FANS of the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest have been sent wild after discovering one of the contestant's nicknames.
The competition took place on the Fourth of July in Coney Island, New York.
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Among the competitors was 31-year-old Elizabeth Salgado - also known as "Glizzy Lizzy" according to the ESPN broadcast.
This immediately went viral on Twitter with fans in hysterics over her apt nickname.
One such fan wrote: "Glizzy Lizzy is a phenomenal nickname"
Another added: "off the top of my head i can confidently say this is a top-5 nickname in sports history"
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As one suggested: "She just became Hip-Hop culture as of today, I know there's already 10 songs with Glizzy Lizzy bars in the works"
Meanwhile, other Twitter users took the opportunity to suggest other nicknames Salgado could have gone with.
For example, one of the suggestions was "Glizzabeth Taylor" while another put "Glizzy McGuire" forward.
But while it may have been a day to remember for Salgado, who has found online fame thanks to her Nathan's debut, when it came to the competition itself it was a forgettable day.
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She ultimately finished thirteenth out of fifteen entrants in the women's competition, per Major League Eating.
Salgado ate 4.25 hot dogs as Miki Sudo won with 39.
But it wasn't smooth sailing for 37-year-old Sudo either, who was at the center of the drama after she claimed that the judges had "lost count" as they enjoyed their bountiful food.
Ans despite her win, Sudo also admitted to being disappointed with her final tally, saying "Thirty-nine is a low number" before apologizing.
Meanwhile, the men's competition was won by Joey Chesnut, 39, for the sixteenth time.
Chesnut's 42 hot dogs were enough to seal him his eighth consecutive win on a day marred by bad weather.
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