{"id":36455,"date":"2025-07-04T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2025-kicks-off-today-in-coney-island-brooklyn\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:07:46","slug":"nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2025-kicks-off-today-in-coney-island-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2025-kicks-off-today-in-coney-island-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan&#8217;s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2025 kicks off today in Coney Island, Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>It&#8217;s time for the Nathan&#8217;s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, a Fourth of July tradition in New York City. The 2025 competition kicks off this morning at Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island, Brooklyn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year, a total of 15 men and 13 women are competing for the coveted Mustard Yellow Belt and $20,000 cash prize.\u00a0<strong><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-2025-competitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to meet the competitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s field starts at 11 a.m., followed by the men at 12:30 p.m.\u00a0<strong><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for how to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Joey Chestnut wants to win back his belt<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/318bf2e4-b25a-42c0-b629-8129a9afb09f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/7dce0477f4063cf7801069af7d51a31a\/hot-dog-eating-contest-weigh-in-so-hi-res-still-12-32-1506.jpg#\" alt=\"hot-dog-eating-contest-weigh-in-so-hi-res-still-12-32-1506.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/318bf2e4-b25a-42c0-b629-8129a9afb09f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/7dce0477f4063cf7801069af7d51a31a\/hot-dog-eating-contest-weigh-in-so-hi-res-still-12-32-1506.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/318bf2e4-b25a-42c0-b629-8129a9afb09f\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c515a41837a28262035ffecd20e0d7bc\/hot-dog-eating-contest-weigh-in-so-hi-res-still-12-32-1506.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Joey Chestnut is looking to win back his Mustard Belt in the 2025 Nathan&#8217;s Hot Dog Eating Contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News New York<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joey Chestnut is hoping to stage a comeback after missing last year&#8217;s contest. He still holds the all-time record of 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, which he set in 2021. \u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>Chestnut had been the reigning 16-time champion before he was\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-champion-joey-chestnut-banned\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">banned last year because of a partnership with Impossible Foods<\/a><\/span>, a rival company that makes plant-based hot dogs.<\/p>\n<p>With the field wide open, Patrick Betoletti\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">earned his first victory<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2024-calories-consumed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">58 hot dogs and buns<\/a><\/span>. On the women&#8217;s side, reigning champion Miki Sudo earned her 10th win and set a world record with 51 hot dogs and buns.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Part of me wishes [Bertoletti] was a jerk. It would motivate me harder, but I love him,&#8221; Chestnut said <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/joey-chestnut-returning-to-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-after-2024-absence\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">during Thursday&#8217;s weigh-in<\/a><\/span>. &#8220;But I wanna win. I wanna push for a record, so I kinda feel bad for him. &#8216;Cause I&#8217;m gonna drop the hammer, and he&#8217;s gonna get annihilated.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It felt great last year. I never thought I&#8217;d ever win Nathan&#8217;s, the contest, but it didn&#8217;t feel complete without Joey there, so he&#8217;s back this year and it&#8217;s better,&#8221; said Bertoletti.<\/p>\n<h2>Nathan&#8217;s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest rules<\/h2>\n<p>The annual tradition dates back to 1916 at Nathan&#8217;s flagship location in Coney Island.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs and buns as they can. Utensils and condiments are not allowed, but water is provided and other non-alcoholic beverages are permitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both the hot dog and the bun must be swallowed for it to count, but competitors may break up the hot dogs with their hands or separate them from the buns. 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