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• Joey Chestnut is a competitive eater who is currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.IFOCE: Rankings He is a three-time champion of the Wing BowlPhilly.com: Joey Chestnut Wins Again (February 1, 2008) and the reigning champion of the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.The Associated Press: Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Contest After Eat-Off (July 4, 2008)

  On July 4, 2009, Chestnut defended his title as the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champ. He consumed 68 hot dogs in ten minutes to set a new world record.http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/04/2009-07-04_nathans_.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 25, 1983
  2. College: San Jose State University
  3. Nickname: Jaws
  4. Broke world record on October 12, 2008, by eating 45 slices of pizza in 10 minutesNY Daily News: Chestnut breaks pizza-eating record with 45 slices in 10 minutes
  5. Broke world record on June 2, 2007, by eating 59.5 hot dogsUSA Today: Calif. Man Devours Hot Dog Eating Record (June 3, 2007)
  6. Wing Bowl champion: 2006, 2007 and 2008Philly.com: Joey Chestnut Wins Again (February 1, 2008)
  7. Chestnut has consumed 5.5 pounds of pork ribs in 12 minutesSFGate.com: Joey Chestnut Hopes to Be the New Face of Speed... (May 27, 2006)
  8. Chestnut has eaten 18.5 waffles in 10 minutesSFGate.com: Joey Chestnut Hopes to Be the New Face of Speed... (May 27, 2006)
  9. Won 2008 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in overtime against Takeru KobayashiABC News: Hot Dog Heavyweight: Chestnut Wins Again (July 4, 2008)

• Pizza Eating Champ

  On October 12, 2008, Chestnut competed in the Famous Famiglia pizza-eating contest in Times Square, New York. He ate 45 slices of pizza in 10 minutes, breaking the previous record of 22 slices.NY Daily News: Chestnut breaks pizza-eating record with 45 slices in 10 minutes

• Jaws is an Eating Machine

  As a student at San Jose State University, Chestnut entered competitive eating by winning a fried asparagus contest in 2005.SFGate.com: Joey Chestnut Hopes to Be the New Face of Speed... (May 27, 2006) He was the Wing Bowl buffalo wings eating champion for three years,Philly.com: Joey Chestnut Wins Again (February 1, 2008) and in 2007 he won both the Wing Bowl title and the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.The New York Times: The Winner and New Champion, With 66 Hot Dogs (July 5, 2007)

  Chestnut has held recognized records in competitive eating for: Pizza, waffles, jalapeno poppers, grilled cheese sandwiches, pork ribs, horseshoe sandwiches, gyoza, pulled pork, asparagus, buffalo wings, hot dogs, hamburgers, matzo balls and kolaches.IFOCE: Records

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  Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | Wing Bowl | Takeru Kobayashi | Hot Dogs

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