Joey Chestnut

Chestnut at the 2009 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest

Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut (born November 25, 1983 in Vallejo , California ) is an American competitive eater. The 1.80 m tall engineering student is currently number one on the world rankings of the International Federation of Competitive Eating . He lives in San Jose , California.

On July 4, 2007, Chestnut won the 92nd Annual International Hot Dog Eating Contest , held annually by the US fast food chain Nathan's Famous and one of the most popular eating contests in the United States. There he defeated six-time defending champion Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi when he ate 66 hot dogs in under 10 minutes. On July 4, 2009, Chestnut won again against Kobayashi, setting a world record with 68 hot dogs and thus earning his third title in a row. On July 4, 2010, he got his fourth Mustard Belt (in German: "mustard belt") by devouring 54 hot dogs. He was sure to win the 2010 competition as Kobayashi did not take part due to a dispute with Major League Eating . On July 4, 2012, he triumphed with a score of 68 hot dogs in ten minutes and won his sixth consecutive championship. On July 4, 2016, he set a new world record by eating 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. It improved to 74 hot dogs in 2018 and 75 hot dogs in 2020.

When he enters the International Hot Dog Eating Contest, The Who plays the song "Baba O'Riley" .

Career

Joey Chestnut, a student from San Jose, entered the Wettess scene in 2005 when he defeated high-ranked eater Jace Maybury in a Wettess Championship with 6.3 pounds of fried asparagus in 11.5 minutes (about 2.85 kg). In the same year he ate 32 hot dogs during the International Hot Dog Eating Contest, finishing third behind Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas .

Chestnut defeated Sonya Thomas during the Waffle House Waffle Eating World Championship and was during the Square-Off World Hamburger Eating Championship qualifying runner-up behind her as he 56 Krystal ate burger and he was later 57th with 91 hamburgers in the finals second behind Takeru Kobayashi with 97 hamburgers.

For the 2006 International Hot Dog Eating Contest, Chestnut qualified with 50 hot dogs. Although he led most of the competition against Takeru Kobayashi, he could not beat him and was defeated by his 53 hot dogs (a new world record) with 52. ${\displaystyle \textstyle {\frac {3}{4}}}$

In 2007 he won Wing Bowl XV at the Wachovia Center . in this competition he ate 182 chicken wings in 30 minutes and became a wing bowl champion and record holder.

On July 4, 2007, he and Kobayashi competed at the International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island , Brooklyn , New York . Chestnut won 66 to 63 hot dogs, earning Kobayashi's first loss in the competition in six years.

On October 28, 2007 he ate 103 Krystal burgers at Krystal Square Off , the official world championship in hamburger eating contest in Chattanooga , Tennessee, in his official best time of eight minutes - a new world record.

In 2008, he set two new world records: He ate 241 chicken wings in 30 minutes at the Wing Bowl WVI in Philadelphia on February 1, and 78 matzo dumplings on March 2 during the Kenny & Ziggy's World Matzoh Ball Eating Championship in Houston , Texas .

On July 4, 2008, Chestnut ate as many as Takeru Kobayashi in ten minutes during the annual International Hot Dog Meal Contest with 59 hot dogs in ten minutes. The decision was made through another eating competition, which was about who could eat five hot dogs the fastest. Chestnut was able to win this for itself. As the time was reduced from 12 to 10 minutes, 59 hot dogs were also a new record. At that time, Chestnut weighed 102 kilograms.

On July 28, 2008 he lost to Kobayashi in the chicken saté eating contest at the MLE Asia inaugural event . He consumed just over 4 kilograms while Kobashi scored 5.5 kilograms.

On August 23, 2008, Chestnut defeated International Federation of Competitive Eating runner-up Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti at the second Jiaozi Competition in Little Tokyo , Los Angeles , California. He devoured 231 jiaozi, setting a new world record. He broke his old record of 212 Jiaozi, with which he had won against Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas in 2006, who ate 210.

On October 12, 2008 he ate 45 slices of pizza and won the "Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating" championship, which was held in New York's Times Square. A few weeks later, however, the record was broken by Bertoletti, who was able to eat 47 pizza slices.

