James Webb discussed competing in the 2025 Nathan's Famous finals on the Australian television program "Gogglebox". He says that one of his plates had six hot dogs when it should have had five and that he was not provided with adequate water.
ESPN PR reports that an average of 1.62 million viewers watched the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4, the highest total since 2014.
2025 Nathan’s men’s final
ESPN coverage of introductions and contest
| 1st | 70.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 46.5 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 3rd | 45.5 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 43.875 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 5th | 41.75 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 40 | Ricardo Corbucci | |
| 7th | 36.5 | Max Stanford | |
| 8th | 31.17 | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 30.5 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 10th | 30 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 11th | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 12th | 25 | George Chiger | |
| 13th | 23.5 | Jerome Burns | |
| 14th | 23 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 15th | 20.75 | Cameron Meade |
ABC7 is doing a live video of today's "weigh-in" for Nathan's Famous competitors. update ABC's video has stopped, but the NY Posts's is going.
2025 Nathan’s men’s field statistics
Here are some statistics for the 2025 Nathan’s field. Explanation of the columns:
# Finals – number of Nathan’s finals appearances
Best – best finish in a Nathan’s final
Max – personal best Nathan’s result (finals and qualifiers)
Total – total number of hot dogs eaten in finals and qualifiers
Avg – average number of hot dogs (finals and qualifiers)
| # Finals | Best | Max | Total | Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 76 | 1344 | 61.09 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| 10 | 1 | 58 | 797.5 | 39.88 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| 10 | 2 | 53 | 779.75 | 43.32 | Geoffrey Esper |
| 4 | 3 | 52 | 229.5 | 45.90 | James Webb |
| 8 | 3 | 48 | 523.25 | 40.25 | Nick Wehry |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | Ricardo Corbucci |
| 12 | 5 | 39 | 790.75 | 30.41 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
| 10 | 4 | 38 | 555.25 | 30.85 | Gideon Oji |
| 2 | 9 | 37 | 103 | 34.33 | Max Stanford |
| 4 | 9 | 34.5 | 286.5 | 22.04 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas |
| 5 | 7 | 33.5 | 322.5 | 26.88 | Derek Hendrickson |
| 7 | 4 | 32.5 | 537 | 26.85 | George Chiger |
| 2 | 14 | 29.5 | 74 | 24.67 | Radim Dvoracek |
| 1 | – | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | Cameron Meade |
| 1 | – | 23 | 23 | 23.00 | Jerome Burns |
All previous finals results for the field
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2025 Nathan’s women’s field statistics
Here are some statistics for the 2025 Nathan’s women’s field. Explanation of the columns:
# Finals – number of Nathan’s finals appearances
Best – best finish in a Nathan’s final
Max – personal best Nathan’s result (finals and qualifiers)
Total – total number of hot dogs eaten in finals and qualifiers
Avg – average number of hot dogs (finals and qualifiers)
| # Finals | Best | Max | Total | Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 51 | 478.50 | 39.88 | Miki Sudo |
| 14 | 1 | 32 | 583.25 | 26.51 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco |
| 1 | – | 23.5 | 23.50 | 23.50 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee |
| 15 | 2 | 21.25 | 487.00 | 15.71 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 174.25 | 13.40 | Katie Prettyman |
| 2 | 5 | 16 | 41.00 | 13.67 | Tandra Childress |
| 1 | – | 11.5 | 11.50 | 11.50 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman |
| 7 | 6 | 11.25 | 110.50 | 10.05 | Jocelyn Young |
| 1 | – | 10.5 | 10.50 | 10.50 | Kelly Lewis |
| 3 | 9 | 10 | 40.90 | 8.18 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown |
| 3 | 14 | 8.75 | 33.00 | 6.60 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado |
| 1 | – | 8.5 | 8.50 | 8.50 | Madison Barone |
| 1 | – | 8.5 | 8.50 | 8.50 | Camille O’Brien |
| 1 | – | 8 | 8.00 | 8.00 | Laura Beitel |
All previous finals results for the field:
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George Shea, Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti and Miki Sudo appeared on CUNY-TV's "A Slice of New York" program to discuss Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
The New York Post has an interview with Joey Chestnut about his return to Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. He also discusses his fiancee Brie, but says he has yet to set a wedding date. He says a guy from Montreal (most likely Australian James Webb) is his only threat.
2025 ESPN Nathan’s schedule
The ESPN schedule for the men’s and women’s 2025 Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is finally out. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will have personal cameras. The documentary, “The Good, The Bad, The Hungry will also be rerun three times.
Cherish Brown appeared on WFFT to discuss competing in the Nathan's Famous finals for the third year in a row.
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.
Final 2025 Nathan’s qualifier results
With all the Nathan’s qualifiers for 2025 complete, here is the current field:
Champion Byes:
Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti
Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco
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 |
| 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 |
There have been three or four wild card entrants the past two years, but the number has yet to be officially announced. Here are the wild card leaders:
| 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 |
| 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 |
Corbucci from Brazil is currently in the USA and practicing for the contest, so he will apparently receive an international bye. Presumably there will be other international byes.
