Nathan's Famous is known for making some of the best hot dogs, but the chain, which opened its first location on Coney Island in 1916, is famous for starting a tradition that has become quite the ...

World-renowned competitive eater, Joey Chestnut, is set to compete in a pizza-eating contest in St. Louis this weekend.

He brought rigor and strategy to the sport, rising to No. 2 in the world and eating 141 pieces of nigiri in six minutes in ...

At only 23 years old, Takeru Kobayashi redefined what it means to be a hot dog eating champion. He nearly doubled the contest record of 25 1/8 by eating 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes in 2001, ...

The Milwaukee Brewers are deadly serious about their baseball this season. It was anything but cheesy. The Milwaukee Brewers advanced to the World Series for only the second time after sweeping the ...

Chestnut won last year’s contest with 70.5 hot dogs and buns, reclaiming the title after missing the previous year due to sponsor issues. He has now won 17 of the last 20 Nathan’s contests, with only ...

July 3 (UPI) --The 2026 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest introduced this year's slate of competitors, including 17-time champion Joey Chestnut, at a weigh-in ...

Tim Janus, who appeared as a contestant on the hit reality series "The Amazing Race," and other major game shows and competitive eating contests, has died.

Matt Stonie has built one of YouTube's most recognizable extreme eating channels around competitive food challenges and stunt meals. His videos blend contest-style quantities with tight editing, ...

Hello. I am Shimuken, a researcher of competitive eating championships. I spend my days researching the history and culture ...