Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, which takes place every year in Coney Island on the Fourth of July, has announced it will go on as planned this year, but without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic
But there's one thing the virus can't stop: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.The annual contest, which takes place every year in in Coney Island on the Fourth of July, has announced it will go on as planned this year, though sans fans. Contestants will compete with other Covid-19 safety measures, CNN affiliate WLNY reported, like only having five eaters at a time rather than the usual 15.
But the first ever unofficial contest was in 1916, when"four immigrants gathered at the very first Nathan's Famous hot dog stand in Coney Island and made eating contest history," Nathan's Famous says on its website."As the story goes, they were competing to see who was the most patriotic.
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