Updated: July 4, 2017 at 11:27 PM
Fourth of July hamburger and hot dog eating contests (12 images)
Continuing a Fourth of July tradition, contestants battled to see who could eat the most during hamburger and hot dog eating competitions held in Washington, D.C. and Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 3 and 4.
Molly Schuyler ate 21 hamburgers in 10 minutes during Z-Burger's eighth annual Independence Burger Eating Championship in Washington on July 3, securing her championship title for the third year in a row.
Professional competitive eater Joey Chestnut took home his 10th win during the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in Brooklyn on July 4.
Chestnut set a new event-record by eating 72 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Molly Schuyler (R), Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Schoudt (C) and David "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli compete in the Z-Burger 8th Annual Independence Burger Eating Championship in Washington on July 3. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Molly Schuyler won this year's contest by eating 21 burgers in 10 minutes. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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David "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli competes. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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