Joey Chestnut Net Worth

Net Worth:	$2 Million
Date of Birth:	November 25, 1983 (40 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	6 ft (1.8542 m)
Profession:	Competitive Eater
Nationality:	United States of America

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What is Joey Chestnut’s Net Worth?

Joey Chestnut is an American competitive eater who a net worth of $2 million. He is popular for being identified as one of the most successful competitive eaters in historical times.

Early Life

Chestnut is an American competitive eater, who was born in Vallejo, California on November 25, 1983. He was abandoned by his father when he was 2 years old and he was raised single-handedly by his mother.

He began competing in eating contests in 2005, while he was still an undergraduate at San Jose State. One of his initial significant contests involved eating asparagus. Joey finished roughly six and a half pounds of deep-fried food in just 11.5 minutes, earning the title of champion.

Career

Joey finished third in the 2005 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after consuming 32 dogs in his first attempt. Sonya Thomas, who finished in second place, ingested 37 dogs, while Takeru Kobayashi, who won, ingested 49.

Joey was successful in defeating Sonya Thomas in the Waffle House World Waffle Eating Championship that year.

In the 2006 Nathan’s competition, Kobayashi finished 53 and 3/4ths of the way, breaking the previous record. With 52, Joey came in second place and set a U.S. record.

At the 2007 competition, Chestnut overcame and devoured 63 hot dogs to win Kobayashi, taking home the main prize for the very first time.

Joey achieved eight consecutive victories in Nathan’s Contests from 2007 to 2015.

The 2015 competition was won by Matt Stonie, and Joey continued to win the following dive from 2016 to 2020.

In all of his contests, Chestnut is known to have brought home 74 hot dogs.

Earnings

For topping Nathan’s challenge, the top reward is $10,000. A best competitive eater might make between $250k and $500k per year in endorsement and rewards.

Joey Chestnut participated in dozens of competitions from 2005 to 2021 and took home more than $600,000 in prizes. However, what’s more significant is that Chesnut has taken advantage of his rising fame to land several lucrative endorsement.

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