Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

The definition of degenerate gamblers...LOL

Could be worse remember when the off shores had odds on who would die first..Bob Hope, Reagan or the Pope?? OUCH!!!

Let it never be said that Scott Kaminsky doesn’t do his homework. The general manager of offshore sportsbook TheGreek.com has been a staple in the industry for decades, with a well-earned reputation as a sharp oddsmaker, be it in football, basketball or...competitive eating?

Well, yeah, why not? If that’s what the dog days of summer serve up, then Kaminsky figures he might as well put up numbers for the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, which takes place Monday in Coney Island, N.Y. And you can’t put up numbers without some due diligence, lest the bettors eat you alive.


“Out of all the action reports I’ve done (with Covers), this is the one I know more about and have confidence in what I’m saying,” Kaminsky said Saturday evening, about 40 hours before the July 4 frankfurter festival.

For several years, Joey Chestnut has dominated the Nathan’s contest and much of the rest of the competitive eating world (yes, there are many events). But last year, Chestnut’s eight-year title run on Coney Island came to an end at the hands, er, mouth of fellow American Matt Stonie, who downed 62 dogs in 10 minutes, two more than the defending champion.

“2015 was a horrible year for Joey Chestnut,” Kaminsky said. “The previous year, he got engaged at the contest, then his engagement fell apart before last year’s contest and was probably the reason he tanked. He had a horrible Fourth of July. It’s a year he wants to try to forget.”

Kaminsky’s research seems to indicate Chestnut will do just that and reclaim his throne as the king of the wieners.

“He’s been in training this year, he’s lost weight and improved his cardio, which is worth three hot dogs,” Kaminsky astutely estimated. “He’s coming off a record-setting contest a week-and-a-half ago in Washington, D.C. He downed 73.5 hot dogs.”

That broke his old mark of 69, set in the 2013 Nathan’s contest, when Chestnut nabbed his seventh consecutive championship. Chestnut’s rebound has Kaminsky posting him as a -160 favorite over Stonie, who’s at +140, with the field a hefty +850 at The Greek.

Kaminsky set the total at 65.5 dogs consumed. The over is -170, and the under +150.

“We’re trying to drive money on the under and against Chestnut,” Kaminsky said, noting two-time defending women’s champion Miki Sudo is -220, with the field +170.

Chestnut is currently second in the Major League Eating rankings – yes, that’s a real league, and it has actual rankings – behind his archrival Stonie. But the odds seem to suggest that Chestnut will again be top dog by day’s end on the Fourth of July.

“He is focused this year and on a mission to get his title back,” Kaminsky said

Joey Chestnut Sets New Record With 70 Hot Dogs Eaten

Chestnut trains by fasting and by stretching his stomach with milk, water and protein supplements.


Past World records held

Deep Fried Asparagus Eating Championship in Stockton, California, May 2014: 12.8 lbs. deep fried asparagus in 10 minutes.


Pork ribs: 13.76 pounds pork rib meat in 12 minutes at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort during the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off in Sparks, Nevada on August 28, 2013.

Steak: 4.5 pounds of steak, plus sides, in 8 minutes, 52 seconds at Big Texan Steak Ranch on March 24, 2008. Chestnut's record was broken on Monday May 26, 2014 by competitive eater Molly Schuyler.

(Hot Dogs) Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs and buns (HDB): 72 HDB in 10 minutes during the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier in Coney Island, New York on July 4, 2013. This record is backed by MLE and shared with Takeru Kobayashi. This beat by 1 the record he set in the Nathan's event in 2009, and tied in 2012.

Matzoh Balls: 78 matzoh balls in 8 minutes at Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen Restaurant in Houston, Texas on March 2, 2008

Bratwurst: 70 bratwursts in 10 minutes at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in Cincinnati, OH on September 22, 2013.

Hard Boiled Eggs: 141 hard-boiled eggs in 8 minutes at the Radcliff Fall Festival in Radcliff, KY on October 5, 2013.

Pork Roll: 32 quarter-pound pork roll sandwiches in 10 minutes at the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 26, 2015.