Ever wondered why Nathan's started its iconic hot dog eating contest? Learn about the event's origins and the strange history of competitive eating.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did world-record holder Joey Chestnut claim his 17th victory at the 2025 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, or did another ...

A champion has emerged in the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chestnut handily secured the title during the Friday, July 4, competition in New York’s Coney Island, consuming 70.5 hot ...

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International ...

There's something about the fair that pairs perfectly with the start of autumn. It's a pure slice of small town Americana as sweet as blueberry pie -- which just so happens to be what a group of brave ...

Massachusetts High School teacher Geoffrey Esper lost to now-17-time champion Joey Chestnut in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday. Esper, a 50-year-old Oxford resident and Bay Path ...

BENSONURST — Holy cannoli! The Santa Rosalia Feast hosted the third annual Cannoli Eating Contest outside Villabate Alba Bakery on Friday. Men and women competed in separate competitions where each ...

It was a hot day down in Berks County, and we're not talking about the weather. Saturday was the second day of the 29 annual Chile Pepper Food Festival! Any type of pepper you could ever hope or dream ...