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Miki Sudo defends title at Nathan's hot dog eating competition

Headline from Pix11, on the newest of 2 developments

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Miki Sudo remained the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July women’s hot dog eating competition in Coney Island on Saturday. It marks Sudo's 12th win in the Fourth of July tradition with 38.75 hot dogs downed.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Hot dog eating champs seek to repeat in Nathan’s Famous contest

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Miki Sudo defends title at Nathan's hot dog eating competition

    Headline from Pix11 ·

7 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

74 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Hot dog hot takes with Joey Chestnut: Q&A with the legendary competitive eater (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Joey Chestnut wins the men’s title at the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2025.

  2. UPI

    Competitive eaters weigh in for Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The 2026 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest introduced its competitors, including 17-time champion Joey Chestnut, at a weigh-in ceremony Friday.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Weigh-in for Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Defending champs Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will defend their titles at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest on Saturday.

  4. Daily Journal

    Hot dog eating champs seek to repeat in Nathan’s Famous contest (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest marks the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday after an eventful year for the annual wiener showdown and one of its stars.

  5. Conservative Review

    The 'tradition' behind Nathan's hot-dog eating contest is a fake news PR stunt (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    Every July Fourth, announcers retell the same origin story before Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: In 1916, four immigrants on Coney Island settled an argument over who was the most patriotic American by seeing who could eat the most hot dogs in 12 minutes.

  6. 10TV Columbus

    How to watch the 2026 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to defend their titles as competitors have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible.

  7. FOX 5 New York

    How to watch the 2026 Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest is here, and Joey Chestnut is looking to defend his title as the world's number one competitive eater.

  8. Pix11

    Miki Sudo defends title at Nathan's hot dog eating competition (opens Pix11)

    Published

    Pix11's feed description

    CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Miki Sudo remained the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July women’s hot dog eating competition in Coney Island on Saturday. It marks Sudo's 12th win in the Fourth of July tradition with 38.75 hot dogs downed.

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