THE annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will take place TODAY.
Record-holder Joey Chestnut will return after missing last year’s competition due to a one-year ban.
Joey Chestnut will compete in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year[/caption]
He was told by organisers he couldn’t compete because of his sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods — a company promoting meat-free products.
As The US Sun exclusively revealed in June 2024, Joey wasn’t actually banned and was eligible to come back to the contest, but only if he ditched his Impossible Food deal.
Chestnut has won the iconic eating contest 16 times during his competitive eating career and will be looking to reclaim the title today.
Patrick Bertoletti won the event in 2024, eating 58 hot dogs, but he will have to be on form if he wants to retain his crown with the return of Chestnut.
When is Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2025?
As always, the contest will be held on July 4 – Independence Day – which is a Friday this year.
The event will take place outside the original Nathan’s location in Coney Island, New York.
The schedule is as follows:
- 10.45am ET / 15.45pm BST: Women’s Contest
- 11am ET / 4pm BST: Miki Sudo Cam
- 12pm ET / 5pm BST: Men’s Contest
- 12.30pm ET / 5.30pm BST: Joey Chestnut Cam
How to watch Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2025
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2025 will be broadcast across multiple ESPN channels.
ESPN3 will air the women’s contest, which will get underway at 10.45am ET.
ESPN3 is NOT a traditional cable channel, but a live stream can be accessed via ESPN.com or the ESPN app.
The men’s event, which begins at 12pm ET, will be shown on ESPN2.
The channel can also be accessed without a cable package via other paid platforms such as Fubo, YouTube TV or Hulu+.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will later re-air at 5pm and 9pm for anyone who missed it live.
Alternatively, SunSport will live blog all the action from the men’s and women’s contests as they happen.
