Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joey Chestnut, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world, visits WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about ...

If you're a casual fan of competitive eating contests who tunes in once a year to watch the Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, it might seem like these are all fun and games. For serious ...

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International ...

He’s lost his appetite for competitive eating. Takeru Kobayashi — the Japanese eating legend who won six consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests — is standing down from all future food challenges ...

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, who has won multiple titles in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, announced he is retiring over concerns of damage done to his body. The 46-year-old has ...

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one ...

One of his most notable records is downing 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes — buns included. But over nearly two decades, competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut has set more than 50 world records. Per the ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- They're a power couple on the competitive-eating circuit and in real life, getting ready to compete in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. The couple, Miki Sudo ...

This fast-foodie refuses to get “supersized” by his dubious diet. While most people are cutting back on snacks in the New Year, competitive eater Zach Zona is undertaking an extreme McDonald’s eating ...

Joey Chestnut, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world, visits WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about competitive eating. How do competitive eaters train? What do ...