- American competitive eater
Real name: | Joseph Christian Chestnut |
Joey Chestnut Height
| How tall is Joey Chestnut? | 185 cm / 6 ft 1 in | Weight | 104 kg / 229 lbs Comment
| Born: | 25 November 1983 Comment | How old is Joey Chestnut in 2024? / Age: | 40 years
| Where was Joey Chestnut born? | Vallejo, California, US | Nicknames: | Joey | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
Joey Chestnut Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| How much is Joey Chestnut worth? | $800,000
| Nationality: | American | Hair color: | Brown | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who is Joey Chestnut? / Facts
- He is currently ranked first in the world by the Major League Eating
- 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 (HDB) 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
- In 2013, Chestnut captured his seventh straight title, eating a total of 69 HDB, breaking his previous world record
- In 2014, Chestnut captured his eighth straight title eating a total of 61 HDB
- Chestnut proposed to his longtime girlfriend Neslie Ricasa just before defending his title in the 2014 Nathan's competition
- The couple split up in early 2015, prior to their scheduled wedding date
- Chestnut lost the 2015 Hot Dog eating contest to Matt Stonie
- On July 4, 2016, Chestnut regained the championship belt from Stonie by eating 70 hot dogs; 3.5 hot dogs short of his record-setting qualifying round
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Education
- San Jose State University
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