1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Kaboom. If you thought four hours a day, minutes a 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: week was enough, I think again. He's the last remnants 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: of the old republic, a sole fashion of fairness. He 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: treats crackheads in the ghetto gutter the same as the 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: rich pill poppers in the penthouse. The Clearinghouse of Hot 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: takes break free for something special. The Fifth Hour with 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: Ben Maller starts right now in the air everywhere back 8 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: in the podcast Joe Joe for another edition The Fifth 9 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: Hour with Ben Maller and Danny G Radio. And we 10 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: are in for a special treat. Someone that I have 11 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: been hoping to chat with. I have said I need 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: to talk to this person, and Danny G has been 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: able to make this happen. He has booked a person. 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: We're about to talk to, one of the greats. And 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: you talk about greats, you talk about Leggis, and that 16 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: gets tossed around a lot in what we do. But 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: this is a bona fide signified, a living icon in 18 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: the world of sports. Do you think of the the 19 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: all time greats? I don't do Mount Rushmore's, I don't 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: do that kind of stuff. But Tom Brady, Michael Jordan's 21 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: babe Ruth, Wayne Gretzky, Joey Chestnutt, Mainbane. That's right, Joey 22 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: chestnut the greatest eater in the history of the recorded world, 23 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: and the hot dog eating contest. The Nathan's hot Dog 24 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: Eating Contest is coming up on the fourth of July. 25 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: So I said, well, this is the perfect time we 26 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: need to talk to Joey. Just not the Bay Area legend, 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: the man that went to San Jose states. We must 28 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: talk to him. I like the extended winner. How dare 29 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: you to set this up? If you're not a fan 30 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: of competitive meeting, Joey Chestnutt is like Secretariat compared to 31 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: all of the other competitive eaters, He's light years ahead 32 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: of everyone. He has world records for all kinds of things, 33 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 1: and the hot dog records the most famous. This is 34 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl my man, Joey Chestnut eight seventy four 35 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: Nathan's famous hot dogs and buns in ten minutes. He 36 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: set that world record back in But it's not just 37 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: hot dogs. This is what this guy does, this is 38 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: his life. He ate fifteen sixteen ounce bowls of gumbo. 39 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: He has the world record for gumbo in eight minutes. Uh. 40 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: He he ate thirty six ounds tacos, fish tacos, he 41 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: has that record. How about hard boiled eggs in eight minutes? 42 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: Joey Chestnut, the man, We're about to talk to a 43 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty one hard boiled eggs. It's insane, 44 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Holy CANNOLLI. Uh so there is no debate that Joey 45 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: Chestnut is the all time greatest eater. Come on in 46 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: man joining us here on the fifth hour with Ben 47 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: Maller and Danny g. Joey, thank you for doing this. 48 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: I know you're training and you don't like to do 49 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: a lot of these things before the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, 50 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: But can you paint the picture for us? What is 51 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: practice like for the hot dog contest over the years 52 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: has changed a little bit. When I was younger, I 53 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: could practice like every third day. Now it's now every 54 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: sixth day, and full on practices are. They're hard on 55 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: the body. It takes wild to recover. The practices are 56 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 1: are pretty much a simulated contest. I'm eating, oh my god, 57 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: seventy plus hot dogs towards towards the last few practices, 58 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: and then then it takes time to recover and then 59 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: preparation for my next practice and right now to two 60 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: days of fastening pretty much to cleanse so joey, like 61 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: when you're before. I had seen stories where you had 62 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: been quotas in like you did a lot of like 63 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: stretching your stomach out with like water and things like that, 64 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: but you actually eat seventy five hot dogs or so before. Yeah, 65 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: So there's there's water training in the mornings all every morning. 