Reports suggest that 16-time winner Mr. Chestnut was banned for taking an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods.
https://deepnewz.com/sports/16-time-winner-joey-chestnut-banned-2024-nathan-s-hot-dog-eating-contest-over
The market will resolve Yes if Chestnut competes at the July 4th annual Nathan's hot dog eating contest. Else it will resolve No. He must compete and win at least one hot dog, but needs not win.
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The contest started and Joey Chestnut is still banned. Unless they go full WWE and he's the Undertaker, enough to resolve this as "NO"
https://sports.yahoo.com/live/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2024-live-updates-how-to-watch-highlights-as-competition-goes-on-without-joey-chestnut-120024067.html#:~:text=It's%20an%20American%20tradition%20unlike,on%20the%20Fourth%20of%20July.
FYI Netflix is announcing Joey Chestnut vs Kobayashi -- in a hot dog eating special on September 2nd.
https://x.com/netflix/status/1800996834027999361
Still plenty of time for Nathan's to change their mind for July 4th.