On a night when hot dog royalty was in the building, Blue Jays fans did not disappoint, setting a new Rogers Centre record of 51,629 hot dogs consumed in a single game. The mark smashed the previous record of 50,742 set on the final Loonie Dog night of the 2022 season.

Twenty-eight thousand fans were in attendance to watch the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Chicago White Sox for the first Loonie Dog Tuesday night of the season. Each fan averaged 1.79 hot dogs consumed, beating the previous dog per fan (DPF) high of 1.37. Frankly an impressive showing by each fan.

Fifteen-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut helped kick off Loonie Dog night, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and taking pictures with fans in the new Schneiders Porch area–near section 207. It was reported that Chestnut only contributed around 10 hot dogs to the total, but he is known for holding the world record of consuming 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Even the “Hot Dogs Guys”, who gained popularity last season, dressing up in hot-dog costumes and eating 30+ glizzys in the centre-field–made a large contribution to the final tally, eating 40+ between the three of them.

The Toronto Blue Jays started on Loonie Dog night in the win column, beating the Chicago White Sox 7-0 to earn their third straight victory. Jose Berrios went seven shutout innings, striking out eight and only allowing four hits to earn his first win against the White Sox since 2020.

Fans will look to challenge this number on the next Loonie Dog night in three weeks when AL East rival New York Yankees come to the Rogers Centre on Tuesday, May 16.