2025 Hershey Park Nathan’s qualifier
Fox 43 has a news video
Local21News has a gallery
| 1st | 26.5 | George Chiger | |
| 2nd | 20 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 3rd | 12 | Kyle Tuck | |
| 4th | 10.5 | Andrew Garibaldi | |
| 5th | 8 | Nick Esarco |
| 1st | 8.5 | Camille O’Brien | |
| 2nd | 8 | Christine McDowell | |
| 3rd | 7.5 | Krista Murray | |
| 4th | 6 | Vivian Lau | |
| 5th | 4.875 | Janelle Girardi |
George Chiger (26.75) and Camille O’Brien won today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Hershey Park.
2025 BBQ in DC Nathan’s qualifier
| 1st | 48 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 33 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 32 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 4th | 15 | Steven Farlow | |
| 5th | 14.5 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 6th | 10 | John Damms | |
| 7th | 7 | Adam Berenbak |
| 1st | 8 | Laura Beitel | |
| 2nd | 6.1 | Kathryn Knaus | |
| 3rd | 5.33 | Ana Alejandrina Cajiga-Pena | |
| 4th | 4.5 | Megan Healy | |
| 5th | 2.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s Nathan’s Famous qualifier in Washington, DC
James Webb announced that he will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC on Saturday.
Joey Chestnut to return to Nathan’s
update TMZ has an interview with Joey. He hopes to hit 80 hot dogs.
Joey Chestnut announced that he will be returning to Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest after missing the 2024 competition due to a sponsorship dispute. With two qualifiers remaining on Saturday, this makes the current field for the 2025 contest:
Champion Byes:
Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti
Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco
Qualifier Winners
| 2025 May 10 | 1st | 43 | Geoffrey Esper | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 1st | 47.5 | Nick Wehry | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 1st | 29.5 | Radim Dvoracek | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 1st | 33.5 | Derek Hendrickson | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 May 10 | 1st | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 1st | 10.5 | Kelly Lewis | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 1st | 11.25 | Jocelyn Young | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 1st | 23.5 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee | Pleasanton, CA |
There have been three or four wild card entrants the past two years, but the number has yet to be officially announced. Here are the wild card leaders:
| 2025 Jun 5 | 2nd | 37 | Max Stanford | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 3rd | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 2nd | 25 | Cameron Meade | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 May 10 | 2nd | 23 | Jerome Burns | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 4th | 17.5 | Greg Sines | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 2nd | 16 | Tandra Childress | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 3rd | 15 | Katie Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 4th | 11.5 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 2nd | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 5th | 8.5 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado | Pleasanton, CA |
Non American competitors have also received international byes the previous two years.
2025 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier
update Derek Hendrickson has a video
Official results This is probably the first Nathan’s qualifier with more female competitors than males.
| 1st | 33.5 | Derek Hendrickson | persona best |
| 2nd | 15 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 3rd | 8 | Tavis Valenzuela | |
| 4th | 7 | Seth Tucci |
| 1st | 23.5 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee | top Latina results since Stephanie Torres in 2011 |
| 2nd | 16 | Tandra Childress | |
| 3rd | 15 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 4th | 11.5 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman | |
| 5th | 8.5 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado | |
| 6th | 7.5 | Crystal Ocampo |
TMZ reports that Joey Chestnut is negotiating a return to Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest next month. According to the article, Joey's relationship with Impossible Foods is no longer impeding his return. It is possible the deal has been terminated; Joey Chestnut has not made any videos or appearances for the plant-based meat company in 2025.
Men’s Nathans contest on ESPN2, women’s not listed
The ESPN schedule for July 4 is out. The men’s Nathan’s contest will be televised live on ESPN2 at noon. The women’s contest is not listed, but will probably be streaming only since ESPN2 will be showing First Take from 10am to noon and ESPN will broadcast Wimbledon.
2025 Parma, OH Nathan’s qualifier
update Max Stanford has a video
| 1st | 47.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 2nd | 37 | Max Stanford | European record |
| 3rd | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 17.5 | Greg Sines | |
| 5th | 15 | Dominic Mandato | |
| 5th | 15 | Jonathan Reed | |
| 7th | 12 | Garrett Brown |
| 1st | 10.5 | Kelly Lewis | |
| 2nd | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 3rd | 8.25 | Sarah Qualle | |
| 4th | 4.5 | Kelly Murphy |
Dom Mandato is doing a live video of tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier at Rib N Rock in Parma, OH
Nick Wehry appeared on Fox 8 New Day Cleveland to promote the contest.
Nick Wehry announced that he expects to compete in Thursday night's Nathan's qualifier at Rib N Rock in Parma, OH along with Max Stanford Darrien Thomas, Dominic Mandato and Cherish Brown.
On the Owls Nest BBQ Show, Joey Chestnut says he has yet to reach an agreement about competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest this year.
Geoff Esper wins Lake Compounce qualifier
update May 15 Jerome Burns has a video
| 1st | 43 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 23 | Jerome Burns | |
| 3rd | 17 | Brandon “The Titanium Jaw” Macey | |
| 4th | 12 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 5th | 9.5 | Myles Mylet | |
| 6th | 9 | Deane Redish |
| 1st | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 2nd | 8.5 | Madison Barone | |
| 3rd | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 4th | 3.75 | Julia Wang |
Registration open for 2025 Nathan’s qualifiers
Registration is now open for 6 Nathan’s qualifiers:
May 10 Bristol, CT
June 5 Parma, OH
June 7 Shawnee, KS
June 14 Pleasanton, CA
June 21 Hershey Park, PA
June 21 Washington, DC
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