Overview

• Chestnut agreed earlier this month to endorse only Nathan’s hot dogs under a contract with Nathan’s and IFOCE, clearing his eligibility for the 2025 contest
• He was banned from last year’s event after signing with Impossible Foods, which Nathan’s viewed as competing with its all-beef franks
• The Fourth of July contest returns to Coney Island with live ESPN coverage and marks Chestnut’s bid for a record 17th Mustard Belt
• Patrick Bertoletti, who consumed 58 hot dogs to win in 2024, and women’s champion Miki Sudo are poised to challenge Chestnut
• Chestnut holds the world record of 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes set in 2021 and began training in May to chase a new benchmark