Joey Chestnut went back home on Friday, conquering a new food challenge in the process.
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The competitive eating legend attempted to eat 99 Impossible Foods plant-based chicken nuggets in nine innings at the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers showdown at Oracle Park — and didn’t have much trouble with his goal. Chestnut, who was joined at the giant glove by a contest-winning fan who competed with him, consumed 275 nuggets across the nine innings, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He racked up 227 in five innings alone.
“I’ve done a lot of wild challenges over the years, but 99 nuggets in nine innings is a new one for me, and I’m fired up. Doing it back in the Bay where I grew up, at Oracle Park with the Giants, makes it even better,” Chestnut said before the event. “I’m a big fan, and it feels like a home game! … I’ve been training, I’m feeling good, so 99 should go down no problem. Honestly, just talking about it is making me hungry. … I hope they’ve got a few extras ready.”
Tonight, Joey Chestnut set out to eat 99 @ImpossibleFoods nuggets in 9 innings at @OracleParkSF
It’s now the 5th inning, and @joeyjaws has eclipsed the 200 mark pic.twitter.com/iV4HZlXVyq
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) September 13, 2025
Chestnut, 41, is widely regarded as the king of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, winning the event a record 17 times. However, his résumé doesn’t end there.
He holds over 50 world records, including devouring 182 chicken wings in 30 minutes, 141 hard-boiled eggs in eight minutes, 384 gyozas in 10 minutes and 102 tamales in 12 minutes. During halftime of a Cleveland Cavaliers game in March 2024, Chestnut competed in a pierogi-eating contest and promptly ate 39 in two minutes, beating the combined score (22) of three other contestants.
