard for a potential spouse to swallow? Reportedly, Ricasa too is a competitive eater.

[Image: Joey Chestnut, Twitter]

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