Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2024 TV schedule, start time, odds, records, past winners

Red, white and blue — and a lot of hot dogs.

On Thursday, July 4, the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest will be held at Coney Island. While several contestants will be making the annual trip to New York, Joey Chestnut, the reigning men's champion, will not be in attendance.

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Chestnut was banned from competing this year after signing a sponsorship deal with vegan food producer Impossible Foods. The 16-time Mustard Belt winner announced that he will instead head to Texas and face four soldiers in a special competition at Fort Bliss.

So, here's the big question: With Chestnut out, who will be crowned the new champion?

On the women's side, Miki Sudo will look to continue her run of dominance. She has never lost on the stage at Coney Island, so it would be a huge surprise if her name isn't sitting atop the leaderboard.

Here's how you can watch the 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest while you prepare your own hot dogs on the grill.

What time is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest?

• Date: Thursday, July 4
• Time: 10:45 a.m. ET (women) | Noon ET (men)

The 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest gets underway on Thursday, July 4, at 10:45 a.m. ET with the women's competition. The men's competition will begin at noon ET.

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What channel is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on?

• TV channel: ESPN2 (men)
• Live stream: ESPN3 (women) | Fubo

Broadcast coverage of the 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is carried exclusively by the ESPN family of networks. ESPN has the broadcast rights through 2029.

The women's competition will be available to watch on ESPN3, and the men's competition will air on ESPN2. ESPN will show replays of the men's competition later in the day (5 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET).

For those who want to stream the event, Fubo carries the ESPN family of networks, so you'll be able to watch the live and re-aired broadcasts throughout the day. Fubo also offers a free trial .

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest odds

With Chestnut not participating in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Geoffrey Esper has emerged as the favorite to eat the most hot dogs on July 4.

Here's how the odds stack up ( via DraftKings ):

• Geoffrey Esper -120
• James Webb +200
• Nick Wehry +550
• Patrick Bertoletti +800
• Field +2500
• Gideon Oji +4000
• Derek Hendrickson +7500
• Darrien Thomas +7500
• Max Stanford +7500
• George Chiger +7500

On the women's side, Sudo is once again expected to crush the rest of the field.

• Miki Sudo -1600
• Mayoi Ebihara +700
• Michelle Lesco +2000
• Field +5000
• Katie Prettyman +7500
• Larell Marie Mele +10000

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest past winners

With Chestnut out of the lineup, a new winner will be crowned on the men's side. Chestnut had won the men's competition 16 times since 2007, with Matt Stonie pulling off the upset in 2015.

Sudo has won the competition every year in which she has competed. Lesco won in 2021 after Sudo skipped the event.

Here is the list of winners since 2000:

Hot dog eating records

Men

Chestnut set the contest record in 2021, downing 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues. Up and down the competitive eating record book, you'll find Chestnut's name.

*Chestnut's 2016 record was set at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle nine days before the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Women

Sudo holds the women's record, as she ate 48.5 hot dogs at the 2020 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.