66 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: I'll wake up. First thing I do is I drink 67 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: a gallon of water and then I count how many 68 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: gulfs and it takes you do that. I'll drink a 69 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: little bit of milk, and there's just there's there's tricks 70 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: to keep the stomach stretched and loose. Even even if 71 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm not taking a ton of calories. At least once 72 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: a week, I have to do an actual eating eating 73 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: practice that it's uh runners, after run, I have to eat. 74 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: So who cooks the hot dogs for you? You have 75 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: like a team of people that make them. You have 76 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: to make them yourself. Like, how's that process work? I 77 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: was awesome to fiance and she's she can cook hot dogs, dude, 78 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: she almost Sometimes she makes them too tasty. It's it's 79 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: the trouble. So I have to make sure she had 80 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: has to undercook. I'm a little bit because sometimes on 81 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: the Fourth of July, Uh, if it's super hot, the 82 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: hot dogs get undercooked a little bit, and uh sorry, 83 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: I have to make sure that I'm not making them 84 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: too good. So when do you like get to New 85 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: York for the Are you there? Now? Do you go 86 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: in last minute? Like, yeah, yeah, you're there, I'm already 87 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: in New York. It helps me stay focused, uh while 88 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: while while I'm prepping and and doing my last last 89 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, just just keep getting ready for this event. Yeah, 90 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: So would you compare yourself? Like, I'm fascinated by this year. 91 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: I'm excited to talk to you because I've followed the 92 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: competitive eating for a long time and I remember the 93 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: days before you showed up on the scene and uh 94 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: and since you've been there, you're just dominated. But you're 95 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: so you'd say you're kind of like a boxer. Would 96 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: that be an accurate portrayal? Like a boxer before fight 97 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: you kind of spend a month getting ready or but 98 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: you do this year round, so you're always kind of enstraaining, right. 99 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: You do events throughout the year. It's not just the 100 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: hot dog contest. You're doing stuff all the time, right, Yeah, 101 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: you're kind of right. Um, it's kind of both was Uh. 102 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: For this contest, it's definitely more like a boxer marathon runner. 103 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get my body, every everything in tune 104 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: for for that for that tenaminent contest or that event. Uh, 105 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: And I'm trying to peak make sure my capacity is perfect. 106 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: And then there's other contests throughout the year, smaller ones 107 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: that I'm not going to practice for nearly as much, 108 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: but i still want to do my best. But by 109 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: by far, this this is the biggest contest of the year, 110 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: and I'm I'm I'm putting all going all in on 111 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: this one. So you've dominated over the years. You are 112 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: the gold standing, not even close with this hot dog 113 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: eating coust and the Anthans Hot Dog Eeting contest. Do 114 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: you ever get nervous anymore? You've done so many of 115 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: these things and you're just like the back of your 116 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: hand at this point. Or do you still get a 117 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: little nervous for something like this. I definitely get nervous. Uh. Yeah, 118 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm a shy guy naturally, but uh, I get I 119 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: get gumped up getting on stage in front of I 120 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: think there's like twenty five thousand people they're watching. Dude, 121 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: it's awesome. I'm nervous and I'm just adrenaline is pumping 122 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: and I can do feel like I can do, uh, 123 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: whatever I need to do, I'm willing to do it. 124 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: So you're like, I'm an introvert. I do a radio show, right, 125 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: I have a radio show some pretty well. But when 126 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm not doing that, I'm kind of like, you know, 127 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: I keep to myself. And are you that kind of you? 128 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: You're like me just to kind of keep to yourself, don't. 129 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: You're not an out there Yeah, I'm not. I'm not 130 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: super outgoing. Uh, and I'm not my mom. I was 131 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: seeking attention outside. Uh, it's just I'm really laid back. 132 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: But this one setting, I don't have a choice. I 133 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: gotta go out there and uh the phone, you're in 134 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: the Goldilocks zone with all the food. Right. I love 135 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: the story too. Right. I was reading your and I 136 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: heard this a while ago. Your brother kind of dragged 137 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: you into this, right, You did not anticipate in this 138 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: life that you have created that it wasn't right, That's exactly. Yeah, 139 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't my idea at all once, but uh yeah, 140 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: like I was, I was kind of ashamed how much 141 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: I could eat fairly growing up, But I was like, oh, 142 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: I was always like I'm not not ashamed as much 143 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: as I was just like self conscious that I was like, 144 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: all right, I don't don't want to go wild, make it, 145 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: make a fool of myself, embarrass myself. But as soon 146 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: as I got on stage that first time, it was 147 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: like it was it was like I found true love. 148 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: And uh, it was like I was like I was 149 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: bade for this