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Joey Chestnut Celebrated Hot Dog Victory With Giant Dumps

Related Topics: Joey Chestnut, Independence Day

To the victor go the soils ...

Joey Chestnut -- the man who gobbled 72 wieners and buns on July 4th -- says he still feels like crap ... even after taking one.

Chestnut and Miki Sudo -- who won the women’s title in Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest -- were out in NYC Wednesday morning ... still paying a painful price for their gastronomical feats.

Joey says he gained roughly 23 pounds during the competition (15 pounds of hot dog, 8 pounds of water) .