The coronavirus pandemic has taken away a lot of things from us, but there is one thing it is not taking away from me. That thing is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Sadly, the event will not be happening outside of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Stand on Coney Island. Instead, it will be held at a secret location with no audience. However, it will be televised on ESPN at 12n ET on July Fourth.
Major League Eating chair and competition host George Shea told The New York Post, “We had an enormous number of inquiries related to ‘Will it happen, please don’t cancel.’ We were very pleased to be able to figure it out.”
So am I because this my favorite sporting event of the year. I am not the only one who is thrilled that it is going on. Joey Chestnut, who has won the contest twelve times said, “I may not be able to get my hair cut, but you can bet I’m able to [be] practicing for the 4th of July hot dog eating contest
We might not have legal firework shows this year, but we will still be able to watch five men and five women down a lot of weiners in ten minutes, just like a fluffer getting men ready for a gang bang scene.
Talking about giving, Nathan’s is donating 100,000 of their hot dogs to the New York City Food Bank.
