Joey Chestnut category

Latest results in database (All results)
2012 May 192nd17 10 minWorld CheeseSteak Eating Championship Allentown, PA
2012 Apr 281st8.3125 10 minThe World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship Stockton, CA
2012 Mar 171st20 10 minTooJay's World Class Corned Beef Eating Championship - professionals Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Taste of DC Ben’s Chili Bowl contest

update Oct 13 Travel Seminar has a gallery from the chili eating contest held at A Taste of DC last Sunday.

update Oct 11 Ben’s Chili Bowl has 8 videos, including interviews with Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas.

update Oct 10 #2 NBC Washington and MyFoxDC have videos and DC.Eater.com has a gallery. The Washington Post calls fourth place finisher Sonya Thomas the runner-up.

update Oct 10 The rest of the results have been posted. Brian Seiken has a contest video and interviews with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee. Mix 107.3 also has a contest video.

update 11:24 WTOP has an article and gallery.

update 2:05 WJLA has a gallery

update 1:35 Melissa Savoy has the top 4
1) Joey Chestnut 2 gallons
2T) Tim Janus 1.5 gallons
2T) Bob Shoudt 1.5 gallons
4) Sonya Thomas 1.25 gallons

update 1:30 Joshua R Hicks reports that Joey Chestnut won the contest with a total of 2 gallons of chili (16 pounds).

The contest is expected to start at 12:35 eastern. Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Juliet Lee, Micah Collins, Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich, Maria “Edible”, Brian Dudzinski, Bill Myers, Brian Seiken, Andrew Kossuth, Tim Connelley (amateur) and Andrew Petrick (amateur) are expected to compete.

I think this will be the first IFOCE non-qualifier contest on the east coast between Palm Beach and Atlantic City since the funnel cake eating contest at Kings Dominion in Virginia in May 2009.

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The Washingtonian interviewed Joey Chestnut about competing in Sunday's chili eating contest at the Taste of DC Festival. (An interview with Sonya Thomas will be posted tomorrow.)
The Denver post has a gallery of the bratwurst eating contest held at Denver Oktoberfest. Joey Chestnut 's team ate 38 sausages in 8 minutes and Bryan Beard's team ate 30. Crazy Legs Conti served as emcee. update Sept 25 The Denver Post has an article. Mark Sutherburg was the top amateur. update Sept 25 #2 greenami has a video of the event.
Octoberfest Denver announces that people representing local charities are needed to compete against Joey Chestnut in a bratwurst eating contest to be held on Saturday.

2011 Zinzinatti bratwurst contest

update 11:15 Full results have been posted. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati has a facebook gallery. Cincinatti.com has an article.

5:03 The top 3: 1) Joey Chestnut 35 2) Tim “Gravy” Brown 31.5 3) Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff.

4:46 Joey Chestnut reportedly won the contest with a total of 35 sausages.

4:20 The contest has started. Pat Bertoletti does not seem to be competing.

Pat Bertoletti is reportedly present at the contest site, but says he will not compete.

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Metromix reports that Joey Chestnut will compete against teams of amateurs at a bratwurst eating contest at Oktoberfest Denver on September 24.

Joey Chestnut’s results since September 1, 2010

A list of Joey Chestnut’s contest results since September 1, 2010 follows after the jump. The only loss Joey Chestnut has experienced since the 2010 Buffalo Wing Festival updated (not counting the exhibitions against teams of amateurs) was at the Wing Stop contest in Dallas, where the top four finishers were credited with an amount that broke the IFOCE boneless wing record. Read the rest of this entry »

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Joey Chestnut repeats as Nugget Rib contest winner

update Sept 1 #2 RGJ has a gallery and the Sparks Tribune has an article

update Sept 1 KTVN has an article and RGJ has an article with two videos

update The top 5 have been posted update #6-#10 added

1 Joey Chestnut 7.6 pounds in 12 min
2 Pat Bertoletti 6.6
3 Matt Stonie 6.35
4 Erik Denmark 5.25
5 Ron Koch 3.85
6 Damon Wells 3.6
7 Koepke 2.2
8 Triplett 2.05
9T Jason Erb 1.85
9T Ken Douglas 1.85
11 Carrol 1.4

RGJ.com confirms that Joey Chestnut will compete in tonight’s contest, which is expected to start a 6 pm Pacific (9 pm eastern).

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Athena0985 reports that Joey Chestnut bought four racks of ribs yesterday, possibly to practice for tomorrow's rib eating at the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off in Sparks, NV.
Cincinnati.com reports that Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his bratwurst title at Oktoberfest on September 17.
KUAM News has an interview of Joey Chestnut conducted in Guam.
Ben Maller has a blog entry for Yahoo! Sports PostGame about the Asia/Pacific tour by Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti.
Macarollo has a video of Joey Chestnut competing in a chicken wing eating contest at the naval base in Guam on August 12.
Videos of Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti competing in a pro-am contest at a Marine base in Japan are available: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
The facebook page for The Navy Club in Yongsan, South Korea announces that Joey Chestnut, Crazy Legs Conti and will compete in a pro-am eating contest on August 17.
Crazy Legs Conti and Adrian Morgan will accompany Joey Chestnut to Yokosuka Base in Japan on August 6. update August 6 The facebook page for American Idol contestant John Wayne Schulz has a picture of the three competitive eaters and others.

