Every year without fail, crowds gather to watch a mass consumption of meat at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Here's why.

Nathan's has claimed that's it's been hosting its hot dog eating contest on Independence Day since 1916 — but that's a hoax.

Every year, the Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest draws nearly 25,000 people to Coney Island, N.Y., while over a million viewers tune in to ESPNs ...

Nathan’s Famous may be in the hot dog business, but for decades they’ve been peddling a whopper. Showmen behind Nathan’s annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest have long claimed the tradition ...

Joey Chestnut told Insider that he starts sweating profusely after the competition, and people have told him it smells like ...

Watch the 2023 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN app and ESPN 2. Tuesday, July 4, 2023 NEW YORK -- Joey Chestnut has won Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 16th time after ...

Nathan’s Famous has been gobbled up by Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, which is owned by China’s WH Group—and the new owner says the iconic Fourth of July hot dog eating contest will continue. The ...

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The 41-year-old climbed his way back to the top after demolishing 70.5 hot dogs on July 4 Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...