Has the Black Widow lost her bite? Champion eater Sonya Thomas loses her crown after Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut devours record 191 chicken wings in 12 minutes

For several eating competitions she has out-chomped the competition, but it seems Sonya 'the Black Widow' Thomas may finally be losing her touch.

The seven stone champion, for years seen as the woman to beat in competitive eating, was knocked off her perch in a dramatic chicken wing-eating contest yesterday by long-time foe Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut.

Joey, 28, triumphed over Sonya at the National Buffalo Wing Festival, packing away an incredible 191 wings in just 12 minutes.

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Relentless: Joey Chestnut, with Sony'a 'The Black Widow' Thomas next to him, tears through another chicken wing on his way to his new record

Newly-crowned: Joey Chestnut celebrates his win with Wing King Drew Cerza after seeing off long-time rival Sonya Thomas

His new record eclipsed Sonya's impressive 183 wings, which the Black Widow set at the same competition last year.

Earlier this year, Californian Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island with 68 dogs in 10 minutes.

And just two months ago he showed his formidable wing eating skills by scoffing 144 in 10 minutes at the Hooters Wing Eating Contest.

Speedy: Five-time world hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut (left) and women's hot dog-eating champion Sonya 'The Black Widow' Thomas (right) pose with hot dogs during a contest in July this year Competitor: Joey shows his prowess during a hot dog-eating contest earlier this year



He was obviously not taking his opponent lightly prior to this weekend's eating contest, as he tweeted: 'On flight to Buffalo. Trying to pull off the upset.'

But afterwards, the newly-crowned champion was only in the mood for recovery.

He posted on Twitter: 'It took six hours to recover from 7 pounds of chicken wings. now it's time to party in Buffalo and celebrate a new record.'

VIDEO: Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut dominates the competition...