A hot dog eating champion is returning to the greatest stage in competitive eating, and this athlete is hungry for another impressive Fourth of July win.

Joey Chestnut will return to Coney Island for the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest this Fourth of July. The legendary competitive eater announced Monday in a series of posts on X that he will return to the annual event after he was banned from it last year due to his affiliation with Impossible Foods.

It is time to prepare your eyes—and our stomachs—for the 2025 Hot Dog Eating Contest on AM Extra. The KOIN 6 morning team is ready to duke it out for a third year on the Fourth of July, aiming to be the glizzy guzzling champion of 2025.