On February 21, 2009, he ate 10 pounds (about 4.76 kg) of macaroni and cheese in seven minutes during halftime of the San Jose stealth lacrosse game, setting another world record. ${\displaystyle \textstyle {\frac {1}{2}}}$

On July 4, 2009, Chestnut beat his old record of 59 hot dogs when he managed to consume 68 hot dogs during the International Hot Dog Eating Contest.

On the show Man v. Food , San Jose, he ate the so-called "Iguana Burritozilla," a five-pound (about 2.26 kg) and 17- inch long burrito in two minutes and ten seconds.

9 May 2010 Chestnut defeated Kobayashi in Shrimp- wonton -Wettessen in Singapore . He ate 380 wontons and set a new world record.

On July 4, 2010, he won the International Hot Dog Eating Contest for the fourth time in a row by eating 54 hot dogs, which he personally describes as a disappointing achievement.

On September 18, 2010, he took part in the first Pepto Bismol Bratwurst Wettess Championship at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in Cincinnati , Ohio and ate 42 Queen City sausages in 12 minutes.

On September 25, 2010, Chestnut won the Upper Crust Pizza Eating Championship when he ate 37 slices of pizza in 10 minutes, a slice more than "Notorious BOB" .

On July 4, 2011, he achieved his fifth consecutive win at the International Hot Dog Eating Contest with 62 hot dogs. In an attempt to get attention, Kobayashi, who failed to enter the competition due to his refusal to sign the required contract, claimed to have eaten 69 hot dogs and set a new world record. However, a video of Koyabashi's attempt clearly showed a false count, as firstly he had hidden half of a hot dog behind the table and secondly it was confirmed several times, including by CNBC , that Kobayashi had eaten 65 and not 69.

On July 4, 2012, Chestnut won again by devouring 68 hot dogs, the record he had previously held.

training

Chestnut works out by fasting and stretching his stomach by drinking milk and water with added protein. Since the beginning of his career as a competitive eater, his weight has varied between 210 and 225 pounds (approximately 95-102 kilograms).

World records currently held

• Pork Ribs : 9.8 pounds (about 4.44 kg) in 12 minutes at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort during the Best in the West Nugget Rib cook-off in Sparks , Nevada on August 27, 2008.

• Fried Asparagus : nine pounds (about 4.08 kg) during the World Deep Fried Asparagus Eating Championship in Stockton , California on April 16, 2011.

• Hot Dogs: 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the International Hod Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island , New York on July 4, 2020.

• Chicken Wings: 241 wings at Wing Bowl XVI in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 1, 2008.

• Krystal Burger: 103 burgers at Krystal Square Off in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 28, 2007.

• Matzo Dumplings: 28 dumplings in eight minutes at Kenny & Ziggy's New York Delicatessen Restaurant in Houston, Texas on March 2, 2008.

Web links

• Official website of Joey Chestnut
• Official website of the International Federation of Competitive Eating
• Sports Illustrated comment on the 2006 eating contest ( Memento from August 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
• Interview from The Wave Magazine
• Photos from TripRewards 2007 Ultimate Hotwing Eating Contest
• Profile on Eat Feats

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Current IFOCE world rankings ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). IFOCE website. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
2. ^ Hot dog eating champ put on probation . CNN news site. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
3. ↑ WORLD: Eating contest: Joey Chestnut breaks the hot dog world record . In: THE WORLD . July 5, 2020 ( welt.de [accessed July 5, 2020]).
4. ↑ 3RF contest Could be a wiener ( Memento of 12 July 2008 at the Internet Archive ). Steve Penhollow, The Journal Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
5. ↑ Are You Gonna Eat That? Joey Chestnut to Set Record Feb. 21 at the HP Pavilion . Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
6. ↑ Joey Chestnut Wins Coney Island Title For 6th Straight Year ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Ben Dorries, Late Mail, The Courier Mail (Australia), pg. 103, July 6, 2007
8. ↑ Pig out! Man eats 8 pounds of ribs in 12 minutes ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 
9. ^ Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest Preview .
10. ↑ Joey Chestnut sets Asparagus Festival record, Matt Stonie 3rd . EatFeats. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
11. ↑ "The largest wolverine in the world"
12. ↑ Joey Chestnut wins again . In: Philly.com . Archived from the original on July 6, 2008 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 13, 2012.  
13. ↑ Fast food review - The famous Krystal from Krystal .
14. ^ Joey Stays on Top . Retrieved June 13, 2012.