Every year, the Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest draws nearly 25,000 people to Coney Island, N.Y., while over a million viewers tune in to ESPNs ...

Every year without fail, crowds gather to watch a mass consumption of meat at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Here's why.

Famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year’s gastronomic battle in New York for the ...

The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year came with a footnote. One of the eaters was disqualified. The women’s standings shown on a graphic on the event organizer's social media site listed ...

The champions for this year’s annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest have been crowned. Joey Chestnut delivered a dominating performance in his return to the competition. With 70.5 hot dogs and buns ...

Madison Barone, disqualified at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday, July 4 because she couldn’t keep the food down, said she feels no embarrassment about what happened. “Nope,’’ Barone, 24, ...

The 41-year-old climbed his way back to the top after demolishing 70.5 hot dogs on July 4 Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of ...

The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for 2025 happened on July 4 at Coney Island, New York. People gathered to watch one of America's best-known competitive eating events. Joey Chestnut, a ...

Another 4th of July has passed, and another Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in the books. And as history seems to repeat itself, another Joey Chestnut win. The man who goes by "Jaws" consumed 70 1/2 ...

Preview, via the Associated Press: The champ is coming back to chomp. Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut announced Monday he will return to compete in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July ...