Joey Chestnut is Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady or whatever you GOAT you want to compare him to when it comes to the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and competitive eating. The July 4 contest on Coney Island missed him dearly in 2024 ...

It's doggone time Joey Chestnut returns to the Coney Island stage July 4 for the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut is readying for a comeback on the Fourth of July in New York where he had won a record 16 championships. He had skipped out of ...

The sun grows warmer, and the summer wind blows. Carried on the heavy breeze is the familiar scent of cooked meat — a seasonal staple and a signature of the summer’s most bizarre and popular non-sports contest. On Friday, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There might not be a more dominant champion than 16-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut. Chestnut is ...

The ones that belong to Joey Chestnut, the masticating machine who returns to the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest in Coney Island, New York, on Friday, July 4 after a one-year ban. The Action Network, a betting company, on Tuesday announced new data that ...

When it comes to competitive eating, there’s Joey Chestnut … and there’s everybody else. The annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place Friday at Brooklyn’s Coney Island, and a 16-time champion returns to the scene to remind the ...

Winning the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest obviously means glory, but else do the winners get in terms of prize money and more? Over recent years, and especially with streaming options now available, we've seen the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest become ...