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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest live results: Joey Chestnut makes epic return
The jaws are back.
The ones that belong to Joey Chestnut, the masticating machine who returns to the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest in Coney Island, New York, on Friday, July 4 after a one-year ban.
The Action Network, a betting company, on Tuesday announced new data that shows Chestnut has a 93% chance of winning the contest. But slightly unscientific data from USA TODAY Sports indicates Chestnut's chances of winning are closer to 99.9%.
In the last 18 years, he has failed to win the Mustard Belt two times. Once was last year — the result of a ban over a contract dispute.
In 2015, he lost to Matt Stonie, who ate 62 hot dogs and buns while Chestnut inexplicably ate only 60 hot dogs and buns.
Since then, "Jaws" has been on a rampage. Chestnut has eaten at least 70 hot dogs in six of the eight contests since his loss to Stonie.
That includes his record-breaking 76 hot dogs in 2021.
Last year, Patrick Bertoletti won the contest by eating 58 hot dogs and buns. Chestnut topped that total in every Nathan's contest he's been in since 2010.
USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest updates, highlights, results and more throughout the contest. Follow along.
What time is the Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Miki Sudo and the women get the Nathan's Famous festivities underway at 10:45 a.m. ET. Joey Chestnut and the men take the stage around noon.
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How to watch hot dog contest: TV channel, live stream
The women's side of the competition will air on ESPN3, the digital network. ESPN2 will carry the men's competition.
Miki Sudo assesses performance after winning women's contest
Sudo was trying to make sense of her showing after eating 33 hot dogs and buns. That was 18 fewer than her record-breaking 51 last year and her lowest total since finishing with 30 ¾ in 2021.
'I feel like I let the fans down a little bit," Sudo told ESPN. 'I had people in the crowd saying go for 52, and obviously I'm always setting my goals high. But the hot dogs just weren't cooperating. For some reason the buns felt larger today.''
Sudo devoured eight hot dogs in the first minute, then consumed an average of less than three hot dogs per minute before the 10-minute contest was over.
In the end, she had her 11th title in 11 contests.
'I guess I refuse to lose," she said. 'I refuse to give him. And even when I do stumble, I get right back up.''
Miki Sudo wins 11th women's hot dog contest title
Miki Sudo won the women's contest by eating 33 hot dogs and buns, winning her 11th Nathan's contest in 11 tries.
Although she won the pink belt awarded to the women's champion, her total fell well short of the record-breaking 51 she consumed in the 2024 contest.
Michelle Lesco finished second with 22 ¾ hot dogs and buns and Domenica Dee finished third with 21½ in her debut at Nathan's.
Women's hot dog eating contest participants
Is Joey Chestnut competing in the Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Joey Chestnut is set to compete in the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. He was previously banned in 2024 due to a sponsorship with Impossible Foods.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest records
In 2021, Joey Chestnut set the world record for the most hot dogs and buns eaten in one sitting by consuming 76. He had previously broken the record twice in the three contests leading up to that year: in 2018, he devoured 74 hot dogs and buns, and in 2020, he set a new record with 75. This was a stark difference compared to the 2024 winner, Patrick Bertoletti, who took home the Mustard Belt after eating 58 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.
On the women's side, Miki Sudo is the top dog (eater), munching 51 hot dogs and buns in 2024.
How many times has Joey Chestnut won the Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Chestnut holds the record for the most Mustard Belts, winning the contest 16 times. On the women's side, Miki Sudo has been an unstoppable eating force, securing 10 Ketchup Belts, including one last year.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest odds
All odds via DraftKings on Wednesday, July 2
Who won the Hot Dog Eating Contest last year?
Last year, Patrick Bertoletti won his first Mustard Belt by consuming 58 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes. On the women's side, Miki Sudo claimed her tenth championship and now holds the women's world record for eating 51 hot dogs and buns.
List of past Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winners
What is a 'glizzy?'
A "glizzy" is a slang term for a hot dog. The word has unknown origins, but some trace it back to handguns: A "Glizzy" is a slang term for a Glock handgun. The word then evolved to mirror the magazine of a handgun, which is approximately the length of a hot dog.
What is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest prize purse?
The total prize purse for the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is $40,000, divided between the men's and women's divisions. First place winners in each division will receive $10,000, second place winners will get $5,000, and third place winners will earn $2,500.
Who beat Joey Chestnut?
The last person to beat Joey Chestnut at the Nathan's contest was Matt Stonie in 2015. Stonie ate 62 hot dogs and buns and Chestnut ate 60 hot dogs and buns. Chestnut also lost to Takeru Kobayashi in 2005, the year of Chestnut's debut at Nathan's, and 2006.
