33-year-old Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 230 pounds.
He is number 1-Ranked Eater in the World by Major League Eating, 13th consecutive year as a Nathan’s Famous July 4th Contestant and winner of 8 consecutive July 4th titles from 2007 to 2014.
He won his first Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Championship in 2007, eating 66 Hot Dogs & Buns in 12 min to snap Kobayashi’s streak of six July 4th wins.
He defeated Kobayashi head-to-head for 3 consecutive years at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (2007, 2008, and 2009) and set world record in June 2016, eating 73.5 Hot Dogs & Buns in 10 min in exhibition at the Washington DC Qualifier.
He holds 44 World Records, which is a World Record of World Records:
World Tamale Eating Champion; 102 tamales in 12 min.
World Twinkie Eating Champion; 121 Twinkies in 6 min.
World Pierogi Eating Champion; 165 pierogis in 8 min.
World Hard Boiled Egg Eating Champion; 141 hard-boiled eggs in 8 min.
He learned to eat fast while growing up with five siblings.
Chestnut ate 72 hot dogs in ten minutes and won his record 10th men’s title in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.
He will take home the $10,000 prize.
