Yunho Choi has posted a video of his trip to Pennsylvania to compete in the Nathan's qualifier held at Hershey Park for the Nathan's Famous hot dog qualifier. He believes a plate was missed which would have given him a winning total of 30 hot dogs.
ESPN has uploaded the entire 2025 men's Nathan's Famous telecast to youtube.
Nathan’s Famous personal bests – women
A listing of all Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest personal bests for females only of 10 hot dogs or greater follows:
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Nathan’s Famous personal bests
A listing of all Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest personal bests 10 hot dogs or greater follows:
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The Daily Beast has a post about yesterday's pancake eating event held at the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC. Despite being billed as an eating contest, the winner was based on applause instead of speed or quantity.
All Nathan’s Famous Coney Island winners
Here is a list of all winners of a hot dog eating contest held at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island in the database. Before 1980, competitions were held on various days throughout the summer. The first contest to receive news coverage was held on June 30, 1967 to commemorate the centennial of the hot dog. Walter Paul reportedly won that event with a reported total of 127 hot dogs in an hour.
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Giant BBQ Battle hot dog exhibition
Results from yesterday’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog exhibition at the Giant BBQ Battle in Washington, DC
33 combined total of Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti and Ronnie Hartman
28 Miki Sudo
Is this the worst promoted event in Major League Eating history? It is not even on the contest calendar.
2026 Great Midwest Ribfest
update What Heidi Sees has a video
Official results
| 1st | 9.65 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 4.7 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 3rd | 2.85 | Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz | |
| 4th | 2.4 | Jacob Williams | |
| 5th | 1.9 | Semora Kludy | |
| 5th | 1.9 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 1.85 | Camille O’Brien |
Results via James Webb’s livestream 12 minutes
2026 Nathan’s Famous field announced
The field for the 2026 Nathan’s Famous finals has been announced. There are no international byes other than competitors who have competed in a MLE contest in 2026. Crazy Legs Conti received a wild card spot despite a 6th place finish in his qualifier. His qualifier total of 10 hot dogs might be an all time low for a male finalist. Katie Prettyman received a spot despite not competing in a contest since Nathan’s 2025.
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Six Point Brewery in Brooklyn will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding two tickets to the July 5 Yankees game.
The Memphis Redbirds will hold eating contests on July 2,3 and 4. The winners of those competitions will be able to compete against Joey Chestnut during his appearance at the July 18 game.
Burger 3000 in West Hollywood will hold a 20x20 burger eating contest on July 5 that will award $500 if it is finished in under 5 minutes, $1000 if finished in under 2 minutes.
2026 ESPN/ABC Nathan’s television schedule
update June 29 A press release announces that Jeremy Schapp, Rich Shea and Marion Crowder will be the announcers. This will be the first eating contest to be televised live on a national over-the-air network since the 2008 Collegiate Nationals, won by
Furious Pete, was broadcast by CBS.
Here is the current broadcast schedule for Nathan/s Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4. The men’s contest will be on ESPN2 and simulcast on ABC starting at 12:30 as part of its “Disney Celebrates America” marathon. The women’s contest will be streaming only. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will have individual cameras.
The weather for Coney Island on July 4 is predicted to be High 86 / Low 71 with a chance of thunderstorms.
On June 18, Karen Meyer became the first person to finish the Adam Emmenecker challenge at Jethro's BBQ n Lakehouse in Ankeny, Iowa. She has started a facebook page at Karen's Bite Club to document her eating challenges.
The New York Post has obtained police body camera video of Joey Chestnut being questioned about his slapping incident on March 21 at a Westfield, IN bar. He claimed to have no memory of the assault due to drunkenness. update A video of the questioning is on youtube
At a Big Texan Route 66 tour stop in Granite City, IL, Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner completed the 72 ounce steak challengein 41 minutes. The tour will conclude in Chicago tomorrow.
The Plaza in Las Vegas will hold a wing eating contest on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Nathan’s 2026 men’s odds
Caesars Sportsbook has posted odds for 12 competitors in the upcoming men’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. I am not sure if this is the official and final field. If it is final, there will be no Asian competitors for the second year in a row.
Champion byes:
Joey Chestnut -2500 (bet $2500 to win $100)
Pat Bertoletti +1100 (bet $100 to win $1100)
Qualifier winners:
Max Stanford +15000
George Chiger +15000
Top 12 byes:
James Webb +2800
Geoffrey Esper +2800
Nick Wehry +5000
Ricardo Corrbucci +15000
Derek Hendrickson +20000
Darrien Thomas +20000
Radim Dvoracek +20000
Gideon Oji +20000
For the women’s field, all I can find out is that Cherish Brown will receive a wild card spot, making the known field:
Miki Sudo
Michelle Lesco
Semora Kludy
Larell Marie Mele
Cherish Brown
update Draft Kings also has odds for Adrian Morgan +15000, Cameron Meade +20000 and Jerome Burns +20000
Parlay in Richmond, VA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Paul Nicholson has posted a list of the 86 food YouTube channels with the most views in 2026. The only competitive eating / restaurant challenge accounts are Beard Meats Food (#3 317M views) and Matt Stonie (#32 25M views). First We Feast, producers of the "Hot Ones" spicy wing series, is the overall #1 channel with 566M views.
Two Felons Skate Shop will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 in Whittier, CA awarding $500 to the winner.
Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Geoff Esper defends strawberry shortcake title
Full results of today’s Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY. (8 minutes, results are in pounds)
| 1st | 21.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 18 | Max Stanford | |
| 2nd | 18 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 15.5 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 15 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 6th | 14 | Jerome Burns | |
| 7th | 9 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 8th | 8 | Joseph Norris | |
| 9th | 5.1 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 10th | 3 | Prudence DiBenedetto | |
| 11th | 2.5 | Julie Goldberg |
Geoff Esper, Nick Wehry, Max Stanford, Radim Dvoracek, George Chiger, Jerome Burns, Crazy Legs Conti, Julie Goldberg, Josh Krady, Joseph Norris, Prudence DiBenedetto and Luke Sobieraj are expected to compete in tomorros's World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY.
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