update July 12 WMUR has a video

update Full official results

The top 6 from the Saugus wings eating contest in Seabrook, NH from James Webb’s video (results in pounds, 10 minutes)
1 7.77 James Webb
2 7.54 Joey Chestnut
3 6.54 Geoffrey Esper
4 5.61 Jerome Burns
5 4.95 Pat Bertoletti
6 4.65 Radim Dvoracek

The last loss for Joey Chestnut was a steak eating contest in Japan vs. Ryu in October. His last MLE defeat was the Wings for Wishes contest in Miami in March 2025.

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Josh Peter of USA Today has has written an article about the post contest jumps for Miki Sudo (33->38.75) and Nick Wehry (39->45) in Saturday’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. The increments enabled over/under bettors who wagered on overs to declare victory. Sam Barclay was responsible for boosting Miki Sudo’s count by 5, claiming a missed plate. In the ESPN Miki Sudo camera, it appears that she came into contact with at most 34 hot dogs for the duration of the contest. Retired eater Darron Breeden had the following quote:

I agree that standards need to be raised for the eaters, the fans and especially for anyone that has money tied to it,’’ said Breeden, who finished second twice. “…You want to preserve the integrity of the contest.

Miki Sudo did a radio interview for Q105. When asked about the counting issues, she said she did not know where the extra five hot dogs came from. (AI transcript from youtube)
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Results from the MLE Instagram story

Unofficial results
1 Joey Chestnut 66
2 Pat Bertolett 52
3 James Webb 48

The ESPN2/ABC Nathan’s Famous appears to have been tabled. The livestream by Live Wallking is working.

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update What Heidi Sees has a video
Official results

Results via James Webb’s livestream 12 minutes

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Full results of today’s Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY. (8 minutes, results are in pounds)

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update July 13 Franky WooWoo has a video

update June 22 PennLive, WHTM and WGAL have videos. Penn Live has an article and gallery.

Official results:

George Chiger and Larell Marie Mele won today’s Nathan’s Famous qualifier at Hershey Park in Hershey, PA.

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One June 5, the official White House X account posted a picture of President Trump watching a New York Knicks game from courtside seats. His seatmate is believed to be Howard Lorber, his longtime friend and CEO of Nathan’s Famous. The picture was taken at a 2007 game against the Los Angeles Lakes and comes from a NY Magazine article which claims that Lorber was Trump’s most common companion at Knicks games. The game Trump attended on June 8 was the only game lost by the Knicks in a 4-1 NBA Championship Series win.

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update June 29 Jerome Burns and Lake Compounce have videos

Fox61 has an article about the qualifier

Results from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT via MLE instagram

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Full results are on Instagram

WUSA9 is doing a livestream of today’s Salvation Army National Donut Day Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC. James Webb is also doing a livestream.

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Full results are on Instagram

James Webb has started a livestream of the Kickoff to Summer at Mountain Mile wing eating contest at Pigeon Forge, TN.

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update The Philadelphia Inquirer has a contest report

Official results are on Instagram:

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update May 21Front Office Sports reports that Joey Chestnut will not be penalized by MLE or Nathan’s for the incident.

update US Magazine has posted the terms of Joey Chestnut’s 180 day probation: no alcohol, drugs or firearms. He must also submit to drug and alcohol testing, enter a treatment program and have all travel outside Indiana approved by his probation officer.

US Magazine reports that Joey Chestnut plead guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an altercation at Joe’s Grille in Westfield, IN on March 21. He received 180 days probation, which will be in effect for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4. Presumably, the terms of Chestnut’s probation will allow him to leave Indiana and travel to New York, but the article did not explicitly state that. Here is the description of the incident:
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update WVLT and WATE have articles

Full results are in an Instagram story

WVLT8 will livestream the Ultimate Bologna Showdown from Knoxville, TN.

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