and I don't have to hold back. Yeah, 150 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: I can push it to the limit. Yeah. So I 151 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: actually I wanted to ask you about that because you 152 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: were so much far ahead of everyone else who does 153 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: this in most of these contests, Like it's the old 154 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: nature versus nurture debate, Right you was it you were 155 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: just born with this? Or did you did you at 156 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: some point develop this? It sounds like you were born 157 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: with it, right, you just had to There's definitely there's 158 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: there's definitely some part of it. I was born with it, 159 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 1: and then uh, and then then after that's that's with 160 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: most things. Uh A natural runners naturally gonna be a 161 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: good runner, but to be on an Olympic runner have 162 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: to be naturally good and you have to you have 163 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: to train. My first contest for hot dogs, I did 164 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: twenty and a half and then uh and then as 165 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: flow as the train mean and figuring out my body. 166 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: Now I'm doing seventy six. So it's uh, there's definitely 167 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: nature and nurture. There's a combination. And uh, I think 168 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: anybody who trains, I could definitely train them up to 169 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: probably be about thirty hot dogs. But it takes a 170 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: lot of work. And uh, you have to love to eat. Yeah, 171 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: and when so when you were going up and I 172 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: heard the story that you would come home from from 173 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: school and just pig out right, you just go for it. Uh? 174 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: And does anyone else in your family have this skill? 175 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 1: Do you think you're the only one? Is it pass 176 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: down from generation? Oh? My god, it was. It was 177 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: a running joke like if a chestnut was gonna get 178 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: famous for something, it would be eating, because everybody in 179 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: our family is if we're huge eaters, like that's great, 180 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: Like we we we would have like we if we 181 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: brought friends over like for dinner, like they would be amazing. 182 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 1: Like the entire family just eat big portions for dinner. 183 00:09:56,280 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 1: It was like, you know it was like our the 184 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: only thing we have a huge family dinner every night. 185 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: That's great. And so this could be like the next generation, 186 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: like you know, Lebron's trying to get his kids in 187 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the NBA. Joey Chestnut right down the line and the 188 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: next great competitive eater right it's in. I don't know 189 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: if the world, I don't know if the world needs 190 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: another crazy chestnut right around. Well well, but but down 191 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: the life you to see what we could have a 192 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: hundred and forty hot dogs right the next the next way, 193 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: the next generation all that stuff. So now the other thing, 194 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: this comes up every year because the Hot Dog Contest 195 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: on the fourth of July, Nathans Hot Dog Contest, the 196 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:36,599 Speaker 1: Great Joy Chestnut here but the debate of are you 197 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,719 Speaker 1: an ath and I have I have seen some of 198 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: the stories about what happens to your body after an 199 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: event like this? Do you do you consider yourself an athlete? 200 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: Joe Oh, I have to the amount of the amount 201 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: of energy and thought and sacrifice aftertly I'm willing to 202 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: do for this. Uh, I definitely see myself an athlete, 203 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: and uh, some people don't. That's all right, right. I 204 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: remember when I was younger, there are people who have said, oh, 205 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: golf golfers. Golfers aren't athletic. It's not even a real sport. 206 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:11,719 Speaker 1: So it's things change, people's perspectives change. Yeah, I have 207 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: to just yeah, but I suffering. Yeah, you're testing your body, right, 208 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: you're testing the limits of your body, and and uh 209 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: and you also, I mean you're competing with other people. 210 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: So those are a lot of that. To me, it's 211 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: a sport. But what does your doctor say, do you 212 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: does your doctor say, what are you doing here? Knock 213 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: it off? Or is he cool? So so I moved 214 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: last year, so I finally found a new doctor, put 215 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: in some works finding a doctor. And he's a good dude. Uh. 216 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: He actually run my blood. I think it was like 217 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: just this year alone, He's running my blood four times. 218 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: Make sure all my organs are working right. Whatever I'm doing, 219 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: he said, they can keep doing it. He's a good guy. Right. 220 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 1: He used to have another doctor. She was she was 221 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: amazing back in California. She she's she was all about 222 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: how many brains from a new ideas to push myself 223 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: and how to state how to recover after the contest. 