Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest live stream reddit for Joey Chestnut

A Fourth of July tradition takes centerstage as Joey Chestnut once again tries to break his own record in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Chestnut enters the contest as a massive favorite to win, which should be no surprise to anyone remotely familiar with competitive eating. As gross as it may look on live television to see grown adults sliding poorly-cooked meat down their gullets, Chestnut is a professional at it.

The 37-year-old Chestnut sounded very confident heading into the competition.

“I’m hoping I can find that perfect rhythm were I can keep pushing and I’m comfortable,” Chestnut said at Friday’s weigh-in. “Hopefully 76, 77 sounds doable.”

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest: What is Joey Chestnut’s record?

The current record, held by Chestnut himself, is 75 hot dogs. So he’s mentioning 76 as a possibility on purpose as a way to draw in attention for the event.

Chestnut’s overwhelming dominance cannot be understated. He’s out-eaten his closest competitor by an average of over 18 hot dogs. That’s…a lot.

Joey Chestnut net worth

Per a quick google search, Chestnut is worth just over $2 million.

How to watch Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on reddit

The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN around noon E.T. live from Coney Island. Should you need other means, Fubo and other streaming services, such as ESPN 3, will carry the event live. The sports streams subreddit community may have a link as well, though that’s more of a longshot at this juncture.