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 ...

It's a tradition unlike any other: the 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July. But the event looked a bit different this year, with Joey Chestnut out of the event due to a contract ...

Hot dog! A pair of winners have again been crowned the hot-diggity-doggiest. On July 4, Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest saw tons of fans gather at Coney Island to watch the ...

Nathan's has claimed that's it's been hosting its hot dog eating contest on Independence Day since 1916 — but that's a hoax.

According to Nathan’s Famous lore, the first Fourth of July hot-dog-eating contest took place the very year the hot dog stand on New York’s Coney Island opened in 1916. The st ...

Nathan’s Famous has been gobbled up by Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, which is owned by China’s WH Group—and the new owner says the iconic Fourth of July hot dog eating contest will continue. The ...

NEW YORK (WPIX) — Smithfield Foods has bought the iconic New York hot dog brand, Nathan’s Famous. The $450 million all-cash deal means Smithfield will acquire all of Nathan’s outstanding shares at ...

In this July 4, 2022, file photo, competitive eater Joey Chestnut wins with 63 hot dogs in the men's division at the 2022 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, in ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

Joey Chestnut told Insider that he starts sweating profusely after the competition, and people have told him it smells like ...