The famed contest began in 1972 and will continue as an Independence Day tradition.
The contest, formal or otherwise, have been going on for decades.
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the ...
NEW YORK -- High-ranking chowhound Joey "Jaws" Chestnut dropped to one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend before Friday's annual hot dog eating contest, then packed away 61 franks and buns ...