Joey Chestnut

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut scored a new world record and his 13th win at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Content on July 4. He talked with NBCLX’s Tabitha Lipkin, who happens to be related to him, about his training regimen and about how the coronavirus changed the contest this year.

It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without San Jose product Joey “Jaws” Chestnut taking center stage and scarfing down hot dogs at an alarming rate.

Eleven-time champion Joey Chestnut says he expects this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest to be “a battle.”

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Every year, Americans honor the country’s independence on the Fourth of July by celebrating freedom with fireworks, barbecues and beach getaways. July Fourth has only been a federal holiday since 1941, but Americans have celebrated Independence Day since the 18th century. During the summer of 1776 some colonists held parades and fired canons to accompany reading of the newly signed...

A long weekend and low gas prices have analysts predicting record travel for this year’s Independence Day celebrations. Travel is more affordable this year with gas prices at about $2.30 a gallon, the lowest in over a decade. “We are projecting that 43 million Americans are going to be traveling this holiday season,” Tamra Johnson of AAA said.