July 4th, Coney Island hosts the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Competitors take the stage and the rules are laid out.

After a few minutes, Kobayashi is in the lead of the hot dog eating contest, but can he hold on?

A few minutes in, Kobayashi is pulling away as the competitors get into the 20 count of hot dogs.

Kobayashi pushes for his fourth straight title, the world record of 51 hot dogs.

There are few rules in this single elimination tournament, but plenty of food!

Rookies out of the Hotdog Circuit and Crystal Hamburger Circuit face off over cheese fries.

She's eaten a gallon of chili in ten minutes. Now the veteran Carlene LeFevre tackles chili cheese fries.

The big man, Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, is on his knees and ready to heave.

Dale Boone has the attitude and one hell of an appetite! Soft food is his specialty, but he may have met his match.

Big man Jim Reeves takes on small and mighty Leon Feingold in the race to clear their plates.

Football coach Brian Subich puts down the fork and spoon and gives "Crazy Legs" Conti everything he's got.

World SPAM champion Rich leFevre takes on rookie Hall Hunt.

Rising star Tim Janus goes head-to-head against collard greens sprinter Carson Hughes.

Meet NYC subway engineer and aspiring rap artist Eric "Badlands" Booker. Did we also mention he can really put it down?

Boasting a similar MO: eating righty, drinking lefty, it comes down to who can swallow fastest in this race between Alan Goldstein and Levi Oliver.