Molly Schuyler will defend her Wing Bowl title in Las Vegas on February 7. Notorious B.O.B. will also compete and attempt to regain his 2017 title.
Defending champion Dan Kennedy, Molly Schuyler and Scott "Scott Eats" Watkins are expected to compete in the professional division of the hot dog eating contest at A Piece of Pendleton, OR on August 23.
2025 Nathan’s Famous field
MajorLeagueEating.com has a page about the 2025 Nathan’s finals listing the fields. Ricardo Corbucci from Brazil will be the only international bye.
Men
Champion byes: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti
Qualifier winners
| 2025 May 10 | 43 | Geoffrey Esper | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 47.5 | Nick Wehry | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 29.5 | Radim Dvoracek | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 33.5 | Derek Hendrickson | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 26.5 | George Chiger | Hershey, PA |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 48 | James Webb | Washington, DC |
Wild Cards
| 2025 Jun 5 | 37 | Max Stanford | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 33 | Gideon Oji | Washington, DC |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 32 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | Washington, DC |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 25 | Cameron Meade | Shawnee, KS |
International bye: Ricardo Corbucci (Brazil)
Women
Champion byes: Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco
Qualifier Winners
| 2025 May 10 | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 10.5 | Kelly Lewis | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 11.25 | Jocelyn Young | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 23.5 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 8 | Laura Beitel | Washington, DC |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 8.5 | Camille O’Brien | Hershey, PA |
Wild Cards
| 2025 Jun 14 | 16 | Tandra Childress | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 15 | Katie Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 11.5 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 8.5 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 May 10 | 8.5 | Madison Barone | Bristol, CT |
The page says that both the men’s and women’s contests will be televised live on ESPN News and also streamed on ESPN3. This contradicts ESPN’s schedule page which says the men’s competiton will be live on ESPN2.
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