Competitive eater Joey Chestnut set a new world record in Netflix’s live specialChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef. The event was streamed live on August 25, 2025, exclusively on Netflix from the HyperX Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas. Chestnut, now 40 years old from Fulton County, Kentucky, is ranked as the number one competitive eater in the world by Major League Eating. He is a 16-time champion of the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest that takes place each year in Coney Island, New York, losing only one time in 2015 between 2007 and 2023.
Joey Chestnut Ate 83 Hot Dogs In Netflix’s Unfinished Beef Competition
He broke the previous world record of 76 that he set in 2021
Joey Chestnut made a major statement during Netflix’s live specialChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beefby breaking his own world record of most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes.Chestnut previously set the record at the 2021 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest with a total of 76before crushing his own peak with an astounding 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Kobayashi didn’t even come close to matching Chestnut’s pace, finishing the event with an impressive but not good enough total of 67 hot dogs. This total did not even surpass Kobayahi’s personal best of 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes set in 2011, which at the time surpassed Chestnut’s world record of 68.
All these statistics, as well as any debates about the GOAT of competitive eating, are now ancient history due to Chestnut’s historic performance at Netflix’s live specialChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef.While the rivalry was real leading into and during the competition,Chestnut expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Kobayashi live on stageafter setting the new world record. “I’ve been trying to hit 80 hot dogs for years. Without Kobayashi, I was never able to do it. He drives me. We weren’t always nice to each other, but I love what he can do. We push each other to be our best.”
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Without Kobayashi to motivate Chestnut further, 83 hot dogs might be the new world record for quite some time.
After Kobayshai was the undisputed champion of hot dog eating throughout the early 2000s, Chestnut took the crown and ran with it for the better part of the last two decades. Some of their battles at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests over the years were quite competitive and came down to the wire. Chestnut and Kobayashi tied with a total of 59 hot dogs and buns eaten at the 2008 contest, but Chestnut ultimately bested Kobayashi in an improvised and controversial 5 hot dog sudden death challenge.Kobayashi stopped competing at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests in 2009, leaving Chestnut to go on a dominating streak ever since.
Chestnut’s performance at Netflix’s live specialChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beefnot only set a new personal best and world record, but it just may mark his all-time career record for hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes. While Chestnut hasn’t announced his retirement from competitive eating, he revealed thatit took a head-to-head battle against his greatest rival Kobayashi to get over the coveted 80 hot dogs threshold, which he impressively did and then some to get to the new world record of 83. Chestnut has shown consistent improvement throughout his long tenure as Nathan’s champion, eating 70 or more hot dogs between 2016 and 2021. Without Kobayashi to motivate him further, 83 hot dogs might be the new world record for quite some time.
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Chestnut may hold a commanding new world record afterChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef, but he also recognizes the greatness of Kobayashi.
Kobayashi compared the rivalry between him and Chestnut to the classic NBA feud between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. However, in terms of legacy, Kobayashi is more like the Michael Jordan to Joey Chestnut’s LeBron James. Kobayashi was the undisputed champion between 2001 and 2006, beating Chestnut in 2005 and 2006 in Chestnut’s first two Nathan’s contests. Considering that Kobayashi doubled the previous record of 25 hot dogs in 2001, he completely changed the world of competitive eating and is the biggest trailblazer in the sport’s history. Chestnut may hold a commanding new world record afterChestnut v. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef, but he also recognizes the greatness of Kobayashi and all that he has done for the evolution of competitive eating.
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Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
Cast
Hosts Rob Riggle And Nikki Garcia oversee a live epic clash between famous competitve eaters Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.
