Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2015: Results, Recap and Twitter Reaction

Joey Chestnut's eight-year run of dominance at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest came to a shocking end Saturday as he fell to Matt "Megatoad" Stonie in Coney Island, New York.

Stonie devoured a personal-best 62 dogs in 10 minutes to win the mustard-yellow belt for the first time in his career, while Chestnut's output of 60 was his lowest since posting 54 in 2010.

ESPN provided a look at one of the biggest upsets in the history of the event:

Tim "Eater X" Janus finished well off the pace in third with 35 hot dogs eaten, but Independence Day was all about the one-on-one battle between Stonie and Chestnut. The former essentially led from wire to wire, and Chestnut was never able to close the gap.

The 23-year-old native of San Jose, California, gave Chestnut a run for his money last year by finishing just five franks behind the legendary eater, but the eight-time champ was unable to hold off his younger competition this time around.

ESPN's Darren Rovell put Stonie's unbelievable performance into perspective:

Despite a perceived lack of competition, Chestnut's ambition hasn't waned over the years. He entered Saturday's event hoping to break the all-time record of 69 hot dogs he set in 2013, and told Rovell prior to the competition that a 70-dog performance could represent his swan song:

The San Jose State University alumnus didn't reach that elusive number, and he was dethroned.

While it made for a disappointing day as far as his fans were concerned, Rovell viewed it as a positive:

Retirement is no longer in the cards for Chestnut as he fully intends to take back the title he held for so many years, according to NFL Network's Rich Eisen:

Earlier in the day, a new dynasty may have started as Miki Sudo won the women's competition for the second straight year after upsetting three-time defending champion Sonya Thomas in 2014. The 29-year-old killed 38 hot dogs this time around, and she embraced the patriotic occasion, as seen in this photo courtesy of ESPN Stats and Info:

While Chestnut entered the Fourth of July as the prohibitive favorite once again, he faced some adversity that may have impacted his performance.

He recently split from fiance Neslie Ricasa, whom he proposed to at last year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. According to Beckie Strum of the New York Post, Chestnut intended to be completely focused on the task at hand rather than dwelling on the past.

"I thought it would be bittersweet," Chestnut said. "I'm not going to let it hurt me. Last year, the whole engagement affected me. This year, I will definitely have less distractions."

Chestnut didn't make any excuses after his unexpected loss, but his supporters will continue to search for reasons why his performance dipped.

There is no question that Chestnut's dominance was fun while it lasted, but Stonie's emergence promises to make the competition even more exciting for years to come, as it feels quite similar to Chestnut's previous rivalry with Takeru Kobayashi.

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