We have all eaten an extra hot dog in a barbecue on July 4, but only the big ones can endure 50 dogs with fast fire.
Nathan's famous International Hot Dogs Member Contest offers the best competitive dining rooms in the world to Roney Island, New York, to see how many Hot Dogs can eat in 10 minutes. This is what you need to know about this year's competition.
Is Joey Chestnut competing?
Joey Chestnut, the most decorated dining room of the competition, is that returns To the Raby Island stage this year after a sponsorship conflict prevented him from competing in 2024. Banned after signing a sponsorship agreement with impossible foods, Chestnut caused him to be filled with a different competition Contest in El Paso, Texas. Major League Eating finally gave the sponsorship problem with Chestnut, who published in X in June that he is “grateful to have been able to find common land.”
Who are the dining rooms?
Chestnut, in the number 1 position in the country, is the favorite to win again, with a major league record to eat from 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Other dining rooms to see are the winner of 2024 and Patrick Bertoletti, No. 2, the dining room No.-3 Geoffrey Esper, the dining room No.-4 James Webb and the dining room No.-6 Nick Wehry.
Miki Sudo is the first slide in female competition. The current champion with a 10 -year -old winning streak will have as its objective to overcome their personal record set in 2024 of 51 Hot Dogs.
When is the contest?
The famous Nathan Hot Dog Food Contest of 2025 will take place on July 4 outside the famous Nathan's famous in the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY ESPN will continue its annual transmission of the competition of July 4 of this year, with a coverage that begins at 7:45 AM PT PT/10: 45 am et. The main contest to eat hot dogs is expected to begin at 10 am pt/1 pm et.
How can I see?
The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN2 at 10 am PT/1 pm et. It will be issued again in ESPN at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET and 6 PM PT/9 PM ET, and 3 PM PT/6 PM ET in ESPN2. This will give fans some time options while they raise their plans on July 4.
The female competition will be issued in ESPN3 at 7:45 am pt/10: 45 am et and will be summarized around 12 pm et.
How did the contest be?
In 1916, the Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker used a loan of $ 300 and his wife's secret recipe to open a Nickel Hot Dog post, it was not until 1972 that the first contest to eat hot dogs began.
What was initially a cheerful challenge has become a physically demanding sport, formalized by the feeding of the major leagues and the broad attention of the media. Many see the contest as emblematic of the United States obsession with the show and excess. Nathan is not shy about his original self -promotion goal. Every day of independence, tens of thousands of fans go to Coney Island with millions more observing in ESPN.
So what is on the table?
The winner receives the highly coveted mustard belt, a $ 10,000 Grand Prix and the dear champion title.
Happy July 4, it's time to dig!
