Most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes (Nathan's contest)

What to remember

In 2021, Joey Chestnut ate 76 hot dogs at the Nathan's contest, the highest total ever recorded at this event.

The contest is part of competitive eating, also called speed eating, a sport in which entrants race to eat as much of a single food as they can within a set time. Bouts usually last eight to ten minutes, though some run as long as thirty. Whoever has eaten the most at the end wins.

The sport draws its biggest following in the United States, Canada and Japan, where professional contests are organized and often come with prizes, cash among them. Major League Eating, which oversees it, was founded in 1997.