224 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: But they're looking at the numbers and uh, they're they're 225 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: they're making sure that I'm actually healthy, not not just 226 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: then I worried so much about the one time contests. 227 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: You're now in the Hoosier State, right, What the big 228 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 1: move to the to the Midwest? Is that for g 229 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: geographical reasons or I mean, you know, I get into it, 230 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: But that's a big move. It was a big move. 231 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: But so I travel so much for the eating contests 232 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: and UH and the appearances. It was great to be 233 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: in the middle of the country. I go to Florida, 234 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: I go to New York, Texas. It was just way easier. 235 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 1: And I have a lot of friends out here. I 236 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: miss California. I missed parts of it. It's it's great 237 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: to be on the East Coast time zone. And now 238 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: now I can do UH if I have to do 239 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: radio interviews early in the morning, it's so much easier. Yeah. 240 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm I'm thirty eight. Who knows. I might. 241 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: I might move back to California eventually. Yeah, it reminds 242 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: me doing the radio show. I the show seon Kid 243 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: and I got dragged Enjoy to the program director's office 244 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: and he had a big map right over his desk, 245 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 1: and he he pointed out where the population is in 246 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: the United States, and there's a lot of people live 247 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: in California obviously, but most of the population obviously in 248 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: the Eastern time zone. That's where people living. That's your 249 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: business and all that, But I wanted to ask you, now, 250 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 1: you went to San Jose State, when you were like 251 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: in college years ago, how did you envision your life 252 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: and you think you would have just like a regular 253 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: job and construction or engineering or something like that, or yeah, 254 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: that's that's that was the plan. I was getting the 255 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: civil engineering degree and I aage avanging myself working for 256 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: a general contractor working on project management. I was I 257 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: was on track for that, and uh then then I 258 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: fell in love with the competitive eating and it's just like, uh, 259 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: it just changed my direction completely. And like I said, 260 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 1: I was one of the things about competitive beatings that 261 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: I had never imagined that I that I enjoyed, is 262 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: I get to I get to make other people happy. 263 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: That there's people who drive for hours to come see 264 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: me and enjoy watching the contest. And I never imagined 265 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: that I have a fan base and that that I 266 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: enjoyed making happy. So it's a I would never would 267 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: have I mean I would have been a good, good 268 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: project manager, and I never made anything happy. I was 269 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: always arguing over money and schedules and and changes. It was. Yeah, 270 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: it was completely different and uh different, just different feel Yeah, yeah, 271 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: I know I wanted to. We talked about you're an 272 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: introvert like I am. We have that in common. And 273 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: but you've met so many people because of this. You're 274 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: you're a pop culture You're in pop culture every year 275 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: at the hot Dog and the Nathan's hot Dog Contest 276 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: every year, Joey. So, who's the coolest celebrity? Who's a 277 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: Joey Chestnut fan that you were very surprised to find out? 278 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: Is there somebody that pops in your head, somebody that 279 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: we know of celebrity or somebody from from pop culture? 280 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: Like why can't that guy's a fan of competitive eating? 281 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: He kind of enjoyed what I do. It was, it 282 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: was it was completely random. Uh. So a woman comes, oh, 283 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: Mr Crystal would like to meet you, and it was 284 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: Billy Crystal And then you help me, Mr Cheta. Yeah, 285 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: Billy Crystal. I mean I'd never expected him to want 286 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: to meet me, and uh and he was super nice. Yeah, 287 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: I have good questions and and uh it's a really 288 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: nice guy. That's cool. And then a leggie in Hollywood 289 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: and and that's alute legend and comic legends. So how 290 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: many events? Now this is your full time gig, right, 291 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: I mean you are you are the King of competitive leaders, 292 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: So you don't this is your job. You're training year around. 293 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: So how many events on average do you do in 294 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: a year? Is your number A sweet spot? It's that's 295 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: actually eating contests or about twenty uh during the summer. 