Joey Chestnut is the greatest competitive eater of all time. "Jaws,” as they call him, has won the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 16 (!) times, taken down the most HDB (hot dogs and buns) ever with 76—a record he set in 2021—and overall holds 55 competitive eating world records.
After a year off in 2024 due to a ban that came from a sponsorship with a Nathan's competitor, Chestnut will be back at it this coming Friday, July 4 at Coney Island—and has his eyes set on breaking his record of 76 dogs. He told Barstool Sports' Pardon My Take podcast on Wednesday that he's "hungry" to get back to it, that it's "go time,” and even described what the weather would have to look like for him to have a chance at the record:
