Soon, 29 competitive eaters will take on the sport’s biggest stage on Coney Island to eat as many hot dogs as they can in 10 minutes.
It’s a hot day in Coney Island, where a crowd of thousands will first watch reigning champion woman’s eater Miki Sudo try to defend her title hard-won with 39.5 hot dogs.
The women’s competition will kick off first at 11 a.m., followed by the men’s at 12:30 p.m. Both will be streamed on ESPN and will rerun at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The celebration could again be plagued with storms this year, as the forecast for the Fourth of July shows hot and humid weather with a chance of scattered showers.
This year, fan favorite Joey Chestnut will not return to the all-beef stage after winning by a whopping 13 hot dogs and buns last year. The Major League Eating great will instead compete against soldiers in El Paso, Texas.
It’s a loss so great even New York City Mayor Eric Adams weighed in.