Coverage for the 104th annual event will begin live on ESPN HD at 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT, with the women's event starting at 12:20pm EDT / 9:20am PDT followed by the men's event starting at 12:40pm EDT / 9:40am PDT. Will previous three-time winner Sonya Thomas regain the Pepto Pink Belt from the reigning six-time winner Miki Sudo? Will Joey Chestnut successfully fend off current #2 ranked eater Geoffrey Esper, current #3 ranked eater (and fellow San José contestant) Matt Stonie and others to win his thirteenth Mustard Yellow International Belt title in the last fourteen years and break the July 4th record of 74 hot dogs in ten minutes he set two years ago? -G