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 ...

$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 ...

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 ...

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 minutes, but he was to put to shame by Nathan's reigning world champion Joey ...

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.

Editor's Note: Takeru Kobayashi won the world hot dog eating contest on the Fourth of July, breaking his own world record with 50½ hot dogs -- but the victory did not come without controversy.

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 ...

which is home to its now legendary annual hot dog eating contest. Adam&eveDDB New York pitched for the Nathan’s Famous business in 2023 with a new platform: 100% Beef, 100% New York. Having launched ...

He is best known as the 16-time champion of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest held each July 4 on New York’s Coney Island, setting a record in 2021 with 76 hot dogs (and buns) consumed in 10 ...