Joey Chestnut wins Taco Bell challenge, Janus & Stonie tie for 2nd

update 9:51 The Taco Bell facebook has a gallery

update 7:57 Official results:
1) Joey Chestnut 53 tacos in 10 minutes
2T) Tim Janus 48 tacos
2T) Matt Stonie 48 tacos
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 34
5) Pete Davekos 31
6) Sean Brockert 10

update 7:35 Yentzen reports that Joey Chestnut ate 53 burritos to break the previous record of 48.

update 7:31 (I think these are the results. The audio is difficult to make out) 1) Joey Chestnut 2) Tim Janus 3) Matt Stonie 4) Badlands Booker 5) Pete Davekos

update 7:22 The contest is over

update 7:13 The contest has started and the video is down again.

update 7:08 The video is back on an professional introductions have started.

update 6:12 The event appears to be opening with an amateur contest. The signs have both number and prices for the amount of tacos eaten.

The contest should start at 6pm according to Taco Bell Puerto Rico’s facebook page.

update A webcast of the contest is available on UStream

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Joey Chestnut and other unnamed Major League Eaters will be competing in a Pro-Am Soba Eating Contest at Yokosuka Base in Japan on August 6.
Paesano Ristorante announces that Joey Chestnut will serve as the celebrity judge at a pasta eating contest held at tonight's San Jose Earthquakes MLS game.
Joey Chestnut will be competing in an ice cream sandwich eating contest against Mandy Marks on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area's Chronicle Live at 5pm Pacific.update July 15 Joey Chestnut's appearance yesterday can be viewed online.
The new poll asks when you think Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut will next compete.
The Washington Post reports that Joey Chestnut filmed a commercial for IT consulting company Force 3 in Bethesda, Maryland.
The appearance of Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas on NBC's Today this morning can be viewed online.

2011 Nathan’s finals – men

1) Joey Chestnut 62
2) Pat Bertoletti 53
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45
4) Bob Shoudt 39
5T) Matt Stonie 34
5T) Sean Gordon 34
7) Erik Denmark 33.5
8) Adrian Morgan 31
9) Aaron Osthoff 27
10) Pete Davekos 25.5
11) Pat Philbin 24
12T) Damon Wells 23
12T) Brian Subich 23
14) Lu Ming Kui 21, originally announced as 16
15) Chris Lam 14
16) Mak Tai Loi 11
DQ) Tim “Gravy” Brown

17:02 Val Bromann has more on Tim “Gravy” Brown’s disqualification: “Also, Gravy didn’t reverse. He choked. He’s OK.”

15:25 Damon Lindelof, co-creator of LOST, likes Adrian Morgan’s tattoo.

14:51) Full official results have been posted on the MLE facebook

14:46 videos friom the ESPN telecast of the contest and introductions have been posted on youtube.
14:02 The rest of the men’s results have been announced except for Pat Philbin .

13:15 4 of the top 10 twitter trending topic are related to the contest: Joey Chestnut #4, Pepto Bismol #5, Bertoletti #7, Major League Eating #8

13:01 The official top 6 has been announced

12:58 Official Top 3 1) Joey Chestnut 62 2) Pat Bertoletti 53 3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45

12:57 The WSJ liveblog of Kobayashi’s event has not been updated in a half an hour.

12:56 Joey’s official total appears to be 62

12:54 Unofficial results Joey 61 Pat 55 Tim 43 Bob 39

12:52 2 minutes left Joey 53 Pat 48, a record does not look probable

12:51 Joey’s lead is switching between 3 – 5 with about 3 minutes left, Bob Shoudt has moved into 4th. Gravy Brown has withdrawn.

12:50 4 minutes left Joey 43 Pat 40

12:49 Halfway Joey 37 Pat 34 Tim 26 Matt 24

12:48 “Deep Dish” is the #5 twitter trending topic

12:46 2 minutes in, Adrian & Matt are in the top 4, Joey & Pat around 20

12:44 The contest starts.

12:43 “Megatoad” is currently the #7 global trending topic on twitter.

12:39 Joey Chestnut is introduced.

12:36 Now the top 4 males will be introduced.

12:35 Val Bromann reports that Adrian Morgan won rookie of the year

12:34 The Chinese are introduced after Matt Stonie

12:29 Introductions have started, Brian Subich is first.

12:24 Sonya Thomas is currently the #5 global trending topic on twitter, Joey Chestnut is #7

The Wall Street Journal is liveblogging not just Nathan’s but Kobayashi’s event

The cash winnings in the sidebar have been finally updated with 2011 values and Pat Bertoletti is the current leader with a total of $24,950 to Joey Chestnuts $24,000 (Will Pat remain the leader after the contest?)

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