On the eve of the most famous eating contest in the world, Caesars Sportsbook announced a complete wagering menu for this year's Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues on Coney Island, New York.
New to this year's Caesars menu will be Same Game Parlays for the first time in select states where Caesars Sportsbook operates.
Key Takeaways
- July 4th tradition continues with the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Brooklyn on Friday.
- Caesars Sportsbook is offering an enhanced wagering menu, highlighted by Same Game Parlays for the first time.
- Fifteen states will be offering SGPs on Caesars Sportsbook.
Caesars will be offering a betting menu on the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in the following jurisdictions:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Puerto Rico
- Washington State
- Wyoming
Betting on the event will not be available in the following states: Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Chestnut is back
On the men's side, 16-time champion Joey Chestnut (-2500) returns from a one-year hiatus to compete and is the overwhelming favorite. Defending champion Patrick Bertoletti (+1200), who ate 58 hot dogs and buns last year, is the second choice. Bertoletti is the odds-on favorite (-115) in the betting market that does not include Chestnut.
The over/under on "Total Hot Dogs Eaten" by Chestnut is 71.5 (-105 over, -125 under). In his last three contests, Chestnut has eaten 62 dogs and buns in 2023, 63 in 2022, and 76 in 2021.
On the women's side, defending champion Miki Sudo returns. Her over/under on "Total Hot Dogs Eaten" is 46.5 (-120 over, -110 under).
Each contestant gets 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible.
ESPN2 and ESPN3 will broadcast all the pomp and circumstance leading up to the event, along with the women's and men's competition, from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Both contests will stream on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
