Nathan’s Famous will hold a regional qualifier for its famous hot dog-eating contest at 1 p.m. May 3 at Memorial City Mall, Gessner at I-10.
The hot dog seller will hold more than a dozen regional qualifiers in the lead-up up to July Fourth’s big event at Coney Island. This is the first time time a qualifying event has been held in Houston.
The Houston qualifier will take place near the west mall entrance (that’s near California Pizza Kitchen and the ice rink). Several nationally ranked competitive eaters will take part in the Houston event, including Juan Rodriguez (18th), Nate Biller (28th) and Bam Martinez (42nd).
The top male and top female finishers will earn a spot to compete in the televised finals, an event that has taken place on July 4 since 1916.
Last year’s winner was seven-time champion Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif. Chestnut set a world record in 2013, eating 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Think you can do as well? Registration is closed for the Houston event, but there’s still openings for qualifiers in St. Louis (May 17) and Charlotte, N.C. (May 24). Find details here.
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