Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2021 TV schedule, start time, odds, records, past winners

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has become a semi-predictable event in recent years.

Joey Chestnut has won the men's competition five straight years, and 13 of the past 14 contests. Miki Sudo has won the women's side for each of the past seven years.

But this year, Sudo will not compete after announcing she's expecting her first child. Her announcement leaves the field open for anyone to emerge as the new champion in the women's contest, as only Sonya Thomas and Sudo have won the event since it began in 2011.

Still, eating fans can watch Jaws return to Coney Island — this time at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn — to see if he can set a new record after doing so in last year's event (which was not open to the public). This year's event will be open to spectators again in the stadium, just outside the Nathan's Famous restaurant.

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What time is the hot dog eating contest?

• Date: Sunday, July 4
• Time: 11:30 a.m. ET

Coverage of the women's contest this year will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET. The men's contest is scheduled to begin at noon on ESPN.

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

• TV channel: ESPN/ESPN3
• Live stream: ESPN+ | fuboTV

Those hoping to watch other humans engorge themselves in hot dogs, tune in to ESPN on Sunday to watch the hot dog eating contest. The women's contest will only be aired on ESPN3, starting at 11 a.m. ET, while coverage of the men's competition will begin at noon. 

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest odds

The odds are heavily in Chestnut's favor to repeat as the champion for the fifth straight year, according to Bovada. After Sudo announced she wouldn't compete in this year's contest, the field is wide open on the women's side. Here's where Bovada has the rest of the odds for the contest:

Joey Chestnut or the field (men's)

• Chestnut -1500
• The field +650

Men's winner hot dogs consumed

• Over 73.5 - 145
• Under 73.5 +105

How many hot dogs will Joey Chestnut eat inside the first minute?

• Over 9.5 -200
• Under 9.5 +150

Will a contestant be interrupted by PETA during the contest?

• No -10000
• Yes +3500

Will there be a reversal of fortune during the men's event?

• No -2000
• Yes +750

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest past winners

This has been all Chestnut for a long time now, and Sudo had established herself as the eater to beat on the women's side in recent years. She said she's going to come back to the competition again.

Hot dog eating records

Men's record

Chestnut keeps setting the bar for success in the hot dog eating contest. He reset the record for hot dogs eaten, consuming 75 during last year's contest to pass his 2018 record (74) by one.

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

Women's record

Chestnut was not the only eater to take down a record in 2020. Sudo broke Sonya Thomas' 2012 record of 45 hot dogs when she ate 48.5 hot dogs last season to take the title.