Joey Chestnut devours 21 pounds of shrimp before Big Ten Championship Game

Joey Chestnut ate 21 pounds of shrimp in a St. Elmo eating competition

At least they weren’t dining on duck, as the commercial goes.

Before the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday in Indianapolis between Penn State and Oregon, Joey Chestnut was in a competitive eating competition.

The food du jour was shrimp.

The incomparable Chestnut went through 21 pounds of shrimp to crush the foes.