It’s good that people are free to do that if they want.
Seems really dumb to me, though.
Nausea-inducing to watch them dip the dogs and buns in water to wolf them down.
These things are PR stunts that work to get massive free media coverage. The contestants are offered some substantial prizes, enough to live on if they win enough of these in a year. That’s why they do it. This Joey Chestnut doesn’t just win this contest all the time, he wins contests all over the country. $$$
Chestnut makes a good living at it