{"id":2770,"date":"2026-07-04T18:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:36:33","slug":"fort-mill-man-competes-in-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-saturday-how-he-fared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2770","title":{"rendered":"Fort Mill man competes in Nathan\u2019s hot dog eating contest Saturday. 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Results for anyone not in the top three or five then vanished from the screen through the end of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Gray is well known in gorging-on-food circles.<\/p>\n<p>Major League Eating proclaimed him<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DF8RL85vZef\/?igsh=dXhla2Q2YmVjb2Ru\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\"> 2024 Rookie of the Year<\/a> in the competitive eating world.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2766\">These uptown Charlotte streets will close for July 4 bash. Here\u2019s when, where.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future of competitive eating is here, and his name is Tanner Gray,\u201d Major League Eating officials said on Instagram at the time. \u201cIn his debut season, he showed up, showed out, and hit the podium SIX times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gray logged \u201cjaw-dropping numbers\u201d that year, according to the site.<\/p>\n<p>In separate contests, he inhaled 35 tamales, 20.25 pork rolls, 19 sausages, 8.625 bagels with cream cheese, and 15.5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1712336782772129\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">sloppers<\/a> (cheeseburgers \u201csmothered with red or green chili and usually topped with chopped onions,\u201d according to the Denver Foodie).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom tamales to pork rolls, bagels to bratwurst, Tanner had an incredible rookie season and has proved that he can eat anything, anywhere, anytime,\u201d Major League Eating reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2765\">Maren Morris Reveals Taylor Swift Wedding Handkerchief After MSG Nuptials<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fort Mill man recognized in the wolf-down-lots-of-food circuit competed in the Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fort Mill man competes in Nathan\u2019s hot dog eating contest Saturday. 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