Without Joey Chestnut, the only thing that matters is how much the champ takes home.
Of course this year, there will be no Chestnut. The 16-time winner, including eight in a row, was told not to come because of his partnership with plant-based hot dog makers Impossible Foods, considered a competitor of Nathan’s.
So with no real star power, let’s get to the only thing that really matters when contestants slop messy hot dogs with buns into cups of water at Coney Island. The champion and mustard-belt holder takes home $10,000. Second place nets you $5,000. Third place $2,500, fourth place $1,500, and fifth place garners a cool $1,000. Not a bad payday for 10 minutes of crushing your digestive tract.On the men’s side, the last time someone not named Chestnut or Kobayashi won the mustard belt was in 2000! That was. The next year Kobayashi, 46, doubled that number with 50, while Chestnut, 40, holds the record with 76 hot dogs in 2021.
And speaking of Chestnut vs. Kobayashi, they’ll be renewing their famed rivalry for the first time since 2009 on Labor Day with a Netflix special of course. (Sports Illustrated sat downIt’s a shame. A Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest without Chesntut is like July 4th without fireworks.
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