Video: See Joey Chestnut Eat 14 Pounds of Illegal Pete's Burritos and Not Die

Turns out Joey Chestnut is as good at eating burritos as he is at slamming down hot dogs. Chestnut is best known for having won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest over and over and over again. His 2014 victory marked his eighth straight triumph. But Chestnut is no one-food...

By Michael Roberts

May 26, 2015

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Turns out Joey Chestnut is as good at eating burritos as he is at slamming down hot dogs.

Chestnut is best known for having won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest over and over and over again.

His 2014 victory marked his eighth straight triumph.

But Chestnut is no one-food pony, as he proved last night following a Denver Outlaws game at Sports Authority Field.

The food was provided by Illegal Pete's, as seen in this Denver Outlaws Twitter shot:

Up next...@eatingcontest with @illegal_petes burritos. Things are about to get fun and messy!! pic.twitter.com/q8dE4bUnNO
— Denver Outlaws (@DenverOutlaws) May 25, 2015

The competitors even included Outlaws player Michael Simon — but Chestnut crushed the competition.

In just ten minutes, Chestnut stuffed down nineteen burritos.

That translates to approximately fourteen pounds of food.

For his trouble, Chestnut earned $2,500, as seen in this Illegal Pete's re-tweet from the Major League Eating account:

Your @DenverOutlaws @illegal_petes Champ @joeyjaws w new WR of 14.25 lb in 10. pic.twitter.com/PQ423JwU05
— Major League Eating (@eatingcontest) May 25, 2015

Afterward, Chestnut characterized his win as a nice warm-up for the next Nathan's contest, which is slated to take place on July 4.

With luck, all the burritos will have worked their way through his system by then.

Here's a 9News video of the gastronomic mayhem.

Send your story tips to the author, Michael Roberts.

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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