Each year, close to two million people watch Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on ESPN, according to the frankfurter brand.
Boys participating in a pie eating contest at the 4-H Club fair in Cimarron, Kansas.
At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s.
(They also seem to have made up the legend that the first Nathan’s contest was held in 1916).
“We love the Nathan’s hot dog eating competition because we love how it brings the city together,” Fellman said, standing with a group of her friends, all wearing Nathan’s hot dog eating contest T-shirts.
Persons:
Jacqueline Lewis, ” Lewis, franks, frankfurter, Joey Chestnut, Apuleius ’, ”, Jason Fagone, Fagone, “, ” Fagone, Corbis, Adrienne Bitar, Max Rosey, Mortimer Matz, Melody Andorfer, George, Richard Shea, George Shea, —, Shea, Rosey, ” George Shea, Henry S, Dziekan, it’s, ” Shea, ’ ” Shea, Takeru Kobayashi, Kobayashi, Kazutoyo Arai, Spencer Platt, ” Bitar, ” Kobayashi, Bitar, you’re, ’, Kena Betancur, ” Beatrice Fellman, ” Fellman, Bass
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, CNN, ESPN, Boys, Cornell University, “, Nathan’s, League, LA Times, Netflix
Locations:
New York, Coney Island, Coney, United States, Pennsylvania, Cimarron , Kansas, “, Long, New York City, Japan, Brooklyn , NY, America, Brooklyn, Kena