Tag: Joey Chestnut

Joey Chestnut showing up to the Falcons game the night they gave away hot dogs is too perfect

Arthur Blank’s Ring of Honor celebrations brought out the big names.

Sunday night, the Atlanta Falcons hosted a huge game against the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. It was also a night of celebration as they honored longtime Falcons owner Arthur Blank with a spot in the Ring of Honor.

Part of that celebration included a free soda, bag of chips and hot dog to all fans in attendance. In preparation, the Falcons reportedly purchased 100,000 hot dogs.

Well, competitive eater and enemy to hot dogs everywhere heard free hot dogs and cleared his calendar. The 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champ holds the world record with 83 hot dogs and buns consumed in 10 minutes, set just this year.

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We see what’s going on here, Chestnut. Well played.

Joey Chestnut smoked Takeru Kobayashi during Netflix’s $100K hot dog eating contest and fans loved it

I never want to watch something like this ever again. But Joey Chestnut gets the people going.

Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi are still eating hot dogs at their big age.

For reasons beyond my comprehension, someone thought it would be a brilliant idea to have Chesnut and Kobayashi stuff themselves with hot dogs until they’re seemingly on the verge of puking…in front of a live audience. Apparently, it was to settle who was the one true top hot dog eater in the world for $100,000, a WWE-style championship belt and a hot dog trophy.

Netflix went all in on the production, including behind-the-scenes eating techniques, anatomy breakdowns and even warm-up competitions. Viewers watched people gouge themselves with a boatload of wings and watermelon before Joey and Kobayashi took the stage nearly 40 minutes after the special started. It was the first time the two championship eaters battled against each other in 15 years.

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Once the competition was in full swing, I could bet the lint in my pocket that the room undoubtedly smelled awful (probably like sweat and beef — *GAG*) while both men exhausted themselves eating for 10 minutes straight.

Ultimately, Joey broke his personal record of 77 dogs with a whopping 83 dogs, smoking Kobayashi’s effort of 67. I hope they’re proud of themselves because this is DISGUSTING, and NEVER would be too soon if I had to witness this again.

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Of course, this historical moment was not as revolting to some fans as it was to me, and they had a field day with the moment.

Here’s what they said:

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(Feature image courtesy of Netflix.)

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Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: What time, where to stream the hot dog eating contest on Labor Day and more

Everything you need to know about this special hot dog contest event.

It’s the matchup of a lifetime.

Joey Chestnut, the all-time great eating champion who has won so many Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests and who didn’t participate in the 2024 edition, will face Takeru Kobayashi, who won a bunch of the glizzy guzzling contests but who hasn’t participated in years.

They’re in a hot dog eating contest on Monday that will stream on Netflix, giving us a glimpse at what could have been for the last decade or so.

If you’re here, you might be wondering the time, where to stream and other info. We’re here to help!

Here you go:

Where is Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi streaming? How to watch the matchup.

It’ll be on Netflix.

What time is Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi?

It’ll be on at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, September 2 2024, which is Labor Day.

Where are Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi competing?

That would be in HyperX Arena in Las Vegas.

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Joey Chestnut devoured 200 boneless wings from Buffalo Wild Wings to extend all-you-can-eat promotion

Joey Chestnut is at it again.

Professional eater Joey Chestnut might not have participated in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest last week, but he did one better for all the people enjoying Buffalo Wild Wings’ all-you-can-eat boneless wings.

Chestnut devoured 200 BWW boneless wings in under 38 minutes on Monday, which extends the restaurants’ all-you-can-eat boneless wings and fries promotion on Mondays and Wednesdays through Aug. 14.

The professional eater called it a “record for generations” on Twitter (X) before taking on the challenge, which we’re sure filled him up quickly and made him not want to eat boneless chicken wings for a good while.

What a meal for Chestnut to devour, which benefits us all in the end.

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Joey Chestnut nearly beat the 2024 men’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest winner … in half the time

Joey Chestnut is unstoppable, even when he’s not in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

We were robbed of what could have been a masterful performance on July 4th.

Patrick Bertoletti took the Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest crown from Joey Chestnut on Thursday after Chestnut had to bow out due to his partnership with Impossible Foods. Bertoletti ate 57 hot dogs in the allotted 10 minutes, which is pretty impressive.

But perhaps Chestnut knew he had to make a statement. So at Fort Bliss in Texas later that day, Chestnut did a five-minute contest and ate … 57 hot dogs.

That’s pretty wild and means we could have seen him perhaps deliver another incredible record-setting day in Coney Island.

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Here’s every winner of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest since 2000

A look back at every winner of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest over the last decades.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2021 and has been updated.

