Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International ...

The $450 million all-cash deal means Smithfield will acquire all of Nathan’s outstanding shares at $102 per share. Smithfield has held the rights to produce and sell Nathan’s products in the U.S. and ...

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 ...

Bob Wagner was the president of the Nampa Farmer's Market for around a decade before he passed away in 2024. On Saturday, the market held the Bob Wagner Memorial Hot Pepper Eating Contest. Trump Heads ...

A hot dog eating contest will be held in Millbrook, Alabama on Labor Day, offering a $500 prize and a championship belt. The event will also feature food trucks, bounce houses, and other ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hundreds of people gathered in the Model City for Fun Fest Saturday, and rain did not slow them down. Families enjoyed activities, including a special kids’ zone, ...

Somehow, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has become a popular thing to watch on the Fourth of July holiday, and it takes place at Coney Island in New York. Once again, this year, Joey Chestnut was ...

New Jersey native Madison Barone was disqualified for vomiting in a trash can while the final five contestants were being announced ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Madison Barone was disqualified after ...

The New Jersey woman who was disqualified from Friday’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has broken her silence on the possibly unprecedented ruling. Madison Barone, 24, of Manville, New Jersey, was ...

CONEY ISLAND — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and defending champion in the women’s division, Miki Sudo ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Hot dogs are synonymous with the Fourth of July, and ultimately, so are hot dog eating contests. That was certainly the case this year at the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta.

Joey Chestnut got more than the Mustard Belt for his victory at the 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. He will pocket $10,000, as will women’s champion Miki Sudo. For Chestnut, that worked out to ...