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

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — When the dust settled, one man came out on top as the winner of the first food eating contest of the 2025 Elkhart County ...

Somehow, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has become a popular thing to watch on the Fourth of July holiday, and it takes place at Coney Island in New York. Once again, this year, Joey Chestnut was ...

The champions for this year’s annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest have been crowned. Joey Chestnut delivered a dominating performance in his return to the competition. With 70.5 hot dogs and buns ...

Clarence "Bucky" Mertz repeatedly tried to ban the Sheboygan Brat Days brat-eating contest, calling it "gluttonous" and "irreligious." Despite Mertz's efforts and public debate, including a "save the ...

You’ve seen them compete on TV, stuffing hot dogs in their mouth. You like hot dogs, and you like to eat. You could do this. All it takes is a big mouth and a big stomach. Right? Well, not quite. If ...

FLUSHING, MI – His face covered in powdered sugar, Donald Covert enjoyed the sweet taste of victory at the eighth annual paczki eating contest on Tuesday in Flushing. “It’s a good post workout meal,” ...

New Jersey native Madison Barone was disqualified for vomiting in a trash can while the final five contestants were being announced ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Madison Barone was disqualified after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHEBOYGAN – A brat-eating contest at Brat Days might have been a footnote to the city's history had former City Attorney Clarence ...