Competitive eating icon Joey Chestnut is returning to Nathan's Fourth of July hot dog contest after a one-year hiatus from the Independence Day event. Chestnut missed last year's contest, held at New York City's Coney Island boardwalk, due to a dispute with Major League Eating following a sponsorship deal with another brand. The 16-time champion instead competed against four soldiers at a U.S. Army base in El Paso, Texas, where he wolfed down 57 hot dogs in five minutes. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/joey-chestnut-returns-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-july-4/507-c9c856dc-5aab-4d95-92a0-b41b477c31be