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Shaking off last month's controversy that saw reigning champ Joey Chestnut barred from defending his title by Major League Eating reportedly over an endorsement deal (more on that in a minute), the ESPN-televised 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was unleashed on Coney Island earlier today – with one of our champions setting a new[...]

When Major League Eating announced that reigning Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion Joey Chestnut had been banned from this year's competition over his paid spokesperson deal with Impossible Foods and the company's plant-based hot dogs, the organization had alluded "a rival unbranded hot dog eating contest on Labor Day" that Chestnut was reportedly set[...]

With top-ranked female Miki Sudo (40 hot dogs & buns in 2022) successfully defending her title, Mother Nature came close to being one competitor that World Champion Joey Chestnut (63 hot dogs & buns in 2022) couldn't beat But in the end, Chestnut would end up walking away with another big win Previously, it looked[...]

This year, World Champion Joey Chestnut (63 hot dogs & buns in 2022) and Top-ranked Female Miki Sudo (40 hot dogs & buns in 2022) were looking to defend their Mustard Belts during the 10-minute, all-you-can-eat contest But while Sudo was able to successfully defend her title, Chestnut was deprived of a chance to compete[...]