Matt Stonie | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Matthew Kai Stonie 1991 or 1992 (age 31–32) | ||||||||||||
| Other names | Megatoad | ||||||||||||
| Education | Valley High School | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Mission College | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Competitive eater, YouTuber | ||||||||||||
| Known for | Competitive eating champion | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Awards | 1x Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion (2015) | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 16.4 million subscribers[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 3.52 billion views[1] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: July 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Kai Stonie (born 1991 or 1992)[2][3][4] is an American competitive eater and YouTuber. Stonie won the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut.[5] Stonie has gained fame from his YouTube channel, to which he uploads video footage of his eating challenges.[4]
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Early life
Stonie was born in San Francisco, California and raised in San Jose.[6] He is of Japanese, Lithuanian and Czech ancestry.[4][6] He graduated from Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. In 2013, he was listed as weighing 134 pounds (61 kilograms) at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters).[4] His nickname, "Megatoad," is from the character Toad from the Super Mario franchise.[4] Stonie has a younger brother named Morgan Stonie, who is oftentimes involved with the production of his challenges uploaded to his YouTube channel.[7]
Career
Stonie's Major League Eating debut was at the Stockton Deep Fried Asparagus Championship in Stockton, California in 2011.[8] At the time, he was the youngest member of the Major League Eating organization, being 18 years old.[9] His first win came in 2010 in a lobster roll eating contest in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.[4]
On July 4, 2015, Stonie defeated eight-time defending Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut by eating 62 hot dogs to Chestnut's 60.[10]
As of January 2024, Stonie has amassed over 16.3 million subscribers and 3.62 billion video views on his YouTube channel, with his most viewed video having been viewed over 145 million times.[11]
In August 2022, Stonie partnered with TGI Friday's to release his own franchise of fast casual restaurants, Stonie Bowls.[12] The franchise focuses on large portion rice and poke bowls. Stonie would release the debut announcement of the franchise as a challenge video that urges viewers to beat his time in eating one of the 5 pound ultimate Stonie bowls.[13]
World records held
2013
- Birthday cake: 5.5 pounds in 9 minutes and 17 milliseconds (May 26, 2013).
- Frozen yogurt: 10.5 pounds of Yogurtland frozen yogurt at Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in 6 minutes (September 29, 2013).
- Kookamonga Burger: 7.5 pound burger from the Kooky Canuck in Memphis, Tennessee in 4 minutes, 43 seconds (October 26, 2013).
2014
- Indian taco: 32.5 Indian tacos in 8 minutes in Atmore, Alabama (March 29, 2014).
- Slugburgers: 43 slugburgers in 10 minutes (The World Slugburger Eating Championship Presented by Main Street Corinth, July 12, 2014).
- Pumpkin pie: 20.8 pounds in 8 minutes (Elk Grove Pumpkin Festival, October 5, 2014).
- Fastest McDonald's Happy Meal eaten in 15.22 seconds.
2015
- Bacon: 182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes in Daytona Beach, Florida (February 22, 2015).
- Iguana's Burritozilla: 5 pounds in 1 minute, 50 seconds (May 8, 2015).[14]
- Pork sandwiches (8 ounces): 15 sandwiches in 10 minutes at The Backyard at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Traditional carne asada tacos: 103 tacos in 8 minutes San Jose, California (August 15, 2015).
- Martorano's signature pasta & sauce: 10 pounds in 8 minutes at Martorano's and Paris Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, October 17, 2015).
- Smithfield pork ribs: 71 ribs in 5 minutes (Miami, November 24, 2015).
2016
- Silver dollar pancakes: 113 (1 oz) pancakes in 8 minutes (Chico, California, May 28, 2016) at The World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship.
- Moon Pies: 85 Moon Pies in 8 minutes (Memphis- October 15, 2016) at The World Moon Pie Eating Championship.
2017
- Chicken spiedies: 20.5 chicken spiedies in 10 minutes (Nichols, New York, August 12, 2017) at the Tioga Downs World Chicken Spiedie Eating Championship.
2020
- Halloween candy: 4 lbs 1.9 oz of Halloween candy in 6 minutes. (Las Vegas, Nevada, October 31, 2020)
2021
- Popcorn: 28.5 24oz servings of popcorn in 8 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada, April 25, 2021)
- Heart Attack Grill: 20,000 calorie burger in 4:10 (Las Vegas, Nevada, July 26, 2021)
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results
| Year | Hot Dogs | Placing |
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| 2011 | 34 | T-5th Place[15] |
| 2012 | 46 | 4th Place [16] |
| 2013 | 51 | 2nd Place[17] |
| 2014 | 56 | 2nd Place[18] |
| 2015 | 62 | 1st Place[19] |
| 2016 | 53 | 2nd Place[20] |
| 2017 | 48 | 3rd Place[21] |
| 2018 | 40 | 5th Place[22] |
| 2019 | 46 | 4th Place[23] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "About Matt Stonie". YouTube.
- ^ "Stonie, Rev. Henry J. Sr". The Boston Globe. May 29, 2022. p. A22.
Henry Stonie...is also survived by his two grandsons, Matthew Kai Stonie and Morgan Joe Stonie.
- ^ "Matt Stonie". Retrieved November 2, 2022.
Let's cut straight to the chase: Matthew Stonie won the 2015 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
- ^ a b c d e f Vorwerck, Molly (July 10, 2012). "Matt Stonie, San Jose resident and college student, aims to dethrone Joey Chestnut". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
The 20-year-old San Jose native...
- ^ "Eater Rankings". majorleagueeating.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Ho, Connie K. (September 9, 2016). "Matt Stonie Eats His Way to the Top". Pacific Citizen. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Matt Stonie vs 20lb Turkey". YouTube. November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
Since Thanksgiving is all about family, I gave my brother his own little turkey.
- ^ "2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Matt "Megatoad" Stonie Profile". donsturdy.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "The World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship". Major League Eating official website.
- ^ "Hot dog! Stonie eats 62 to dethrone Chestnut". ESPN.com. July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Most Korean Fire Noodles Ever Eaten (x15 Packs) | 불닭 볶음면 도전". YouTube. Matt Stonie. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "TGI Fridays expands its virtual restaurant partnership with C3". Nation's Restaurant News. August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "5lb ULTIMATE Poke Bowl - Can You Beat Me?". YouTube. Matt Stonie. August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Hero Eats Biggest Burrito We've Ever Seen In Under 2 Minutes". The Huffington Post. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ "Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nathan's Famous Fourth Of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Rivera, Joe (July 4, 2023). "Who beat Joey Chestnut? Revisiting Matt Stonie's win at the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest". The Sporting News. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Full Results From The 100th Anniversary Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Results from The 2018 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Results From The 2019 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest". Major League Eating. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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