NEW YORK -- Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest.
The San Jose, Calif., man known as "Jaws" scarfed down 68 hot dogs and buns to win Wednesday in Brooklyn. He takes home $10,000 and a mustard-yellow champion's belt.
Photos: Nathan's 4th of July hot dog eating contest
The total tied his personal best and the record. Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs.
Second place went to Tim Janus with 52 hot dogs, who takes home $5,000. He was third last year.
Chestnut is now tied with is former rival, Takeru Kobayashi, with six wins. Kobayashi did not compete.
Jason "Crazy Legs" Conti, who qualified for the Coney Island contest by chomping down 25.25 hot dogs and buns at Tower City on June 8, finished the championship round in 14th place with 20 hot dogs and buns.
Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., downed 45 hot dogs to win the women's competition.
Photos: Nathan's hot dog eating qualifier 2012
The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years.
Here are the complete results from the 2012 hot dog eating contest as posted by Major League Eating:
Men's world championship results:
1. Joey Chestnut - 68 Nathan's Famous hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes (ties his own world record)
2. Eater X Tim Janus - 52.25
3. Pat Bertoletti - 51
4. Matt Stonie - 46
5. B.O.B. Shoudt - 45
6. Adrian Morgan - 35
7 (tie). Sean Gordon - 32
7 (tie). Erik Denmark - 32
9. Micah Collins - 31
10. Gravy Brown - 30.5
11. Pete Davekos - 28
12. Badlands Booker - 25.5
13. Yasir Salem - 25
14. Crazy Legs Conti - 20
15. Lee Vilinsky - 15
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Women's world championship results:
1. Sonya Thomas - 45 Nathan's Famous hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes (sets new women's world record)
2. Juliet Lee - 33
3. Michelle Lesco - 25.5
4. Meredith Boxberger - 21.5
5. Larell Marie Mele - 21.25
6. Maria Edible - 18.5
7. Nicole Anderson - 16
8. Dee Martin - 9.5
9. Neslie Ricasa - 9
10. Mary Bowers - 8.5
11. Theresa Subich - 7
12. Mia Davekos - 6
13. Molly Nemunaitis - 5.5
14. Janice Deregla - 3
Associated Press