2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Odds: Will Joey Chestnut Dominate?
Joey Chestnut is set to return to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, one of the most celebrated Fourth of July traditions in sports, after being barred from competing in 2024.
What can we expect from the hot dog-eating star?
Looking ahead to the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, let's check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 23.
2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey Chestnut Over 71.5 or more total hot dogs: -105 (bet $10 to win $19.52 total)
Joey Chestnut Under 71.5 or more total hot dogs: -125 (bet $10 to win $18 total)
The other five competitors listed (Geoffrey Esper, James Webb, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, and Patrick Bertoletti) all have Over/Under totals ranging between 44.5 and 49.5— drastically lower than Chestnut.
He has been a dominant force in the contest over the past 15 years, winning 16 out of 17 contests from 2007 to 2023. However, he faced a setback in 2024 when he was banned for accepting a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a competitor of Nathan's.
Last year, during a special five-minute hot dog-eating contest at Fort Bliss, he out ate four U.S. Army soldiers, consuming 57 hot dogs while they totaled a combined 49.
"I'm excited to be back on the Coney Island stage," Chestnut wrote in an Instagram post, "doing what I live to do, and celebrating the Fourth of July with hot dogs in my hands!"
With odds at -105 to eat 71.5 or more hot dogs, sportsbooks see Chestnut as the clear-cut favorite to dominate the contest.
In a recent event, he faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a live-streamed hot dog-eating competition for Netflix on Labor Day 2024.
Since his debut in 2007, Chestnut and Kobayashi have established a rivalry, with Chestnut securing his first victory over him in his very first contest. He became the all-time winningest eater at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2013, defeating Kobayashi 83-66.
Chestnut had an impressive streak, winning the event eight consecutive years from 2007 to 2014. After losing in 2015, he secured a win eight straight competitions.
Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Miami Herald
38 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
In New York, this Chinese restaurant is an icon. In Miami, it's closing after a year
Another upscale restaurant is closing in Miami, this time after only a year. RedFarm, the Chinese restaurant from New York famous for its dim sum and Peking duck, announced that it will be shutting down after service this Sunday. It opened in the former site of Mr. Moe's in Coconut Grove at 3131 Commodore Plaza in February of 2024. The New York and Austin, Texas, RedFarm locations will remain open. Created by restaurateur Ed Schoenfeld with partners Jeffrey Chodorow, his son Zach Chodorow and Alex Pirez, the restaurant announced its plans on Instagram in a tersely worded statement with none of the usual effusive thanks or flourishes. 'Thank you to all of our guests who joined us in Miami,' the post read. 'We wanted to let you know that we will be closing our Coconut Grove location at the end of service this Sunday, June 29.' The post went on to say that the Chodorows plan to reopen RedFarm in South Florida in the future and that signature dishes, such as Ed's pastrami egg rolls and the colorful Pac Man shrimp dumplings will return. At the moment, no new site has been announced. The first RedFarm opened in New York's West Village in 2011. Miami native Jeffrey Chodorow, best known here for opening the famous China Grill in Miami Beach in the mid 1990s, said in 2024 that opening in South Florida had always been in the back of his mind. 'As a Miami native and resident, I always knew we would bring RedFarm here,' he said. 'Not only because I'm always craving RedFarm's dishes, but many of our New York customers spend a lot of time here, or have moved here, and our Miami friends kept asking me when we were going to open here.' The closing comes at a time of mild upheaval in the Coconut Grove culinary scene. At the end of May, the Michelin-recommended Portuguese restaurant Sereia closed after a only year. The Italian restaurant Like Mike, which opened in 2022 and was located at 3433 Main Highway, quietly closed as well and is being taken over by the Italian seafood spot Sapore de Mare, its Grove neighbor. Also gone is Chef Michael Schwartz's Harry's Pizzeria at 2996 McFarlane Road. The brand also quietly closed its South Beach location.
USA Today
39 minutes ago
- USA Today
Penn State basketball welcomes veteran forward transfer
Penn State basketball has officially added a new player to the roster for the 2025-26 season. On Saturday, the school officially announced the addition of Saša Ciani, who previously played college basketball with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and Xavier. Ciani is coming off his sophomore season with UIC, where he played in 27 games and started 21 games. In that playing time, Ciani averaged 9.9 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game. He ranked second in the Missouri Valley Conference with his rebounds per game. As a freshman, Ciani played in 31 games for Xavier, including five starts. Prior to beginning his college basketball career, Ciani played in the ABA League in Slovenia. The Slovenia native averaged 11.1 points per game and played in the U-20 European Championships in 2022. He also appeared on the Slovenian National Team in an exhibition in the 2023 FIBA World Cup European qualifiers, where he was a teammate of Luka Dončić. 'We're excited to get Saša on campus and welcome him to our Penn State basketball family," head coach Mike Rhoades said ina. released statement. "He is a veteran that will give us front court experience, size and versatility. We're looking forward to the leadership, intense play and toughness that he will bring to our program.' Ciania will have two seasons of eligibility remaining upon his arrival in Happy Valley. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads
NBC Sports
an hour ago
- NBC Sports
It's a Fourth of July week Father of Mine giveaway
The unofficial midpoint of the summer is approaching. So if you're going to start doing some summer reading, now is the time. Father of Mine and Son of Mine continue to be available for a mere 99 cents in ebook form. You will enjoy both. If you don't enjoy them, and if you can persuade me that you actually read either or both, I'll send you a one-dollar bill in the mail for each one. (The decision as to whether you actually read the book(s) is mine and mine alone. Based on questions I'll ask that will reveal whether you actually read the book(s).) Or you can get a free print copy of Father of Mine. I'll be giving some away this weekend, in honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. And while a third book in the Father of Mine series is ready to go and coming soon, I've decided to remove a different manuscript from the stack. The next one, a gambling/football/mob tale, is heading to the printer on Monday — with the goal of having it available in the middle of August. Just in time to rip through it before football season starts. For now, if you want a free copy of Father of Mine, send an email to florio@ with this subject line: 'Father of Mine July 4 2025 giveaway.'