296 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: It will pick up. I think after hot Dogs on 297 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: July twenty seven, they'll be in I'll be in Vegas 298 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: getting Raising Cain's chicken fingers. Yeah, there you go. That's 299 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: my spot. Joe, you gotta do bet Joe, you gotta 300 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: do me proud. That's my that's my chicken finger place. 301 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: I love it. It's like it's like I'm a kid. 302 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: I was like, it's like I'm Peter Pan chicken fingers. 303 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm trying to break a record and trying to get 304 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: I want to get fifty in five minutes and uh so, 305 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: so yeah, it's I got that one coming up in July. 306 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: I got a rib contest in August, uh in Minnesota 307 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: and it's so oh chicken wings and buffalo and late August. 308 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: So it's so I get to eat all. Oh yeah, 309 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to the summer. I'm gonna eat a 310 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: ton of good food that I love. You're like, it's 311 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: like it's like Willy Wonka, but with food with not 312 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: just chocolate. You're you're doing now, you do not Sometimes 313 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: you eat really things that are kind of nasty. Brain 314 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: pacos does not sound just so that was all right. 315 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: So the only reason why I agree to go to 316 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: that contest was it was a a It was at 317 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: a huge zombie pub crawl and it was a big party, 318 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: and it was it was a great party. I'm telling 319 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: you it was. It was a fun time and uh 320 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: but it was it was brain tacos and they looked 321 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: brains and they were rough. I had to pretty much 322 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: eat with my eyes closed and just only open them up, 323 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: just make sure I was one ahead of the guy 324 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: next to me. That there is that the worst thing 325 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: you've eaten in a contest. There is there something more 326 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: worse than that, and worse than Unfortunately there's one that's worse. 327 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: There was early on in the creation. Then it shouldn't 328 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: have been worse. It should be. It should have been delicious. 329 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: I was eating crab cakes, uh casino and it was 330 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: in Delaware, and I remember I arrived at the event 331 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: and they already had the food sitting out and I 332 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, that's weird. And then when they when 333 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: we got called up, I announced that I could smell. 334 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: It was like there was fish in there and they've 335 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: been sitting out for and it was. I almost got 336 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 1: sick during the contest, and I it was the only 337 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: time I had to run off stage. After the contest. 338 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:02,959 Speaker 1: They literally get food poisoned everybody, and Uh, I'll never 339 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: go We'll go back to midway slots in Delaware. Shot fired. 340 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: So that's the one you have nightmares about. You don't 341 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: have nightmares hot dogs or anything else, but that's the 342 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: one that pops. That's the one. And I love crab cake. 343 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: I turned me off for crab cakes for quite a while, 344 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: but now I can't even eat them again. But d 345 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: it was I'm not calling any punches with that. That 346 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: that that's like, I'm not a fish guy anyway, but 347 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: the idea of fish shitting out, Oh my god, that's 348 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: that's that is horrible. That's a stomach ache waiting to happen. So, now, 349 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: what is the easiest food eat you? What's the one 350 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: that you can just NonStop in a contest setting that 351 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: you have no problem with it? That is, people would 352 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: say hot dogs because you're so good at it. But 353 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: is there something else that's just easy to eat in 354 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: the contest? Yeah, how do how dogs are naturally good 355 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: for me? But it's such a big contest. I'm putting working. 356 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: I'm I'm not going easy on it. Uh, once in 357 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: a while checking wings. Chicken wings are it's not a 358 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: capacity food, it's a technique food. And uh it's it's 359 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: a fun one. If they're usually Buffalo, they're amazing Wingfest 360 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: and uh the people who show up to that event 361 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: are always there there. They love love, I mean, it's 362 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: a huge event and uh I always have a great 363 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: time there the chicken wing guy. But you're gonna be 364 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: You're gonna sit a record. I'm so exciting. I you're 365 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: going to the Canes thing later the summer, after the 366 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: hot dog thing, And yeah, I can polish off six 367 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: Joey in about twenty minutes at my when I eat lunch, 368 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: the candy at combo. But you're you said fifty and 369 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: how what's the time on that? I want to I 370 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: want to make sure I want I'm