All Nathan’s Famous Coney Island winners

June 29, 2026 at 3:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, New York City, Statistics

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.

1967 Jun 30 127 1h00m Walter Paul Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1972 May 27 14 3m30s Jason Schecter Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1972 Sep 2 12 5 min Melody Andorfer Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1974 Apr 7 9 2m30s John Connolly Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1974 Jul 4 10 3m30s Roberto Muriel Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1978 May 29 10 6m30s Manel Hollenback Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1978 May 29 10 6m30s Kevin Sinclair Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1980 Jul 4 9.25 10 min Joe Baldini Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1980 Jul 4 9.25 10 min Paul Siederman Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1981 Jul 4 11 5 min Thomas DeBerry Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1982 Jul 4 11.1 10 min Steven Abrams Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1983 Jul 4 10.5 10 min Emil Gomez Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1984 Jul 4 9.5 10 min Birgit Felden Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1985 Jul 4 11.75 12 min Oscar Rodriguez Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1986 Feb 12 10.5 10 min Hiroaki Tominaga Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog US / Japan title match
1986 Jul 4 15.5 10 min Mark Heller Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1987 Jul 4 13.5 10 min Don Wolfman Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1988 Jul 4 10 12 min Jay Green Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1989 Jul 4 15.5 12 min Jay Green Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1990 Jul 4 15 12 min Jay Green Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1990 Jul 4 15 12 min Mike “The Scholar” DeVito Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1991 Jul 4 21 12 min Frank “Large” Dellarosa Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1992 Jul 4 20 12 min Frank “Large” Dellarosa Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1993 Jul 4 17 12 min Mike “The Scholar” DeVito Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1993 Nov  18 30 min Mike “The Scholar” DeVito Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog US / Japan title match
1994 Jul 4 20 12 min Mike “The Scholar” DeVito Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1995 Jul 4 19.5 12 min Ed “The Animal” Krachie Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1996 Jul 4 22 12 min Ed “The Animal” Krachie Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1997 Jul 4 24.5 12 min Hirofumi “Tokyo Terror” Nakajima Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1998 Jul 4 19 12 min Hirofumi “Tokyo Terror” Nakajima Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
1999 Jul 4 20.25 12 min Steve “The Terminator” Keiner Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2000 Jul 4 25.125 12 min Kazutoyo “The Rabbit” Arai Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2001 Jul 4 50 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2002 Jul 4 50.5 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2003 Jul 4 44.5 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2004 Jul 4 53.5 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2005 Jul 4 49 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2006 Jul 4 53.75 12 min Takeru Kobayashi Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2007 Jul 4 66 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2008 Jul 4 59 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2009 Jul 4 68 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2010 Jul 4 54 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2011 Jul 4 62 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2011 Jul 4 40 10 min Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2012 Jul 4 68 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2012 Jul 4 45 10 min Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2013 Jul 4 69 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2013 Jul 4 36.75 10 min Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2014 Jul 4 34 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2014 Jul 4 61 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2015 Jul 4 38 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2015 Jul 4 62 10 min Matt “Megatoad” Stonie Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2016 Jul 4 38.5 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2016 Jul 4 70 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2017 Jul 4 72 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2017 Jul 4 41 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2018 Jul 4 37 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2018 Jul 4 74 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2019 Jul 4 31 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2019 Jul 4 71 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2020 Jul 4 75 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2020 Jul 4 48.5 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2021 Jul 4 76 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2021 Jul 4 30.75 10 min Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2022 Jul 4 63 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2022 Jul 4 40 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2023 Jul 4 39.5 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2023 Jul 4 62 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2024 Jul 4 51 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2024 Jul 4 58 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men
2025 Jul 4 33 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women
2025 Jul 4 70.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men

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