Joey Chestnut does it again at Nathan's ... but had a smaller crowd cheering him on.
from breaking his own record this year -- despite the fact there was no crowd -- 'cause the guy did just that and then some.
JC took top honors Saturday at the annual July Fourth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest -- which saw the dude down 75 dogs in 10 minutes ... beating his own previous benchmark of 74 from last year. It's his 13th title total ... so basically, a G.O.A.T. During the festivities, he also hit another food vacuum milestone -- his 1,000th career dog! The feat wasn't without its hiccups , but he held off 'til the end.BTW, Joey wasn't the only making history this weekend -- there's a women's champ too ... the one and onlyThis year's event was unique in that there were no ticketholders or spectators ... which made for a somewhat muted performance.
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