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She\u2019s frankly the best.<\/p>\n

Miki Sudo refused to let go of her coveted Mustard Belt, capturing her 12th championship by scarfing down a gut-busting 38.75 glizzies at the annual Nathan\u2019s Hot Dog Eating Contest Saturday morning in Coney Island.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just said I would have to rely on muscle memory and the crowd really carried me through to another belt today,\u201d she told ESPN after her win.<\/p>\n

Sudo improved on her winning tally of 33 last year, but was still a far cry from the record-breaking 51 she gobbled in 2024.<\/p>\n

Despite winning her 11th Mustard Belt in 2025, Sudo said at the time she felt like she \u201clet the fans down a little\u201d because she didn\u2019t break her own record. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Sudo, 40, has been the eater-to-beat in the women\u2019s bracket since she first competed back in 2014, winning every competition she\u2019s been in.<\/p>\n

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The Florida woman is graduate of the state\u2019s Hillsborough College and has a dental hygiene degree.<\/p>\n

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Sudo\u2019s partner, Nick Wehry, is also a competitive eater. \u201cWhen they\u2019re not racking up records on the professional competitive eating circuit or searching for America\u2019s Next Best Food Challenge, The Hungry Couple aids in restaurant promotions and enjoys an active lifestyle in their home state of Florida with their infant son Max and American Bully, Dennis,\u201d they say on their website.<\/p>\n

The only one she missed was in 2021 when she was pregnant, paving the way for Michelle Lesco to claim the win, with 30.75 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes that year.<\/p>\n

This year, Lesco landed in second place with 22.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old from Tucson, AZ, who earned the nickname \u201cCardboard Shell,\u201d is a senior manager of Youth Services at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona.<\/p>\n

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