On October 28, 2007, between 2:33 and 2:41, Chestnut ate 103 Krystal burgers in the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chestnut knocked off Kobayashi 66–63, leading to the latter's first defeat in the contest in six years. On July 4, 2007, Chestnut and Kobayashi battled the field in a record-setting hot dog eating battle in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. In this competition, he ate 182 chicken wings in 30 minutes, becoming a Wing Bowl champion and record holder.Ĭhestnut was seen on a YouTube video drinking a gallon of milk in 41 seconds. In 2007, Chestnut won the Wing Bowl XV, an annual Philadelphia event at the Wachovia Center. He ate 45 bratwurst sausages in ten minutes. Chestnut lost to Kobayashi in the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Although Chestnut turned in a great performance, leading Takeru Kobayashi through most of the contest, the final tally put Chestnut at 52 and Kobayashi at 53 + 3⁄ 4 (a new world record). As July 4 approached, there was speculation that 2006 might be the year when Kobayashi would be beaten. He later beat her by eating 91 hamburgers in the finals, finishing second to the 97 hamburgers consumed by Kobayashi.Ĭhestnut qualified for the 2006 Nathan's Contest by eating 50 HDB. Ĭhestnut defeated Thomas in the Waffle House World Waffle Eating Championship and placed second to her in a Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship qualifier, eating 56 Krystal Burgers in eight minutes to her 57. On October 22, 2005, Chestnut set a new world record for downing 32.5 grilled cheese sandwiches in ten minutes at the Arizona State Fair, as part of the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship circuit. That same year, during Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he ate 32 HDB, placing third behind Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas.
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 a world record 66 hot dogs and buns (HDB) in 12 minutes, after losing to Kobayashi in 20. Chestnut's height is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) his weight is 230 pounds (100 kg). He is a Vallejo, California native and resides in Westfield, Indiana. He is currently ranked first in the world by Major League Eating. Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater.