ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Joey Chestnut won his 8th consecutive championship at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.<br/> <br />He consumed 61 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the contest.<br/> <br />It was a close competition for Chestnut. Matt Stonie came in second eating 56 hot dogs.<br/> <br />Before the contest, Chestnut took the stage to propose to his longtime girlfriend. She said yes.<br/> <br />Chestnut fell short of his record when he consumed 69 hot dogs in 2013.<br/> <br />Despite the rainy weather, tens of thousands of spectators turned out to watch the annual contest on July 4th.