gonna have five 371 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: minutes to five. I'm really hoping I can do. I'm 372 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: gonna have to hustle. Oh yeah, that's gonna be cool. 373 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: Let's get back to the the Nathans things this weekend 374 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: on the fourth of July. So the question when I 375 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: I talked about this every year. I'm fascinated about what 376 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: you do and I want to know it kind of 377 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: walk us through post contest, because that's the one people 378 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: ask many questions about what happened when a human being 379 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: pushes the limits like the Great Joey Chestnut. It's seventy 380 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: plus our talks. So right after, how many hours does 381 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: it take for your shall we say, to things to 382 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: exit out of the fireworks? Yes? Yes, the light of 383 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: the light show. Uh, it's a I I've never exactly 384 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: timed it, but yeah, I would say it's roughitly five 385 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: hours before nature starts working. But it's it's weird because 386 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: so after after the contest, I have to do interviews 387 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: for about an hour afterwards, and they put it for 388 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: me this weird like bullpen and they bring more people 389 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: up every every five minutes interview meanings. So it takes 390 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: it takes about an hour to get through that. Then 391 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: then it takes an hour to get to get back 392 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: to the hotel in Manhattan. So and then I pass 393 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: out about I say, about five hours after the contest. 394 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: I wake up with a look in my eye that 395 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: I'm I'm I'm running, you're running? And then are we 396 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: talking hours on the iron portion or yeah it's people 397 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: are like people thinking that it's not it's not the 398 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: way it works is uh, there's no, it's not coming 399 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: out all at once, so there will be different waves 400 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: and uh, it comes in waves, and yeah it's And 401 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: then I would I'm I'm happy, I dode, I got 402 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: I gotta dude. Wife sponsors sponsorship the went wives for men. 403 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: You joke, that's what That's what I'm putting them the 404 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: use I love it. I love it. And then uh, 405 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: and how long until before before you you feel normal? Like? 406 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: Is there? Is it a couple of days? Is it 407 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: a week? How long it's it takes it? And no, 408 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: it's if it's a good uh portagely and I'm not 409 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: be hydrated, it'll take me about a day and a 410 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: half to feel pretty close to normal. Uh, and then 411 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: then and then another another day or another day and 412 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: a half uh to get back to my normal weight. 413 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: But uh, yeah, it takes it takes about three days 414 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: to get get pretty close to normal normal. Um. But 415 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: there's different degrees of and when recovering. Have you pushing 416 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: the body that hard? Uh? Definitely takes some time to recover. 417 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: So what's your diet like normally like when you're out 418 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: just like during when you're not training for an event? 419 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: You just are you doing fasting? Like eat like pretty 420 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: I hate pretty clean and unless i'm unless I uh, 421 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,719 Speaker 1: I try to once a week, I'm definitely having uh. 422 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: Just I wouldn't say reward days as much as like, oh, 423 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: I'm I'm enjoying enjoying food. I'm not. I'm not holding back, 424 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: but I try to keep it pretty uh pretty pretty 425 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: strict diet, low carb, high protein and uh and and 426 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: and and it allows it so that I, uh that 427 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: once a week, I during the weekends and I can 428 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: push it with whatever food I want, whether it's contest 429 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: or or or just pure pure pleasure. So do you 430 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: have a man cave with You've one like these belts 431 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: and these awards and all this all over the country. 432 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: You have like a big man cave in your house 433 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: in Indiana, a trophy room or what do you do 434 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: with all this stuff? Oh? My god, I have Uh 435 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: so I have a couple of boxes I never unpacked 436 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 1: from California, a lot of my trophies. I I have 437 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 1: an office with with with a ton of my trophies. 438 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, so so yeah, they're kind of spread around. 