Joey Chestnut and 8 Barstool Sports personalities will attempt to consume a combined 99 hot dogs and beers at tonight's Chicago Cubs game. Joey will restrict himself solely to beverage consumption. July 22, 2025 at 8:10 am by
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Jack Legath ate 30 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's ShuBrew hot dog eating contest at Horse Trading Days in Zelienople, PA. July 21, 2025 at 2:28 am by
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Dan Kennedy reports that he ate 37.25 corn dogs to win the first prize of $2,500. Molly Schuyler was runner up with 32.875. July 19, 2025 at 11:39 pm by
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Joe Menchetti ate 20 hot dogs to win the first prize of $500 in Thursday's Coney Island Classic in Fall River, MA. July 19, 2025 at 7:28 am by
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Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle returned to competitive eating at a pizza eating contest in Maplewood, NJ, his first competition in four years. July 9, 2025 at 8:01 pm by
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The Ohio University web site has an article about Jack Legath, who is a student in the doctor of physical therapy program. July 9, 2025 at 7:39 pm by
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Raina Huang ate 65 wings in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $1000 and a spot in the 2026 Wing Bowl in yesterday's eating contest at the Plaza in Las Vegas. update Moh Motion received the big check, so apparently he was July 5, 2025 at 8:30 pm by
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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. June 30, 2025 at 10:06 pm by
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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. June 28, 2025 at 11:20 pm by
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June 21, 2025 at 5:08 pm by
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Fox 43 has a news video
Local21News has a gallery
Official results
George Chiger (26.75) and Camille O’Brien won today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Hershey Park.
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Joey Chestnut ate 40 chicken tenders in 5 minutes to defeat two teams of four celebrities at Fanatics Fest in New York City today. June 20, 2025 at 11:41 pm by
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James Webb announced that he will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC on Saturday. June 19, 2025 at 7:11 pm by
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June 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm by
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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
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:
Non American competitors have also received international byes the previous two years.
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Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's cheesesteak eating contest at Skinny Joey's in Philadelphia. June 15, 2025 at 3:10 am by
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June 14, 2025 at 5:12 pm by
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Official results
James Webb is doing a live video of today’s Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY
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June 14, 2025 at 4:55 pm by
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update Derek Hendrickson has a video
Official results This is probably the first Nathan’s qualifier with more female competitors than males.
facebook live video
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Raina Huang and Mo Mbengue finished a 15 pound pizza challenge at Big Mamma's and Papa's pizza in Glendale, CA to win a $1,500 prize. The offer is available until June 20. June 11, 2025 at 10:32 pm by
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Jeff's Donuts will hold a donut eating contest in Louisville on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Jack Legath is expected to defend his title. June 11, 2025 at 10:27 pm by
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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. June 10, 2025 at 10:09 pm by
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TWU Local 100 has a post about Eric "Badlands" Booker recent appearance on America's Got Talent. He recently retired from his day job as a New York City subway conductor. June 7, 2025 at 8:37 am by
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Bartley Weaver has started a new competitive eating organization, the Extreme Eating Championshipts. June 7, 2025 at 8:13 am by
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June 6, 2025 at 2:20 pm by
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WUSA9 also has a live video and a news video
Official results
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC.
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