It's not Independence Day without a good old hot dog eating contest! Nathan's Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest returns to Coney Island's Nathan’s Famous on Surf Avenue for 2024 in New York City. The first Fourth of July hot dog eating contest took place in 1916, the same year Nathan's Famous opened on Surf Avenue in Coney Island.
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Winners Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo pose for a photograph after Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Winners Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo speak to the media after Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Patrick Bertoletti wins the men’s title with 58 hotdogs at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Participants compete for the men’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Participants compete for the men’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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A person holds a sign saying “Let Joey Eat” at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Participants compete for the men’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Participants compete for the men’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City. Sixteen-time winner Joey Chestnut is banned from this year’s contest due to his partnership with Nathan’s competitor Impossible Foods, which sells plant-based hot dogs.
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Miki Sudo celebrates with the trophy after winning the women’s title during the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024. Sudo won after consuming a record-breaking 51 hotdogs.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Miki Sudo competes for the women’s title during the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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Mayoi “Ebimayo” Ebihara from Tokyo, Japan, competes for the women’s title of the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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Miki Sudo wins the women’s title with a record-breaking 51 hot dogs at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Crowds gather before Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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People dressed in hot dog costumes cheer before Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Workers prepare for the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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People in costumes, including a dog dressed as a hot dog, wait for the start of Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Hot dogs are stacked on a plate before Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City. Sixteen-time winner Joey Chestnut is banned from this year’s contest due to his partnership with Nathan’s competitor Impossible Foods, which sells plant-based hot dogs.
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Hot dogs are ready for the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.Originally Published:
