Joey Chestnut Eats 200 Buffalo Wild Wings Boneless Wings in Under 38 Minutes

“Mission accomplished,” Chestnut wrote on Twitter. “200 wings in under 38 minutes (Buffalo Wild Wings), all you can eat, boneless.”

It was just days after Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in an alternative eating contest on July 4. He had not previously participated in the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest, reportedly due to an issue with Impossible Foods.

At the “Pop Goes the Fort” event at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes. He did so against soldiers rather than his usual Major League Eating competitors.

Chestnut, the World’s Biggest Eater, has consistently won title after title at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. He has won the event 16 times since his first victory in 2007 with two separate streaks of eight consecutive belts. During those victories, he has eaten a total of 1,070 hot dogs, which is an average of nearly 67 per winning performance. That includes a record-breaking 76 hot dogs in 2021, which broke his own previous record. He just posted a 62 hot dog performance in 2024.

However, a dispute between Chestnut and Nathan’s led to his exclusion from the field. This issue stems from a partnership he has with Impossible Foods which, among other things, offers an alternative meat option. This agreement led to his exclusion from this event which, unfortunately for everyone involved, did not work out.

“I was saddened to learn through the media that after 19 years, I am banned from the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on the 4th of July,” Chestnut tweeted in a thread in response to his ban on June 11. “I love participating in this event, I love celebrating America with my fans all across this great country on the 4th of July, and I have been training to defend my title.”

Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report