Parlay in Richmond, VA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Daily Mail has an interview with Miki Sudo about Joey Chestnut not competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
2024 Washington, DC Nathan’s qualifier
Two days after the contest, official results have been posted on the contest page on the MLE website
| 1st | 36.75 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 2nd | 28 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 24 | Valentin Ferrer | from Spain |
| 4th | 20 | Gordon “Hungry” Hazzard | first MLE contest since 2021 |
| 5th | 16 | Michael “Mailman” Doolin | |
| 6th | 15 | Grant Tragni | |
| 7th | 14 | Crazy Legs Conti |
| 1st | 7 | Ellen Straub | |
| 2nd | 5 | Grace Furlong |
Sean Yeager has started a video of this afternoon’s Nathan’s qualifier at the National Capitol BBQ Battle in Washington, DC.
2024 Nathan’s wild card standings
With one qualifier remaining, here are the current Nathan’s wild card standings. The number of wild card finalists has yet to be officially announced. Crazy Legs Conti said there would be four in his Gothamist column.
| 2024 Jun 6 | 2nd | 48 | Nick Wehry | Parma, OH |
| 2024 May 17 | 2nd | 32.5 | George Chiger | Manhattan, NY |
| 2024 Jun 6 | 3rd | 30 | William Lyon | Parma, OH |
| 2024 Jun 8 | 3rd | 28 | Kylan Lee | Bristol, CT |
| 2024 May 17 | 3rd | 26.5 | Yunho Choi | Manhattan, NY |
| 2024 Jun 15 | 2nd | 24.5 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2024 Jun 15 | 2nd | 10 | Jocelyn Young | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2024 May 17 | 2nd | 9 | Olivia Murphy | Manhattan, NY |
| 2024 May 11 | 2nd | 7 | Rubianne Garcia | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2024 Jun 15 | 3rd | 7 | Crystal Ocampo | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2024 Jun 15 | 4th | 6 | Elizabeth Salgado | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2024 Jun 6 | 2nd | 5.5 | Stacey Queen | Parma, OH |
Crazy Legs Conti wrote a column for Gothamist about his 23 year competitive eating career and the possibility of retirement. He says there will be four Nathan's Famous wild card spots awarded this year.
The American Polish Festival will hold a pierogi eating contest on June 23 awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top 3.
PT's Tavern in Henderson, NV will hold a wing eating contest for amateurs on August 3 awarding $2500/$1000/$500.
TLC has uploaded a clip from an episode of "Cake Boss" about the production of a giant hot dog cake that was commissioned for Nathan's Famous 100th birthday. The segment includes footage of the 2016 women's hot dog eating finals.
The Bradenton, FL Marauders will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 3 awarding $300/$200/$100 to the top 3 finishers.
Max Casino in Carson City, NV will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner on July 4. The runner up will receive $500.
Hall "Hoover" Hunt returned to competitive eating with a burrito challenge at the Hightide Burrito Co in Jacksonville, FL.
Registration is now open for the Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto August 10 and the World Slopper Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, CO on August 31.
The Floridian Social will hold a hot dog eating contest in St. Petersburg, FL on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The field for Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle in Washington, DC has been announced: George Chiger, Crazy Legs Conti, Gordon Hazzard (first contest since 2021) and Valentin Ferrer from Spain. Three female rookies will also make their debut.
Jack Legath won the first prize of $1024 in today's 24 inch pizza eating contest at Toarmina's Pizza in Detroit. The WHIP Show was runner up.
The New York Post has an interview with Matt Stonie about his victory in the 2015 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, Joey Chestnut's sole loss in that competition in the past 17 years.
