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Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt says he thinks that Joey Chestnut would defeat him in a competition consisting of eating a hot dog and then sprinting 100 meters.
Joey Chestnut did a White Castle eating contest at a 50th birthday party in Indianapolis and ate 42 sliders in 3 minutes.
The Brooklyn Cylones have produced a bobble-head doll of Joey Chestnut sitting on a hot dog throne that will be given to the first 1,500 fans that attend their July 3 game. In honor of the occasion, the team will be renamed the Coney Island Franks for one day.
Joey Chestnut ate 20 hot dogs in 90 seconds during today's "Grove Bowl Games" at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. He was going to be a judge for the competition, but Coach Lane Kiffin called him in to compete. I think this is the first non-MLE personal appearance for Joey Chestnut in which he ate hot dogs. update LocalMemphis has an article about the contest. Joey entered a six minute eating contest after over 4 minutes had elapsed.
Joey Chestnut will attend a hot dog eating contest to be held during the "Grove Bowl Games" at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS on Saturday. It is not clear if Joey will compete or just judge the competition.
Joey Chestnut will judge a Moon Pie eating contest held during Westfield, Indiana's Solar Eclipse festivities on April 8.
Joey Chestnut did an interview on yesterday's Hochman & Crowder show to promote today's Wings for Wishes contest in Miami. The most interesting part starts at 4:00 where Joey discusses his MLE contract status. He says he is not currently signed for the 2024 Nathan's finals. He is willing to do a one year extension, but is balking at a four year term that MLE is apparently demanding. At the 6:10 mark Joey praises James Webb but also appears to cast doubt on his victory in last month's pistachio eating contest: "He is notorious for swallowing things whole, like he will swallow nuts whole."
Joey Chestnut ate 39 pierogis in 2 minutes during halftime of tonight's Cleveland Cavaliers game, defeating a team of three amateurs who combined for 23. It was originally announced that recently retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce would compete, but his participation did not materialize. update Full ESPN video of the contest.
The New York Post has an interview with Joey Chestnut. He says he has not plans to retire and says he had food poisoning before last year's pistachio contest.
In his latest video, Young Mantis and Joey Chestnut both attempt a single Big Ugly Burger challenge at Bub's Burgers in Carmel, IN. Joey says he wants to return and break James Webb's house record of 6 Big Ugly Burgers.
Joey Chestnut ate 110 mini donuts in 3 minutes in the halftime show at tonight's Saskatchewan Rush game in Saskatoon.
Joey Chestnut will do an eating contest during halftime of the February 3 Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse game in Saskatoon, SK.
Joey Chestnut did an interview for the US Sun about his business ventures. He says he made $500,000 in 2022, with more earnings from his endorsement deals than eating contest winnings. In February, he plans to set the five minute record for hot dogs in Canada.
2024 Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest
James Webb is running a live video of today’s Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas
Official results: (8 minutes)
1st | 15 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
2nd | 14.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
3rd | 13 | James Webb | |
4th | 10.5 | Nick Wehry | |
5th | 10.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
6th | 10 | Miki Sudo | |
7th | 7.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
8th | 7.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
9th | 3.75 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
10th | 2.25 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
11th | 1.75 | Elizabeth Salgado |
Happy Birthday to Joey Chestnut, who turns 40 today.
2023 Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl
1st | 46 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
2nd | 42 | Nick Wehry | originally announced as 34 |
3rd | 29 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
4th | 20 | George Chiger | |
5th | 14 | Peter Ritter | |
6th | 12.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
7th | 11.5 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
8th | 6.75 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
8th | 6.75 | Rene Rovtar |
Resorts Casino is running a livestream of the contest.
The youtube channel for Hell's Kitchen has uploaded a clip from a 2012 episode in which Joey Chestnut faced off against chefs in a wing eating contest.
Joey Chestnut will face off against a team of 3-4 northeast Ohio celebrities in an apple cider donut eating contest held at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH on September 24. The event will raise money for the Remarkable Youth Foundation. Mapleside Farms held a MLE apple pie eating contest in 2013. update Cleveland.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about the event.
Joey Chestnut will appear at the Newport, KY Hooters on August 29 and attempt to eat as many wings as possible in an hour. The event is to promote an all you can eat wing special available for $15.99.
Joey Chestnut ate 13 olive burgers in 5 minutes to win a contest at tonight's Lansing Lugnuts game, which was billed as a world record.
Joey Chestnut ate 304 mini donuts in 8 minutes to defend his title in Regina, SK. Over $72,000 was raised for the Regina Food Bank.
Joey Chestnut will attempt the 7 pound "UFO" seafood sandwich challenge at Jimmy's Famous Seafood in Baltimore on August 13.
Joey Chestnut wins 16th Nathan’s Famous title
The 2023 Nathan’s men’s contest has been cancelled due to lightning and rain. I am not sure why the 2020 contest setup could not be recreated in the second floor of Nathan’s Famous’ building and the competition held later today.
update Ronnie Hartman says the contest will start around 2pm eastern
1st | 62 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 16th title |
2nd | 49 | Geoffrey Esper | |
3rd | 47 | James Webb | UK Commonwealth record |
4th | 45 | Nick Wehry | |
4th | 41 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
6th | 36 | Gideon Oji | |
7th | 29.75 | Zozan Paku Paku | |
8th | 29.5 | Max Suzuki | |
9th | 27.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
10th | 27 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
11th | 26 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
12th | 25.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
13th | 22 | Joey Przybylowicz | |
14th | 16 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
15th | 15 | Crazy Legs Conti |
USA Today has an article about the finances of Joey Chestnut, who says he earned $500,000 from competitive eating last year. He quit his construction job in 2010 to become a full time competitive eater after receiving an offer to do four appearances for Pepto Bismol.