Monroe County woman takes home the bronze in Nathan s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Larell Marie Mele of Long Pond is relishing her third-place finish after competing in the hot dog eating contest for 11 years. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 10:10 PM EDT July 6, 2021
LONG POND, Pa. Long Pond resident Larell Marie Mele could taste victory as she devoured 18 and 3/4 hot dogs in just 10 minutes.
That earned her the bronze statue in the Nathan s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. It was really, really close, so it was nerve-wracking. Then toward like the seven-minute mark, I kind of saw that I had a better lead and thought, I think I ve got this, Mele said.
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