2024 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier
update June 18 Results with full names are on the MLE contest page. Dan Downey has a contest video
Full results have been posted without full names:
| 1st | 27.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 2nd | 24.5 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 3rd | 22 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | first contest since 2022 |
| 3rd | 22 | Yasir Salem | first Nathan’s contest since 2017 |
| 5th | 16 | Naader “Freak8r” Reda | |
| 6th | 9.5 | Nick Esarco | |
| DQ | ? | Andrew Imhoff |
| 1st | 12 | Tandra Childress | competitive eating debut |
| 2nd | 10 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 3rd | 7 | Crystal Ocampo | |
| 4th | 6 | Elizabeth Salgado |
2024 Mattituck Lions Strawberry Shortcake Contest
update June 19 Kylan Lee has a video
update June 16 Full results were posted this morning:
| 1st | 23.75 | Geoffrey Esper | wins contest 3rd year in a row |
| 2nd | 20.5 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 16 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 4th | 14.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 5th | 14 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 12.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 12.33 | Max Stanford | |
| 8th | 11 | Kylan Lee | |
| 9th | 10 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 10th | 9.25 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 11th | 8 | Peter Ritter | |
| 12th | 6 | Crazy Legs Conti |
Top 4 results from the strawberry festival’s facebook video (8 minutes)
1 Geoff Esper 23.75 pounds
2 James Webb 20.5
3 Sean Yeager 16
4 Darrien Thomas 14.5
James Webb is doing a livestream of this afternoon’s strawberry shortcake in Mattituck, NY.
update The livestream was terminated just before results were announced.
Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers will hold qualifiers June 15 at its Phoenix area locations for a July 4 slider eating contest in Scottsdale, AZ that will award a $500 Amex gift card to the winner.
Defending champion Geoff Esper, James Webb, Darrien Thomas, Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Max Stanford, Radim Dvoracek, Kylan Lee, Sean Yeager, Josh Krady and Peter Ritter are expected to compete in tomorrow's strawberry shortcake eating contest in Mattituck, NY.
Stadium Swim in Las Vegas will hold a hot dog eating contest for women wearing bikinis on July 4. The winner will receive $2,500 and the total purse is $5,000.
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi on Netflix in September
Netflix announced that Joey Chestnut will face off against Takeru Kobayashi in “Unfinished Beef”, a matchup that will be streamed on Labor Day, September 2. The competition will use beef frankfurters. Hollywood Reporter has an article about the program with the following quote from Takeru Kobayashi:
Retiring for me will only happen after I take him down one last time. This rivalry has been brewing for a long time. Competing against Joey live on Netflix means fans all over the world can watch me knock him out.
flashback July 2022 In an interview on the Pardon My Take podcast, Joey Chestnut expressed a desire to compete against Takeru Kobayashi.
2024 ESPN Nathan’s schedule
The ESPN schedule for July 4 is now out. The men’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest will be televised on ESPN2 at noon eastern and then rerun several times throughout the day. It appears the women’s competition will be relegated to streaming yet again. The 2019 documentary, “The Good, The Bad, The Hungry” will also be televised on July 4 at 10pm on ESPN2.
Joey Chestnut to miss Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest
Joey Chestnut announced that he will not be competing in this year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest and his relationship with Major League Eating appears to be over. Via twitter:
I was gutted to learn from the media that after 19 years Im banned from the Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest. I love competing in that event, I love celebrating America with my fans all over this great country on the 4th and I have been training to defend my title. To set the record straight, I do not have a contract with MLE or Nathans and they are looking to change the rules from past years as it relates to other partners I can work with.This is apparently the basis on which I’m being banned, and it doesn’t impact the July 4th event. Sadly, this is the decision Nathan’s and Major League Eating are making, and it will deprive the great fans of the holiday’s usual joy and entertainment. To my fans, I love you and appreciate you. Rest assured that you’ll see me eat again soon!! STAY HUNGRY!
According to the New York Post, Joey Chestnut’s endorsement deal with Impossible Foods for plant-based frankfurters for $1.2 million over four years was the cause of the breakdown of the relationship. (MLE statement).
McKenzie's Barbecue & Burgers will hold a rib eating contest in Conroe, TX on June 15 awarding $300 to the winner, $100 to the runner up.
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