Joey Chestnut, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American competitive eater and reality show contestant
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1983
Place of Birth: Vallejo, California, United States
Profession: athlete
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Joey Chestnut
- Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater.
- He is currently ranked first in the world by Major League Eating.
- He is a Vallejo, California native and resides in San Jose, California.
- Chestnut's height is 6-feet-one-inch (1.85 m); his weight is 230 pounds (104 kg). 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 66 hot dogs and buns (HDB) in 12 minutes, which improved the world record.
- The following year, he successfully defended his title by winning a 5 hot dog eat-off after tying Kobayashi in consuming 59 HDB in 10 minutes.
- On July 4, 2009, Chestnut beat Kobayashi again, by consuming a world record 68 HDB and winning his third consecutive title.
- On July 4, 2010, Chestnut took home his 4th consecutive Mustard Belt eating 54 HDB.
- The 2010 contest was a runaway victory, as Kobayashi did not compete due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating.
- On July 4, 2011, he won his fifth-consecutive championship with 62 HDB.
- 2012 marked his sixth consecutive win, when Chestnut tied his own world record from 2009 by devouring 68 HDB.
- In 2013, Chestnut captured his seventh straight title, eating a total of 69 HDB, breaking his previous world record.
- In 2014, Chestnut captured his eighth straight title eating a total of 61 HDB. Chestnut lost the 2015 Hot Dog eating contest to Matt Stonie.
- On July 4, 2016, Chestnut regained the championship belt from Stonie by eating 70 hot dogs; 3.5 hot dogs short of his record-setting qualifying round.
- A year later on July 4, 2017, he raised the bar again by raising his record to 72 hot dogs; and again the following year to a world record of 74.
- In 2019, he secured a twelfth title, but failed to beat his record, eating 71 hot dogs.
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