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- The first documented Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on June 30 1967, which was designated as the 100th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog.
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Jul 3, 2023 · The contest is said to have begun in 1916, the same year that Nathan Handwerker opened his iconic hot dog restaurant in Coney Island. More via Nathan’s Franks: “Legend has it that on July 4,...
- Bryan Kalbrosky
- Origins of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
- Every Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winner
- Walter Paul
- Jason Schechter and Melody Andorfer
- John Connolley and Roberto Muriel
- Walter Paul and Paul Sirop
- Lonnie Brown and Sharlene Smith
- Kevin Sinclair and Manel Hollenback
- Jim Mather and Luther Frazier
- Joe Baldini and Paul Siderman
Where did Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest even come from? Well, the legend says the first one took place on July 4, 1916. As the story goes, four immigrants gathered at the very first Nathan’s Famous hot dog stand in Coney Island, and wanted to see who was the most patriotic. The winner was determined by who could eat the most hot dogs. However, it...
We have compiled a list of every winner of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, starting all the way from the beginning. Throughout the long standing event has seen many different competitors come in and win the whole thing, so let’s dive in.
The first documented Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on June 30 1967, which was designated as the 100th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog. Paul Walter, a 400-pound, 32 year old truck driver, won the contest. His prize was a trophy proclaiming him the “world’s champion hot dog eater.” It was unclear if he ate the hot dogs with the...
There were no Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests documented from 1968 to 1971, but in 1972 the first contest was held on Memorial Day and was won by Brooklyn College student, Jason Schechter, who ate 14 hot dogs in 3 and a half minutes. His prize “was a book of certificates for forty more hot dogs.” The second 1972 contest was held on Labor Day and w...
The first 1974 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on April 7, which was opening day for Coney Island’s summer season activities. The first one was won by John Connolly, a 22 year old Manhattan Community College student from Astoria, Queens, who ate 9 hot dogs in 2 and a half minutes. He was granted a trophy. The second 1974 contest was held o...
The third 1974 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on Labor Day and was tied by the original winner, Walter Paul, who at that point became the event’s first two-time winner—and Paul Sirop. They did not have a tie breaking contest. Their amount of hot dogs eaten is not documented.
An all-female Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was originally scheduled to be held on Memorial Day. The winner was to be declared “Miss Coney Island;” the contest was won by Sharlene Smith, a 30 year old market researcher from Manhattan. She ate 8 and a half hot dogs in 3 and a half minutes. However, sources indicate that when the contest was held i...
The 1978 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on Memorial Day and was tied by Manel Hollenback, a 180-pound, 18 year old basketball player from Newark, New Jersey, and Kevin Sinclair, a 75-pound, 10-year-old student. There was apparently no tie-breaking event.
The contest was tied by a 172-pound 17-year-old boy from Brooklyn, Luther Frazier, and a 205-pound, 35 year old bond dealer from Ozone Park, Queens Jim Mather. The two ate 10 hot dogs in 6 and a half minutes Then, during the tie-breaking contest, they tied again.
The 1981 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was tied by Joe Baldini, a 190-pound, 25 year old unemployed pharmacist, and Paul Siderman, a 260-pound, 21 year old unemployed actor. They ate 9 and ¾ hot dogs in 10 minutes, and when the tie-breaking contest was held each tied again with 3 and a half hot dogs in 3 minutes.
Jul 3, 2023 · There are numerous rumors and folk tales about when the first Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was, but the first recorded competition we know of dates back to 1967. A 400-pound, 32-year-old trucker by the name Walter Paul took down the competition by eating 127 hot dogs in 60 minutes flat.
Jul 4, 2017 · The first major and recorded hot dog eating contest was held on the Fourth of July in 1972. Jason Schechter from the U.S., who are 14 hot dogs and buns, won the contest. Nathan’s Hall of...
Jul 4, 2023 · But according to Nathan's Famous' website, the first recorded contest occurred more than 50 years later in 1972, though the site also carries the story of what it calls the "legend" of the...
- Nadine Yousif
Jul 1, 2016 · He says the first contest actually happened in 1972, and the early chowdowns were all small, sparsely attended affairs.
Jun 30, 2022 · The first winner was Walter Paul, who ate 127 hot dogs in one hour. In 1973, the contest was canceled because it coincided with the meat boycott when consumers stopped buying all meat to protest the hike in prices.
