Ever wondered why Nathan's started its iconic hot dog eating contest? Learn about the event's origins and the strange history of competitive eating.

The 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is here and the return of Joey Chestnut is the talk of the Fourth of July. Forget fireworks, forget barbecues, it's all about watching Jaws do things that ...

A man enters the emergency room a champion, having eaten 36 frankfurters. But does he leave as one?

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is a great 4th of July tradition, and with Joey Chestnut returning to the event this year after a one-year absence, we have to be excited this Independence Day. It's ...

Last year, Joey Chestnut was banned from the internationally famous hot dog eating contest after a sponsorship with Impossible Foods, a perceived rival of Nathan’s. But now, in 2025, the 16 time ...

Joey Chestnut made his triumphant return to the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2025 after a contract dispute kept him out of the 2024 edition of the event. Chestnut is the most prolific ...

Joey Chestnut is hoping to regain top dog status today, July 4 when he returns to Coney Island for the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut is ready for his comeback in NY on the Fourth of ...

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It's time to prepare the condiments and break out the Tums for yet another Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. The world's best competitive eaters descended upon Coney Island in Brooklyn on Friday, July ...

The 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will feature the legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut back on the Coney Island boardwalk after missing the 2024 competition. As a result, many believe he ...

It wasn't a record-breaking performance, but Miki Sudo is walking away with yet another hot-dog eating title. Sudo won her 11th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday, taking down 33 hot dogs and ...