Joey Chestnut was placed on 180-day probation after pleading guilty to battery, a misdemeanor, and another lesser battery charge tied to a reported bar fight in March in Indiana. Court documents indicate there are no associated restrictions that would confine him to Indiana for the July 4 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Chestnut plans to compete in the summer showdown. He won his 17th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest last year, though he did not break his own record of 76 hot dogs set in 2021. He missed the 2024 competition after being banned for partnering with Impossible Foods. He has consumed 1,289 hot dogs across 20 Nathan’s appearances.
"Joey Chestnut has been put on probation over a bar fight in his home state of Indiana -- but he says that won't keep him from Nathan's hot dog showdown on Coney Island this summer."
"Chestnut pleaded guilty last month to battery, a misdemeanor, and another lesser battery charge stemming from a reported local bar fight in March. He faces a 180-day probation. There aren't any associated restrictions that would confine him to his home state for the summer contest in Brooklyn, court documents show."
"The annual contest is held on July 4. Chestnut won his 17th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest last year. He didn't, however, break his own Nathan's record of 76, which he recorded during the 2021 contest."
"The champ missed the year before that, when he was banned from the 2024 competition for partnering with Impossible Foods, a plant-based rival of Nathan's. To date, Chestnut has consumed 1,289 hot dogs over 20 appearances in the Nathan's competition."
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