Joey Chestnut, the God king of competitive eating himself is one again aiming to shatter his own record at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. It’s a good time to look back at his astounding eating career and appreciate just how absurd his professional eating records are.
Joey Chestnut’s eating records are as gross as they are impressive
103 BURGERS IN 8 MINUTES!
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James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Thankfully most of Chestnut’s records were a part of sponsored events, which means we have access to calculating the approximate number of calories he ingested using MyFitnessPal. I feel like this is a gross misuse of the website, but here we are.
Joey Chestnut’s Most Horrifying Eating Records
Hot Dogs
Record: 73.5 hot dogs and buns
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 20,580
Equivalent to: 29.4 slices of Strawberry Cheesecake
Apple Pie
Record: 4.375 three-pound pies.
Time: 8 minutes
Calories: 26,040
Equivalent to: 44 Big Macs
Deep Fried Asparagus
Record: 12 pounds, 9 ounces.
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 22,950
Equivalent to: 44 Venti Caramel Brulee Frapucchinos.
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Burritos
Record: 14.5 pounds
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 16,884
Equivalent to: 55 plates of spaghetti.
Chicken Wings
Record: 182 wings
Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 13,104
Equivalent to: 7 pounds of cheddar cheese.
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Donuts
Record: 55 glazed donuts
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 10,450
Equivalent to: 475 Hershey’s Kisses
Hard Boiled Eggs
Record: 141
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 4,653
Equivalent to: 16 pieces of fried chicken.
Gumbo
Record: 1.875 gallons
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 4,586
Equivalent to: 20 pounds of kale.
Hamburgers
Record: 103 Krystal Burgers
Time: 8 minutes
Calories: 13,390
Equivalent to: 6.2 pounds of scrambled eggs.
Shrimp Wontons
Record: 390 wontons
Time: 8 minutes
Calories: 25,350
Equivalent to: 69 six ounce filet mignons.
Taco Bell Tacos
Record: 53 beef soft tacos
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 9,540
Equivalent to: 35 servings of Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked ice cream.
Poutine
Record: 25.5 pounds
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 24,278
Equivalent to: 6.7 large pepperoni pizzas.
And the grand daddy of them all ...
Tamales
Record: 102 tamales
Time: 10 minutes
Calories: 28,560
Equivalent to: 11.4 days of food, according to the USDA.
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