 A new hot dog eating champion has been crowned at Coney Island. Correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. Three, two, one, go! The countdown on ESPN for the annual Nathan's famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. And the winner? I was able to unlock something that I don't know where it came from. 39-year-old Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago. He wolfed down the winning 58 hot dogs during the 10-minute contest.