Joey Chestnut Sets Record, Eats Nine Pounds of Turkey in Ten Minutes

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’

Joey Chestnut sets record at World Turkey-Eating Championship (Fox St. Louis)

Contestants in the World Turkey-Eating Championship Saturday got an early start to Thanksgiving. Each contestant was given a 20-pound turkey and ten minutes to eat as much of it as possible. When the time was up, turkeys were weighed to see who ate the most.

Well-known competitive eater Joey Chestnut “gobbled” down 9.35 pounds of turkey. That was enough to set a new world record and walk away with $5,000.

The other contestants split the rest of the $10,000 pot.

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