JOEY CHESTNUT
Name: Joey Chestnut
Born: 25 November 1983 Vallejo, California
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American
competitive eater currently ranked first in the world by the International
Federation of Competitive Eating. On July 4, 2007, he won the 92nd Annual Nathan's
Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami"
Kobayashi by consuming 66 HDBs (hot dogs and buns) in 12 minutes, which set a
new world record. On June 2, 2007, during the Southwest Regional qualifier for
Nathan's contest at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, AZ, he set the previous world
record by eating 59.5 HDBs (Video).
Name: Joey Chestnut
Born: 25 November 1983 Vallejo, California
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American
competitive eater currently ranked first in the world by the International
Federation of Competitive Eating. On July 4, 2007, he won the 92nd Annual Nathan's
Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami"
Kobayashi by consuming 66 HDBs (hot dogs and buns) in 12 minutes, which set a
new world record. On June 2, 2007, during the Southwest Regional qualifier for
Nathan's contest at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, AZ, he set the previous world
record by eating 59.5 HDBs (Video).