1. Joseph Christian Chestnut was born on November 25,1983 and is an American competitive eater.
65 Facts About Joey Chestnut
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On July 4,2007, Joey Chestnut won the 92nd Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest held at New York City.
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Joey Chestnut defeated six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi by consuming a world record 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes, after losing to Kobayashi in 2005 and 2006.
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Joey Chestnut would go on to win eight consecutive titles from 2007 to 2014, setting a Nathan's record of 69 HDB in 2013.
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Joey Chestnut lost the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest to Matt Stonie.
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On July 4,2016, Joey Chestnut regained the championship belt from Stonie by eating 70 hot dogs.
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Joey Chestnut was banned from participating in the 2024 contest due to a competing sponsorship with Impossible Foods.
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On October 22,2005, Joey Chestnut set a new world record for downing 32.5 grilled cheese sandwiches in ten minutes at the Arizona State Fair, as part of the GoldenPalace.
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Joey Chestnut defeated Thomas in the Waffle House World Waffle Eating Championship and placed second to Kobayashi in a Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship qualifier, eating 56 Krystal Burgers in eight minutes to his 67.
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Joey Chestnut later beat him by eating 91 hamburgers in the finals, finishing second to the 97 hamburgers consumed by Kobayashi.
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Joey Chestnut lost to Kobayashi in the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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In 2007, Joey Chestnut won the Wing Bowl XV, an annual Philadelphia event at the Wachovia Center.
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Joey Chestnut was seen on a YouTube video drinking a gallon of milk in 41 seconds.
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On October 28,2007, between 2:33 and 2:41, Joey Chestnut ate 103 Krystal burgers in the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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On June 21,2008, Joey Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in a Pizza Hut P'Zone competition at Sony Studios in Culver City, California.
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On July 4,2008, Joey Chestnut tied Takeru Kobayashi in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Contest after eating 59 HDB in ten minutes.
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The tie resulted in a 5 HDB eat-off, which Joey Chestnut won by consuming all five HDBs before Kobayashi.
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On July 28,2008, Joey Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in Chicken Satay eating in the MLE Asia inaugural event.
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Joey Chestnut devoured 231 gyoza, setting a new world record; he beat his previous record of 212, set at the inaugural event in 2006 when he narrowly defeated Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas.
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On July 4,2009, Joey Chestnut topped his previous record of 59 HDB by consuming 68 HDB in the 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
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On September 27,2009, Joey Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship.
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On May 8,2010, Joey Chestnut won Shrimp Wontons eating in Singapore.
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Joey Chestnut ate 380 wontons in eight minutes to set a new world record.
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On July 4,2010, Joey Chestnut secured his fourth straight Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest, by consuming 54 HDB in what he described himself as a disappointing performance.
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On September 25,2010, at the Phantom Gourmet Food Fest in Boston, Massachusetts, Joey Chestnut won the Upper Crust Pizza Eating competition by eating 37 slices in ten minutes.
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On July 4,2011, Joey Chestnut secured his fifth straight Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest, by consuming 62 HDB.
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On March 17,2012, Joey Chestnut set a new world record by eating 20 half-pound corned beef sandwiches in ten minutes at the annual Toojay's Corned Beef Eating Competition in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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On July 4,2012, Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title at Nathan's 97th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
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Joey Chestnut tied his own world record by swallowing 68 HDB in ten minutes, which earned him his 6th "mustard belt" for this competition.
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On July 16,2012, Joey Chestnut made a guest appearance on the 12th episode of Hell's Kitchen season 10, in which he participated in a wing-eating competition against a few of the contestants.
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Joey Chestnut ended up winning the contest and earned $500.
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Joey Chestnut needed an ego boost after three years of dodging competition.
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On September 2,2012, Joey Chestnut consumed 191 wings in 12 minutes to win the 1st place competitive-eating trophy at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York.
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On October 13,2012, Joey Chestnut won the Third Annual Smoke's Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championships in Toronto, Ontario, by consuming 19 boxes of poutine in ten minutes.
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On July 4,2013, Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title at Nathan's 98th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
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Joey Chestnut beat his own world record of 68 by consuming 69 HDB in ten minutes, which earned him his 7th Mustard Belt for this competition.
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On July 25,2013, Joey Chestnut ate 179 wings in ten minutes taking the title for the second year in a row at the Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship held in Clearwater, Florida.
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On September 22,2013, Joey Chestnut ate 70 bratwursts to set the world record and take his fourth straight title, at the Hillshire Farm Bratwurst Eating World Championship held at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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On July 4,2014, Joey Chestnut ate more hot dogs and buns than any of his opponents, narrowly defeating competitor Matt Stonie.
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Joey Chestnut successfully ate 61 hot dogs and buns to Stonie's 56, making this his eighth consecutive win.
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Joey Chestnut successfully ate 60 hot dogs and buns, but Stonie improved since 2014 and consumed 62 hot dogs and buns, ending Chestnut's eight-year run as champion.
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On July 4,2016, Joey Chestnut redeemed himself with 70 hot dogs and buns with Stonie behind with 53 hot dogs and buns.
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On July 4,2017, Joey Chestnut defended his title and ate 72 hot dogs and buns.
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In 2018, Joey Chestnut competed in The Amazing Race 30 alongside fellow competitive eater Tim Janus.
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On July 4,2019, Joey Chestnut won his 12th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating 71 hot dogs and buns.
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On October 19,2019, Joey Chestnut won the 2019 World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto, Canada, after eating 28 pounds of poutine in 10 minutes and set a new world record.
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On July 4,2020, Joey Chestnut won his 13th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating a record-breaking 75 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes.
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On July 4,2021, Joey Chestnut won his 14th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, a new record.
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On October 10,2021, Joey Chestnut won The 2021 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Jeffersonville, Ohio, consuming 16 lbs 12 oz of pumpkin pie in 8 minutes.
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On July 4,2022, Joey Chestnut captured his 15th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title by eating 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.
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The contest was interrupted by a protestor, whom Joey Chestnut placed in a chokehold.
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On July 4,2023, Joey Chestnut consumed 62 hot dogs and won his 16th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title.
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On June 11,2024, Joey Chestnut was banned from participating in the 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest due to Joey Chestnut accepting sponsorship from Impossible Foods, a Nathan's competitor.
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Joey Chestnut responded by saying a rule change regarding sponsors was the basis for his ban.
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Joey Chestnut instead agreed to attend Fort Bliss' Pop Goes the Fort celebration and compete in a 4-versus-1 eating competition with a five-minute time limit.
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Joey Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes, nearly tying Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Patrick Bertoletti's count of 58 hot dogs in ten minutes.
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Joey Chestnut won the contest, as the four Army soldiers ate 49 hot dogs all together, with Impossible Foods donating $106,000 to Operation Homefront as a result.
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Joey Chestnut competed against Takeru Kobayashi in September 2024 in a live-streamed Netflix event titled Joey Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef.
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Joey Chestnut won the event, eating 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66.
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Joey Chestnut prefers milk from mountain goats that reside in the Andes Mountains due to its high calcium content.
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Joey Chestnut starts with 40 hot dogs and then works his way up until he is in game shape.
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Joey Chestnut compared it to running or lifting weights for athletes.
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Joey Chestnut was born in Fulton County, Kentucky, and grew up in Vallejo, California.
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Joey Chestnut holds a degree in engineering and construction management from San Jose State University.
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Joey Chestnut proposed to his longtime girlfriend Neslie Ricasa just before defending his title in the 2014 Nathan's competition.