With the Fourth of July comes everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure: the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, an annual tradition featuring the art of consuming an absurd amount of processed meat in a short amount of time.

The competition rose to notoriety through the likes of Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, who have each won the event multiple times.

For this year’s contest, Chestnut isn’t competing due to his deal with Impossible Foods, so we’ll have a new men’s winner in 2024.

With that in mind, we’re taking a look back at every winner of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest since 2000, both men and women.

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Patrick Bertoletti shocks the field and wins first Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Joey Chestnut’s absence

A first-time winner in the annual competition.

Patrick Bertoletti took advantage of the absence of Joey Chestnut to make a statement at the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut, who had won 8-straight and 16 of the last 17, was disqualified from this year’s event due to a brand deal with a competitor.

MORE: Eric ‘Badlands’ Booker set a new record in the Nathan’s lemonade chug and roared into the microphone

Instead, the raucous crowd saw Bertoletti demolish 58 hot dogs and buns — a new personal best for the eater — earn the coveted mustard belt. Bertoletti beat out Geoffrey Esper, the No. 2 eater in the world, to snag the victory.

“I wasn’t going to stop eating until the job was done,” Bertoletti said after his win.

Why Joey Chestnut isn’t in the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Here’s why you won’t see the legendary competitive eater this year.

Are you tuning into the annual July 4th extravaganza known as the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and wondering why you’re not seeing Joey Chestnut downing dogs as usual, breaking records along the way and winning an event he’s won so many times?

We have an answer. We did a longer explainer about the whole thing, but here’s the summary: Chestnut made a deal with Impossible Foods to promote their hot dogs made with plant-based ingredients. Because he made a promotion deal with another brand that he can’t promote — because, y’know, Nathan’s runs the event! — he was out.

Major League Eating said he wasn’t banned, but Chestnut is out. He’ll be at Fort Bliss in El Paso, downing dogs against soldiers on Thursday.

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52 Major League Eating records that belong to Joey Chestnut

Hot dogs aren’t Joey Chestnut’s only specialty.

There are few traditions more American than the equal parts fascinating and disgusting art of competitive eating.

And when it comes to competitive eating, there’s one undisputed king: Joey Chestnut.

Chestnut is best known for dominating the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, which is held on July 4 at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. He’s won the men’s title 15 times, which includes every year since 2007 except for 2015 when he was upset by Matt Stonie.

But Chestnut’s record-setting eating includes more than just hot dogs. Ahead of the latest installment of the contest, here’s a rundown of all the Major League Eating world records held by Chestnut.

Who is Geoffrey Esper? 5 things to know about the Nathan’s Hot Dog contest newest favorite

Everything you want to know about Geoff Esper as he chows down on hot dogs

If you’re just tuning into the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog contest and wondering why all the talk is about Geoff Esper and not Joey Chestnut, you’ve come to the right place.

For starters, Chestnut is not in this year’s competition. The competitive eating star and Major League Eating started beefing (sorry, not sorry) over Chestnut’s sponsorship with Impossible Foods to promote a plant-based hot dog. Understandably, that was not going to fly in an all-beef wiener contest.

With Chestnut out of this year’s competition, that made Esper the clear favorite to win at most sportsbooks.

Which brings us back to our original question: Who is Geoff Esper?

Let’s get you caught up with these five facts.

1. Geoff Esper is a 49-year-old school teacher

Teacher by day, competitive eater also by day.

Esper, who hails from Oxford, Massachusetts teaches electronics at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton about 60 miles west of Boston.

2. Esper holds 19 Major League Eating record

The list of Esper’s accomplishments is certainly impressive — among other adjectives.

Some of his records just don’t even seem possible:

  • 32.25 4oz egg roles in 8 minutes
  • 17.75 Bagels with Cream Cheese in 8 minutes
  • 281 Hooters Wings in 10 minutes
  • 23.75 lbs Strawberry Shortcake in 8 minutes
  • 9.75 pounds of SPAM (from the can) in 8 minutes

We absolutely cannot advise anyone try to beat these numbers at home.

3. Esper finished second to Chestnut at the Nathan’s contest in 2023

It’s a bummer we won’t get to see these two go head-to-head again this Fourth of July. While Chestnut finished with 62, Esper ate 49 hot dogs and buns.

The race for second place may actually have been more exciting last year than Chestnut’s sprint for first. Second and fourth place were separated by just four hot dogs.

4. Esper’s personal best for hot dogs is 51

Will Esper set a new personal record this week? If not, will 51 be enough to win the famed Coney Island contest?

5. Esper has three preferred beverages when competing

Esper told Food Challenge News in February 2023 that his preference is Blue Powerade, Crystal Light Fruit Punch or warm water, but it depends on the type of food he’s eating.