Sudo claims 9th victory at N.Y. women's 4th of July hot dog eating contest

Japanese-American Miki Sudo won the annual Independence Day hot dog eating contest in New York on Tuesday, claiming her ninth title in the women's division.The 37-year-old New York native devoured 39 and a half hot dogs within the 10-minute time limit at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating Japanese YouTuber Mayoi Ebihara, 28, who came in second place after gobbling down 33 and a half.The two women held a firm lead over the other 13 contestants and were neck and neck until around halfway through the race.Although Sudo fell short of her personal record of 48 and a half hot dogs, cheers a…READ FULL ARTICLE