439 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: I need a man cave. Uh, I need to put 440 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 1: some work into that. But it's uh, there's a lot 441 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: of them. Uh and uh, yeah it was. It was okay, 442 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: it was. It's weird. You don't realize. I didn't. Yeah, 443 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: I didn't know how many contests I did until I 444 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: was actually packing up all the all the trophies. Yeah. 445 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,719 Speaker 1: So yeah, you never know until you move how much 446 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: stuff you have. Right, Yeah, it's weird. It's a pain 447 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,239 Speaker 1: in the pain the behind there. Man. Alright, So, how 448 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: many more years you're doing this show? You you said 449 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: you're thirty eight, right, you're gonna be your forty before 450 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: you know it and all that. So how many more 451 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: years you have in this? I don't know. I feeling 452 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: I feel good. I looked at Tom Brady he's still 453 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: going at forty three. Uh there forty four now, Yeah, 454 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: but it's uh, I need to make sure that I 455 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 1: remained healthy, so I gotta keep putting work in. Uh 456 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 1: it'd be nicer to be nice to start working out 457 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: a little bit more so that I can. Uh that 458 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,959 Speaker 1: I can. And there's a couple of things I need 459 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: to do to make sure that I can stay healthy 460 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: and keep pushing it. But uh, I know I got 461 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: at least at least two more years. Yeah. And then 462 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: and you're you got the website there you're selling Is 463 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: that your sauce? Right? Your name is that? Yeah, that's you. 464 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: How's that going? And people buying the sauce. It's fun. Yeah, 465 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: a lot of people buying sauces. Uh, and people who 466 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: love to eat. So, yeah, we've got the Cony sauce, 467 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: which is like it's's kind of like a catch up. 468 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: It's uh, it's not not not quite a sweet to 469 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: catch up, a little bit more tang to it. And uh, 470 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: then my spicy muster that which I'm in love with, 471 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: I'll put that on. I love that hot dogs or 472 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: anything that. Yeah, any sandwich, that's cool. And then I 473 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: saw you can get in an autograph or you'll autograph. 474 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: People buy stuff on there, And I mean, this is 475 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: I guess a cheap commercial. Why not? But on your website, 476 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: Joy Chestnut's website you can buy sauce, you autogo something. 477 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: So you mentioned it. So I just wanted to kind 478 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: of wrap up with this. So you said you could 479 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: train someone like as a coach, a competitive eating coach. 480 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: Do people ask you about coaching? Do they say, hey, 481 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: help me out, I need some pointers on this and 482 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: and uh and would you get into that Once you're 483 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: done physically doing the eating, would you teach other people 484 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: how to do it? Yeah, I've definitely there's definitely been years. 485 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: Have helped over the years, uh and helped it and 486 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: I enjoy it. I enjoy seeing them, uh push their 487 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 1: bodies to a new new level. Uh, it's it's a 488 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: weird kind of Uh. Yeah, I I enjoy seeing other 489 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: people do it. Um. Sometimes I'm definitely against it. I 490 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: don't think I don't think there's enough. It's not I 491 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: don't want to make a career out of that, but 492 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: I I still love the contest. But you think thirties 493 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: about the limit? Right? You said about when you could 494 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: teach somebody. I think I think most Yeah, most people 495 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: who I've seen a lot of people who who had 496 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: no like natural ability, and it drew just sheer determination. 497 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: They were able to get to thirty uh and they 498 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: eat like a bird naturally and then they student doing 499 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: practices and some jaw exercises and throat and swallowing exercises 500 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: and uh that they they're able to work up their capacity. 501 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: So it's uh an ability. So so it's uh that 502 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: anybody can be trained. Gosh, And so what's the goal 503 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: Monday fourth or July? Do you have a number in 504 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: your head that you're looking for for the hot dog contest? Joys, Oh, 505 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: I got. I'm really hoping just to find a good rhythm. 506 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: If I find a good rhythm and the hot dogs 507 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: are fast, they're good hot dogs, I'll be close to 508 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: a record. But I just want to I want to 509 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: find that rhythm where my body is happy and I'm 510 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: I'm not forgetting to breathe that I'm feeding off the 511 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: energy in the audience for the last couple of minutes 512 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: and I'm pushing to the limit. Let it flow right, yeah, 513 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: my flow state, and uh, it's just gonna hopefully if 514 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: I have to do that. I'll be pushing our record 515 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 1: listen Joy. It's great to talk to you. I'm so 516 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: excited we did this and I'll be watching. We'll all 517 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: be watching on the fourth of July. And good luck 518 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: and continue to Thanks for doing this, Jo, I appreciate it. Oh, 519 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: thank you. Do you take care