Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2025 Men, Women's All-Time Results and Records

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest returns to Coney Island on July 4, with the best competitive eaters from around the world vying to etch their names in immortality as victors on one of the grandest stages in the sport.

Who preceded them, which legendary competitor returns to the field after a one-year hiatus, and who bears watching in this year's event?

Find out with this preview of the annual extravaganza.

2025 Nathan's Hot Eating Contest Viewing Information

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Date: Friday, July 4

Time: 10:45 a.m. EST (women's), 12:00 p.m. EST (men's)

TV: ESPN, ESPN2

Streaming: ESPN+

Past Men's Winners

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2000: Kazutoyo Arai

2001 - 2006: Takeru Kobayashi

2007 - 2014: Joey Chestnut

2015: Matt Stonie

2016 - 2023: Joey Chestnut

2024: Patrick Bertoletti

The King is Back

The most decorated eater in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest history returns in 2025 to the event he helped popularize after a one-year hiatus. Chestnut missed the event in 2024 after a sponsorship conflict with Impossible Foods left him banned from competition in the annual July 4th extravaganza.

He took his talents to Netflix instead, defeating rival and six-time contest winner, Kobayashi in a live event special that aired last September.

Chestnut announced his return to the event via social media.

In an appearance on the Today Show to promote this year's event, Chestnut added, "I'm back at the table and I'm doing what I love. I don't hold any grudges."

Heavily favored to win again in 2025, he will look to extend his record to 17 victories at the highest-profile eating competition in the country.

Past Women's Winners

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2012 - 2013: Sonya Thomas

2014 - 2024: Miki Sudo

Miki Sudo has dominated the competition since debuting in the contest in 2014 and will look to make it 12 straight victories when she defends her title Friday.

The 40-year-old eater from New York set the record for most hot dogs eaten at the event in 2024 with 51 and will look to improve upon that feat.

The No. 3 overall competitive eater in the world, Sudo does not have the name recognition of her male counterpart but is, inarguably, the most successful competitor to ever grace the annual Independence Day event.

Win No. 12 would only further cement her status as such.