He snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut regained his championship title and set a new record by downing a gut-busting 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes Monday at the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.

“I've been going for 70 on the Fourth of July every year and it's nice to finally hit it,” Chestnut said, basking in the afterglow of his comeback. “I slowed down a little bit just so I could do it nice and clean. I know I’ve got room for more if I push.”

The 32-year-old beat out defending men's champion Matt "The Megatoad" Stonie, 24, of California who shocked the competitive eating world last year by taking the title Chestnut held for 8 consecutive years.

“I have never seen Joey eat like this before! I've never seen it!" veteran hot dog contest MC George Shea exclaimed during the contest.

Stonie trailed behind Chestnut the whole time, finishing in second place with 53 franks. In 2015, he downed 62 dogs in 10 minutes to win the coveted mustard yellow belt.

“I definitely wasn't as prepared as last year,” Stonie said. “I can't take anything away from Joey. He came, and he did an awesome job today.”

With less than a minute to go, the crowd cheered, "Joe-y! Joe-y!" to get the winner through the last few dogs.

“This is a great year for me,” Chestnut said. “I kind of re found myself, reinvented myself, and got myself together and the hard work paid off.”

Chestnut set the previous Nathan's record in 2013 by eating 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

For years, however, he had been trying to hit the 70-dog mark.

Several animal rights protestors stormed the stage at the end of the contest, squirting some participants with ketchup. Three people were taken into police custody.

Earlier in the day, reigning female champ Miki Sudo wolfed down 38.5 hotdogs in the women's portion of the competition. She was neck and neck with Sonya Thomas, aka the Black Widow, who came in second place with 35 hotdogs.

“It's an amazing feeling,” Sudo said. “It's just nice to win and I'm excited to be back next year."