Coney Island Hotdog Eating Contest - July 4th. Anyone been?

[PW119 167]

Taking the wife and kids to NYC for the 4th.  Everybody wants to go to Coney Island to see the greatest living American (Sir Joseph Chestnut) defend the most coveted belt in American sport.  It could be awesome or it could be a shitshow (maybe both).  I can't find any information regarding attendance on the web.  I guess you just show up and try not to get puked on.  Anyone been?  Any advise on getting to Coney Island -assume the subway is the best choice.  Help would be appreciated.

[Baboontyme 2825]

I have not but it is my dream to one day attend. Joey Chestnut is a great patriot and hero. 

[next2naus 439]

Coney is shit show in general but worth doing once. The Subway is a long-ish ride but its the best option. If you go...ride the Cyclone. 

[Deej 76946]

16 minutes ago, next2naus said:

The Subway is a long-ish ride

 

[Biff Tannen 45750]

[4th&Five 41600]

sounds fun

[UpperWestside 6190]

The ride out there takes a good while. I believe the N train is the one that takes you there if memory serves correct. I have not gone to see this contest, but it seems cool. Going out to Coney Island at least once is worth the trip down there.

[hornbri 1417]

Never been to coney but planning on going on our next trip in July (not the 4th). Figure it is something worth seeing once and that the 8 and 11 year old will like it. 

[Biff Tannen 45750]

20 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

The ride out there takes a good while. I believe the N train is the one that takes you there if memory serves correct. I have not gone to see this contest, but it seems cool. Going out to Coney Island at least once is worth the trip down there.

All right, Coney Island. Ok, you can take the B or the F and switch for the N at Broadway Lafayette, or you can go over the bridge to DeKalb and catch the Q to Atlantic Avenue, then switch to the IRT 2, 3, 4 or 5,

BUT don't get on the G. See that's very tempting, but you wind up on Smith and 9th street, then you got to get on the R.

 

Couldn't he just take the D straight to Coney Island?

Well, yeah...

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

Coney Island is Far.  The D, F, N, and Q lines all go to Coney Island.  

[Underdog 28788]

3 hours ago, next2naus said:

Coney is shit show in general but worth doing once. The Subway is a long-ish ride but its the best option. If you go...ride the Cyclone. 

Great classic coaster, beat the shit out of my fatass. 

[Guest]

I saw Chestnut compete at a hot dog eating contest at F1 at Cota in 2019. 

That was enough.

[Deej 76946]

Just have a hot dog eating contest at a Surly tailgate. 

[Shaddie 1651]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

Just have a hot dog eating contest at a Surly tailgate. 

CTJ will outrun………errrrr out eat all you dogs. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4781]

Stoops would be a natural …

[6th Street 6508]

You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas 

[Surly Bevo 25182]

14 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas 

Not possible, I only go to the Fair to attend Texas/OU.

[horn4life 3783]

If you are going to go have fun with it, bring a can of soup to sling on the folks around you...

 

 

[HonkeyVape 107]

 

[C-Man 27285]

I can't even stand to watch that disgusting spectacle on TV. Not sure why anybody would want to see that in person.

[Underdog 28788]

19 hours ago, 6th Street said:

You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas 

False.  We bathe up this part. 

This motherfucker!  He took over a dozen bites before taking a breath... 

 

[zman13 180]

[The Ace of Aces 5194]

The crowd that attend this is very similar to ones that attend Jeep Weekend on Bolivar Peninsula so Godspeed. 

[Ag with kids 581]

4 hours ago, Underdog said:

False.  We bathe up this part. 

This motherfucker!  He took over a dozen bites before taking a breath... 

 

His youtube video where he eats 32 Big Macs to set the world record is epic.  He orders all 32 on Uber Eats and they bring all of them without fucking the order up (another world record I think).  

Edited June 28, 2023 by Ag with kids

[Wally Pryor 5263]

I saw Chestnut in Vegas several years ago - hot dog eating contest in front of New York-New York. Even more disgusting in person than on tv.

There's got to be a million other things better to do than to watch that nauseating clutsterfuck on Coney Island.

[Underdog 28788]

We hit up that Nathan’s in CI during a visit, wasn’t overly impressed with their dogs. 

[UpperWestside 6190]

Decide to bring my mom down here this evening because it was done raining and that meant there would be far less people. I would personally not come here on the 4th, but today is cool. I used to have a friend that was a diver for the New York Aquarium before he moved away. That place is a solid reason to come here.

[Texzilla58 4744]

I saw Chestnut in Vegas several years ago - hot dog eating contest in front of New York-New York. Even more disgusting in person than on tv.
There's got to be a million other things better to do than to watch that nauseating clutsterfuck on Coney Island.

This chick eats tons of shit and isn’t as gross as chestnut.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCyfrEmiyq0Bv46gpxKTMcQg

Katina eats kilos

[Blotto 23584]

On 6/27/2023 at 2:14 PM, C-Man said:

I can't even stand to watch that disgusting spectacle on TV. Not sure why anybody would want to see that in person.

because today we celebrate 'murica. The land of the free and the home of the gluttonous.

So lets add a double shot of metformin to our nacho milkshakes and get this motherfucker on! T minus 50 minutes. 

[Baboontyme 2825]

Men's contest cancelled. I better get my wagers refunded FanDuel.

[Anastasis 23491]

Joey looks pissed.

 

 

[4th&Five 41600]

Just move it inside. 

[Baboontyme 2825]

If they could do it indoors during Covid with the counters wearing hazmat suits a little lightning should be a breeze. 

[4th&Five 41600]

It’s on now. 

[Baboontyme 2825]

Nobody puts Joey in a corner. 

[Anastasis 23491]

This redcoat putting in a good show. But Joey just pulling away. 

[millhouse 2617]

Space telescope is fading 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

Not the best outing for Joey but sounded like brutal humidity. Brits, Aussies and Canucks sent their best to dethrone our king this Independence Day….all go home as losers

[grazinhorn 472]

I'm a girl dad, yet the fam told me today we should go next year.  While a spectacle is always fun, I think they just love George Shea.  I, too, dig his entrance announcements.  Buffer brothers could maybe take a lesson imo.

[Anastasis 23491]

7 minutes ago, grazinhorn said:

I, too, dig his entrance announcements. 

That was the only redeeming aspect of the whole show to be honest. 

[Buzzrock 14948]

I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking.

[grazinhorn 472]

5 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking.

 

 

I hear ya, but if it's a sport(-like thing) then it's just innovation and evolution

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

It is disgusting.  Glad I stay far, far away from that.  And yeah, the weather has been brutal recently.  Summer in NYC with 90 degree temps and 80% plus humidity sucks.

[4th&Five 41600]

 

[Trey3216 15373]

11 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

[Jerry Callo 8734]

I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking.

Look at the numbers pre-Kobayashi.  He started the shift to separating the dogs from the buns and dunking in water.  The numbers were much lower before.

Pre-Kobayashi, the record was 25 1/8 in 12 minutes. The next year, Kobayashi ate 50 in 12 minutes.

[Deej 76946]