The crowd yelling, American flag regalia and red, white and blue painting the scene, hot dogs being smashed and thrown down ...

The legend behind the first Nathan's hot dog eating contest has a storybook ring to it. The tale goes, four immigrants from mostly unspecified countries just happened to be sitting down to enjoy a ...

It is also the biggest day of the year for competitive hot dog eating. The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has returned - with some delays this year, thanks to poor weather - to New York ...

$10,000: Payout for first place in each division of the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Second place receives $5,000, third place $2,500, fourth place $1,500 and fifth ...

Dubner offers Nathan's hot dog eating champ Kobayashi as an example ... process of eating a single hot dog and ultimately won the contest.

NEW YORK -- On Thursday, competitive eating made a lot of ... the second consecutive year at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July international hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 50½ hot dogs ...

And one of the most recognizable things about Nathan's is the hot-dog-eating contest on the Fourth of July. How did that get started? Bruce Miller: Well, it's a funny story. You know, he wanted to ...

Hundreds of hot dogs will be eaten and tens of thousands of people will gather at the Original Nathan's in Coney Island. By the numbers: The July 4th hot dog eating contest Hot dog! Love at first ...

Hong Kong's Chris Lam won China's inaugural hot dog-eating contest, shoving down 16 Nathan's Famous dogs and buns in ten ...

For the annual July 4th hot dog eating contest in Coney Island, Pepto Bismol will be joining the Nathan's Famous in promoting the event.

Competitive eating star Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has been told he cannot join America's premiere hot dog contest after striking a deal with a vegan brand. His removal from next month's Nathan's Hot ...

Miki Sudo – Most wins of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (female), (10); Most hot dogs eaten at the contest (female), (51); Most hot dogs eaten in one minute, (6); Fastest time to eat a ...