A press release announces an alliance between Nathan's Famous and Damhus, "a German manufacturer of quality meat-products since 1936", to manufacture and distribute hot dogs throughout Europe. It is interesting that a Jewish-founded company would partner with a firm started in Nazi Germany. The document makes no mention of a possible European qualifier for Nathan's hot dog eating contest. October 19, 2020 at 10:33 am by
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The segment from NBC's First Look about Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest that was televised on Sunday morning's episode can be viewed on youtube (segment starts around 16:10). Miki Sudo, Badlands Booker, Nick Wehry and Rich Shea make appearances. October 5, 2020 at 7:37 am by
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Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest will be featured on the next episode of NBC's First Look, which will be televised at 1 am Sunday morning after Saturday Night Live. Nick Wehry, Miki Sudo and Badlands Booker will appear. September 30, 2020 at 11:15 pm by
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A press release announces that Nathan's Famous will hold a qualifier in Dubai, UAE. The competition will use halal hot dogs and award the top male and female spots in the finals on July 4, 2021. This will be the first Nathan's qualifier outside the USA since a 2013 event in Calgary, the first outside North American since 2011 in Beijing. August 24, 2020 at 12:48 pm by
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The Jerusalem Post reports that Nathan's Famous will start producing halal hot dogs in partnership with a United Arab Emirates subsidiary of Mezzan Holding KSC for sale in the Persian Gulf region. August 16, 2020 at 7:50 am by
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In their latest podcast, Fink Beats the Stomach interviews Mike Golic Jr. about covering the 2020 Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
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Mashed.com has an article titled "The untold truth of competitive eater Miki Sudo". The opening section discusses her absence from the 2013 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating finals. August 5, 2020 at 7:53 am by
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Miki Sudo has uploaded a behind the scenes video of her experience at the 2020 Nathan's finals. July 24, 2020 at 10:48 pm by
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The New York Times has an article about a paper published in Biology Letters by James Smoliga, a physiologist at High Point University. titled "Modelling the maximal active consumption rate and its plasticity in humans—perspectives from hot dog eating competitions" which claims that the maximum possible total for a human competing in a 10 minute hot dog eating contest is 83 hot dogs. (Science Mag article) July 15, 2020 at 6:58 am by
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Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry have posted a video of their preparation for the Nathan's finals. July 12, 2020 at 8:53 am by
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Daily Progress has an interview with Darron Breeden about his runner-up finish in the men's division at the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating finals.
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Geoff Esper uploaded a video of a pizza challenge yesterday. While eating 7 Domino's pizzas, he makes no mention of his mystery absence from the 2020 Nathan's finals. July 9, 2020 at 11:04 pm by
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According to ratings announced today, 966,000 viewers watched Saturday's broadcast of the Nathan's finals on ESPN. Despite that number being the lowest since 2005 (860,000), it was the top rated original cable program for the day. The official rating was 0.32, down from 0.55 in 2019. July 7, 2020 at 6:21 pm by
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Sportscasting.com has a flashback to former NFL defensive lineman Willian "The Refrigerator Perry" competing in the 2003 Nathan's finals. July 5, 2020 at 11:28 pm by
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Pro football writer Peter King's criticism of Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest and competitive eating in general is almost as much of an annual tradition as the competition itself. OutKick.com has an article about his comments this year and the reaction to them. July 5, 2020 at 11:06 pm by
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update Official results
Miki Sudo has defended her women’s Nathan’s title with a record of 48.5 hot dogs.
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The fields for the 2020 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest have finally been announced. The big shock is that Geoff Esper is not competing with the men's field consisting of Joey Chestnut, Darron Breeden, Nick Wehry, George Chiger and Badlands Booker. This is the second consecutive surprise omission for Esper after he was left out of the Quarantine Challenge field. The women's field is as expected: Miki Sudo, Larell Marie Mele, Katie Prettyman, Julie Goldberg and Rene Rovtar. July 3, 2020 at 4:24 pm by
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Spectrum Local News has an article about Melody Andorfer, winner of the 1972 Nathan's Famous Labor Day contest with a total of 12 hot dogs in 5 minutes. Major League Eating says they will acknowledge her at the 2021 finals. July 3, 2020 at 8:57 am by
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Thrillist has an article about the 2020 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. June 30, 2020 at 11:17 pm by
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he is expanding the list of states whose residents must self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving in his state, which will apparently prevent Matt Stonie (CA), Gideon Oji (GA) and Michelle Lesco (AZ) from competing in the 2020 Nathan’s Finals if they cannot get an exemption. Earlier today, Rich Shea appeared to confirm that Michelle Lesco will not be able to compete. Joey Chestnut is already in New York, so he is not affected by the directive.
update MLE has announced Nick Wehry will replace Matt Stonie.
update July 1 George Chiger will replace Gideon Oji.
update July 1 #2 A press release lists Miki Sudo, Katie Prettyman and Larell Marie Mele as female competitors. Katie Prettyman does not think that Sarah Reinecke and Sophia DeVita will compete due to schedule conflicts.
update July 2 NJ.com reports Rene Rovtar will be the 4th female competitor.
update July 2 #2 Julie Goldberg will apparently complete the women’s field.
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News 12 has a video about Miki Sudo preparing for the Nathan's finals with assistance from Nick Wehry. In her latest training session, she ate 50 hot dogs in less than 10 minutes. June 29, 2020 at 10:54 pm by
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Joey Chestnut has announced his opponents for the men's division of the 2020 Nathan's finals: Geoff Esper, Matt Stonie, Darron Breeden, Gideon Oji and Badlands Booker. This will be the 21st Nathan's finals for Booker, the 16th straight for Chestnut. June 29, 2020 at 2:54 pm by
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Michelle Lesco announced that her competing in the 2020 Nathan's finals is in doubt due to New York's requirement that Arizona residents self-quarantine for 14 days after their arrival in the Empire State. June 28, 2020 at 1:04 am by
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