On the US cable television there is an infinite offer of channels. An important part are sports. However, finding the clubs of the Club World Cup is not easy. Some have been broadcast through Univisión and most through TNT Sports. The 'soccer' is the fourth most often sport in a country where the 'show business' sport. Hence, one can find in the audiovisual offer such varied competitions as a sack race or prisoner ball. And not in any residual channel, but in the ESPN, which on July 4, National Independence Day, broadcast one of the most followed events of that festive day: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York.
The King of the 'Hot Dog' who vetoed for a vegan ad
What is this tournament? Well, in a contest of puppies. In fact, when Joey Chestnut's face goes on television, a sea of cheers in the restaurants opens from which the event follows, flooded with American flags. According to the National Council of hot dogs and sausages – all is perfectly regulated – at least 150 million units are consumed on July 4. But the one who contributes the most to the caloric account is, without a doubt, Chestnut, the 'Goat' of Eating 'Hot Dogs'.
“The contest was held during generations in which we have had great dining rooms: from Jim Mullen to Andrew Rudman, through the Japanese Takeru Kobayashi and now the great Joey Chestnut. No one has approached the record that Chestnut scored in 2021, when he ate 76 puppies in just 10 minutes“, He recounts in statements to this newspaper George Shea, the master of ceremonies of the event and co -founder of the Major League Eating. Chestnut was crowned in 2025 champion of the contest for the 17th time after eating 70.5 'Hot Dogs', after being vetoed in the last edition.
The organization of the contest made this decision after Nathan's dominator answered a sponsorship contract with impossible Foods, a company that manufactures 100% vegetable foods, but with texture and flavor similar to that of meat of animal origin. The promoters of the event know that without Chestn, media attention is reduced. It was the worst news for Patrick Bertoletti, who defended title. He stayed very far, with 46.5 engulfed puppies. The queen in the female category was again Miki Sudo. He achieved his eleventh victory, eating 33 puppies in 10 minutes.
Three times the Club World Cup audience
“A part of me would like Bertoletti to be a full a moron. I would motivate me more, but I love him. With everything, I want to fight for a record, so I feel a little bad for him. Because I'm going to crush and will be annihilated,” he said in the weighing prior to the tournament. The unofficial record of eating sausages, although without bread, occurred in a Netflix event in 2024 with 83 'Hot Dogs' devoured by Chestnut in front of its great historical rival, Takeru Kobayashi. Sudo, 39, established the world record with 51 puppies in 2024.
“The puppies were great, the weather was magnificent and the public took me in volandas. Although it is true that the bread was heavier than usually. Although a victory is a victory. Thank you for the support,” said the champion after a tournament that has reported 10,000 dollars of prize. A possible booty thanks to the important tracking that the tournament has: 1.62 million viewers, to which the visualizations that occur in the multiple redifusions must be added.
It is more than five times the audience of an average club of the Club World Cup, with 360,000 spectators in the US. The semifinal between the PSG and Real Madrid was the most watched game: it averaged 547,000 spectators, with 693,000 peaks. Another example: the final of the MLS Cup 2024, transmitted by Fox, had an audience of 468,000 spectators. The millionaire figures of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest correspond to that of a unique event in the year where the only reason for disqualification is whether the vomit participant. Something that would not be strange to any of the mortals who participate in this contest.
Almost 3,000 puppies for the hot dog eating answer
Legend has it that on July 4, 1916, four immigrants met in the 'Hot Dogs' position to see who the most patriot was. The most renowned yankee was the one that devoured the most puppies than anyone. A demonstration of love for national food. However, the original cartoon has been discussed ensuring that there was never an event that the public, for its emotional value, has ended up accepting.
George Shea, master of ceremonies of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest of New York, concludes with the figures of an event in which 2,925 puppies are cooked: 1,325 for competitors and another 1,600 for fans and the VIP public. Although the biggest figure, as usual, is for the Food Bank of New York, which receives a donation of 100,000 'hot dogs'.
It is an answer to the criticism for waste, which bind to those of nutritionists or animalists. In the 2022 edition they came to the stage of the contest. One of them coded Chestnut, who reacted by making him a key to knock him down to continue eating as if nothing had happened. Because the 'show', at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Answ, always continuing.
