The Ultimate Showdown: 2023 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition Recap

The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition took place on Tuesday, July 4th 2023. The event has become synonymous with the Fourth of July. It has quickly turned into an extremely popular event with over 40,000 people attending in person and millions more watching at home. The weather might have delayed the action on Tuesday afternoon but it did not slow down Joey Chestnut from winning his 16th title.

The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place in Coney Island in Brooklyn. In 1967, the competition became an annual tradition. In 2001, Takeru Kobayashi took the competition to the next level, becoming the first man to eat 50 hot dogs and buns during the 10-minute time limit.

In 2007, Joey Chestnut took over as champion and has won 16 of the last 17 titles. He has eclipsed the 60-hot dog mark in 15 of the last 17 competitions. This includes going over 70 six times and setting a new record of 76 in 2021.

2023 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Results

First Place – Joey Chestnut (62)
Second Place – Geoffrey Esper (49)
Third Place – James Webb (47)
Fourth Place – Nick Wehry (45)

James Webb documentary in the works

One of the contestants competing at this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is James Webb. He is the first Australian to competitively eat at Coney Island and holds the world record for eating the most amount of glazed donuts in under 8 minutes. He is currently ranked #10 in the world of best competitive eaters.

Generation Iron is in the early stages of producing a documentary on James Webb and have been following him during his journey to become the #1 competitive eater in the world. You can get a behind the scene sneak peak in a recent episode of the Generation Iron Podcast. Check it out below: