The contest, formal or otherwise, have been going on for decades.

Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged ...

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is a July 4th tradition that draws the attention and fascination of everyone over the holiday annually. Watching Major League Eating, Joey Chestnut (except in 2024) ...

The famed contest began in 1972 and will continue as an Independence Day tradition.

On the Fourth of July the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest ended in familiar fashion as Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo claimed the Mustard belt. Chestnut, who wasn't allowed to compete last year, won the ...

Clarence "Bucky" Mertz repeatedly tried to ban the Sheboygan Brat Days brat-eating contest, calling it "gluttonous" and "irreligious." Despite Mertz's efforts and public debate, including a "save the ...

On the Fourth of July the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest ended in familiar fashion as Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo claimed the Mustard belt. Chestnut, who wasn’t allowed to compete last year, won the ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Devouring an impressive 71 hot dogs in 10 minutes, defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the coveted Mustard Belt for the 12th time Thursday afternoon at the annual ...

Every eating contest is brutal in the end, but some sound harmless enough right up until you’re in the thick of the competition. How bad, for instance, could a few sandwiches hurt? Turns out, plenty.

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