Joey Chestnut is a beast, and he eats like a giant. Just imagine how a man can eat 75 hot dogs and buns in only 10 minutes. But Joey Chestnut did it and its not a surprising thing for us because we mentioned before, he eats like a giant.
Well, there's a reason to eat more, and that's not for passion. Chestnut set a hot dog record after he ate such a massive amount of hot dogs and buns on 4 July 2020 and also won the Mustard Yellow Belt at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest. It's his thirteenth title in fourteen years. He topped his record of 74 hot dogs that he set in 2018.
Joey Chestnut set a hot-dog-eating record (©: YouTube/ESPN)
And, mathematically based on nutrition, Chestnut ate around 21,750 calories. He mentioned:
"It was hard. I knew I was fast in the beginning. It was like blistering speed. And the dogs were cooked really well today. Minute six is where I really missed the crowd ... and I hit a wall, and it took me a little bit more work to get through it. This is a crazy year, and I'm happy I was able to get a record."
Joey Chestnut also bagged the prize money of $10,000 as a winner.
The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest came back to life under several circumstances due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The event was organized indoor with COVID-19 safety measures, unlike the previous edition of tournaments.
Previously, altogether fifteen competitors used to compete at a time, and it was reduced to five this year.
Joey Chestnut's Net Worth
Joey Chestnut is a professional eater, and his life might be the dream of many people around the world. By just making his stomach full of foods, he gets paid (wins). Chestnut has a net worth of $1.5 million, which derives by eating.
Chestnut started competing in eating competitions since his academic years. He used to be part of the tournaments while he was a student at San Jose State. He came first in the match for the first time in asparagus eating competition, where he ate nearly six and a half pounds of deep-fried asparagus in just 11.5 minutes.
Joey Chestnut at the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in 2016 in New York City (©: Gettyimages)
The 36-year-old professional eater, then, made a direct move to The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest. To this date, Chestnut has won the contest thirteen times, and it is his fifth consecutive Mustard Belt. The only time he lost was to Matt Stonie in 2015.
Joey Chestnut's Eating Records
Joey Chestnut's eating career reflects unbelievable stats that he has been leading throughout the years.
In the course of 13 straight Nathan Hot-Dog winnings and other tournaments, he set 182 chicken wing record in 30 minutes, 45 pulled pork sandwiches in 10 minutes, 103 Krystal Burgers in 8 minutes, and 55 Glazed Donuts in 8 minutes.
Similarly, he set the record of eating 4.375 Three-Pound Apple Pies in 8 minutes, 5.9 lbs Kings Dominion in 10 minutes, 390 shrimp wontons in 8 minutes, 81 Waffles in 8 minutes, and 185 Catalina croquetas in 8 minutes.
Besides that, there are more records of Joey Chestnuts that are unbelievable.