year,gender,name,num_eaten,affiliated 2017,male,Joey Chestnut,72,current 2017,female,Miki Sudo,41,current 2016,male,Joey Chestnut,70,current 2016,female,Miki Sudo,38,current 2015,male,Matthew Stonie,62,current 2015,female,Miki Sudo,38,current 2014,male,Joey Chestnut,61,current 2014,female,Miki Sudo,34,current 2013,male,Joey Chestnut,69,current 2013,female,Sonya Thomas,36.75,current 2012,male,Joey Chestnut,68,current 2012,female,Sonya Thomas,45,current 2011,male,Joey Chestnut,62,current 2011,female,Sonya Thomas,40,current 2010,male,Joey Chestnut,54,current 2009,male,Joey Chestnut,68,current 2008,male,Joey Chestnut,59,current 2007,male,Joey Chestnut,66,current 2006,male,Takeru Kobayashi,53.75,former 2005,male,Takeru Kobayashi,49,former 2004,male,Takeru Kobayashi,53.5,former 2003,male,Takeru Kobayashi,44.5,former 2002,male,Takeru Kobayashi,50,former 2001,male,Takeru Kobayashi,50,former 2000,male,Kazutoyo Arai,25.125,not affiliated 1999,male,Steve Keiner,20.25,not affiliated 1998,male,Hirofumi Nakajima,19,not affiliated 1997,male,Hirofumi Nakajima,24.5,not affiliated 1996,male,Ed Krachie,22.25,not affiliated 1995,male,Ed Krachie,19.5,not affiliated 1994,male,Mike Devito,20,not affiliated 1993,male,Mike Devito,17,not affiliated 1992,male,Frank Dellarosa,19,not affiliated 1991,male,Frank Dellarosa,21.5,not affiliated 1990,male,Mike Devito,16,not affiliated 1989,male,Jay Green,15.5,not affiliated 1988,male,Jay Green,10,not affiliated 1987,male,Don Wolfman,13.5,not affiliated 1986,male,Mark Heller,15.5,not affiliated 1985,male,Oscar Rodriguez,11.75,not affiliated 1984,male,Birgit Felden,9.5,not affiliated 1983,male,Emil Gomez,10.5,not affiliated 1982,male,Steven Abrams,11,not affiliated 1981,male,Thomas Deberry,11,not affiliated 1980,male,Paul Siderman & Joe Baldini,9,not affiliated 1979,male,Thomas Stash,19,not affiliated 1978,male,Manel Hollenback,10,not affiliated 1974,male,Roberto Muriel,10,not affiliated 1972,male,Jason Schechter,14,not affiliated