Joey Chestnut
Competitor
1983 –
Who is Joey Chestnut?
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut is an American competitive eater. The 6-foot-tall, 225-pound competitive eater is currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. He is a Vallejo, California native who currently resides in San Jose, California.
On July 4, 2007, Chestnut won the 92nd Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi by consuming 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes, which set a new world record. The following year, he successfully defended his title by winning a 5 hot dog eat-off after tying Kobayashi in consuming 59 HDB in 10 minutes. On July 4, 2009, Chestnut outlasted Kobayashi again, by consuming a new world record of 68 HDB and winning his third consecutive title. On July 4, 2010, Chestnut took home his 4th consecutive Mustard Belt eating 54 HDB. The 2010 contest was a runaway victory, as Kobayashi did not compete due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating. On July 4, 2011, he won his fifth-consecutive championship with 62 HDB. 2012 marked his sixth consecutive win, when Chestnut tied his own world record from 2009 by devouring 68 HDB.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1983
Vallejo - Also known as
- Joseph Christian Chestnut
- Joey "Jaws" Chestnut
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, San José State University
Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science, San José State University
- Lived in
- San Jose
- Vallejo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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