The Hot Dog Eating Competition Drama Continues With Competitor Accused Of Cheating

In all my years of watching the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, I never thought we'd see a year as drama-filled as this with the banning of competitive eating great Joey Chestnut.

However, I thought the drama would be over once the dogs were eaten, champion Patrick Bertoletti was given the mustard-yellow belt, and the handfuls of TUMS were popped, but the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest would like all of us to hold its cup of gross-ass hot dog bun water because we've got more drama with accusations that one of the event's big dogs may have cheated.

According to The New York Post, eater Nick Wehry — who is engaged to women's champ Miki Sudo — has been accused of using sleight-of-hand techniques to bolster his dog count during the annual Independence Day event.

Wehry finished in fourth place with 46.75 dogs eaten. That's backed up by video evidence. But what's odd is that on the Major League Eating website, he's credited with 51.75. 

That's… carry the one… add them together… That's five more hot dogs and buns.

I really hope this isn't true, otherwise it'd be my 1919 White Sox "Say it ain't so, Joe" moment.

Although… how does that work, exactly?

I know how some sleight-of-hand works, but I can't imagine that someone would wear one of those fake thumbs. Those are for hiding handkerchiefs, not both hot dogs and buns.

I guess you could do a little move where you drop them in your own pocket, but again, I can't imagine anyone could walk off the stage with one hot dog let alone a dozen without someone saying, "Hey, that guy has hot dogs in his pockets!"

But that's the thing: the alleged sleight-of-hand didn't have to do with hot dogs, it had to do with the plates that they're served on.

Nick Wehry and his fiance, Miki Sudo