At 29 years old, Joey Chestnut is the competitive eater who has won the infamous annual 4th of July Nathan’s hot dog contest. The 6 foot tall, 220 pound man has won the previous six years and broke his own records in the last three. Chestnut’s grand total was 69 and totaled a whopping 21,321 calories.
The contest that is held every year and contestants are given 10 minutes to eat as many Nathan’s hot dogs as they can complete with a bun. Through the years Chestnut’s winning has ranged between 56 and 68 hot dogs per win. The California native, won by 18 hot dogs.
