It appeared there was a furious challenge in the 2023 Nathan’s Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, but it simply a bookkeeping error.
A missed plate of five hot dogs by the scorekeepers showed that Miki Sudo had actually run away with her ninth career championship, as she had more hot dogs than what was counted by the unofficial board.
MIKI SUDO EATS 39.5 HOT DOGS TO CLAIM HER NINTH NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG CONTEST‼️ pic.twitter.com/17ttquQZRY
— ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2023
Sudo had won eight of the 12 women’s competitions ever held in history, and only fell in 2021 due to her skipping the event while pregnant.
Sudo’s 39.5 hot dogs was well short of her career best of 48.5 set in 2020, but still she dominated to claim her ninth pink belt.
Miki Sudo: 39.5
Mayoi Ebihara: 33.5
Michelle Lesco: 24.25
Sudo was listed at -4000 to win the event at DraftKings Sportsbook, and continues her domination of Major League Eating’s signature event by laying waste to her competition yet again.