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American competitive eater
Matt Stonie
Stonie in 2014
Born
Matthew Kai Stonie
1991 or 1992 (age 32–33)
Other names Megatoad Occupations
YouTuber
Known for Competitive eating champion Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m ) Awards 1x Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion (2015)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active 2012–present Genre
Subscribers 16.4
million subscribers[1] Total views 3.52 billion views[1]
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]
Early life
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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's younger brother Morgan is oftentimes involved with the production of his challenges uploaded to his YouTube channel.[7]
Career
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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]
Stonie has not competed in Major League Eating since 2019 due to a contract dispute, but has continued an independent eating challenge career on YouTube.[11]
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.[12]
In August 2022, Stonie partnered with TGI Fridays to release his own franchise of fast casual restaurants, Stonie Bowls.[13] 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.[14]
World records held
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According to Major League Eating, Stonie holds several world records in eating.[15] [16] [17]
Date
Food
Record
Ref.
September 28, 2013
Frozen yogurt
10.5 pounds of Yogurtland frozen yogurt at Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in 6 minutes
[18]
October 26, 2013
Kookamonga Burger
7.5 pound burger from the Kooky Canuck in 4 minutes, 43 seconds (Memphis, Tennessee )
March 29, 2014
Indian taco
32.5 Indian tacos in 8 minutes (Atmore, Alabama )
[19]
July 12, 2014
Slugburgers
43 slugburgers in 10 minutes (The World Slugburger Eating Championship Presented by Main Street Corinth)
[20]
October 5, 2014
Pumpkin pie
20.8 pounds in 8 minutes (Elk Grove Pumpkin Festival)
[21]
December 2014
McDonald's Happy Meal
15.22 seconds (Fastest Happy Meal eaten)
[22]
February 14, 2015
Birthday cake
14.5 pounds in 8 minutes (West Palm Beach, Florida )
[23]
February 22, 2015
Bacon
182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes (Daytona Beach, Florida )
[24]
May 8, 2015
Iguana's Burritozilla
5 pounds in 1 minute, 50 seconds
[25]
June 20, 2015
Pork sandwiches (8 ounces)
15 sandwiches in 10 minutes at The Backyard at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment (East Rutherford, New Jersey )
[26]
August 15, 2015
Traditional carne asada tacos
103 tacos in 8 minutes (San Jose, California )
October 17, 2015
Martorano's signature pasta & sauce
10 pounds in 8 minutes at Martorano's and Paris Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada )
[27]
November 24, 2015
Smithfield pork ribs
71 ribs in 5 minutes (Miami, Florida )
[28]
May 28, 2016
Silver dollar pancakes
113 (1 oz ) pancakes in 8 minutes at The World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship (Chico, California )
[29]
October 15, 2016
Moon Pies
85 Moon Pies in 8 minutes at The World Moon Pie Eating Championship (Memphis, Tennessee )
[30]
August 12, 2017
Chicken spiedies
20.5 chicken spiedies in 10 minutes at the Tioga Downs World Chicken Spiedie Eating Championship (Nichols, New York )
[31]
October 31, 2020
Halloween candy
4 lbs, 1.9 oz of Halloween candy in 6 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada)
[32]
April 25, 2021
Popcorn
28.5 24oz servings of popcorn in 8 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada)
[33]
July 26, 2021
Heart Attack Grill burger
20,000 calorie burger in 4:10 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
[34]
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results
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Year
Hot Dogs
Placing
2011
34
T-5th Place[35]
2012
46
4th Place [36]
2013
51
2nd Place[37]
2014
56
2nd Place[38]
2015
62
1st Place[39]
2016
53
2nd Place[40]
2017
48
3rd Place[41]
2018
40
5th Place[42]
2019
46
4th Place[43]
See also
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References
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^ "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 . Stonie, who was born in San Francisco, moved to San Jose, Calif., with his family when he was five years of age and has lived there ever since.
^ "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 .
^ Baccellieri, Emma (July 3, 2024). "Joey Chestnut Opens Up About Fourth of July Hot Dog Contest Ban" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 3, 2024 .
^ "Most Korean Fire Noodles Ever Eaten (x15 Packs) | 불닭 볶음면 도전" . YouTube . Matt Stonie. July 21, 2019. 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 .
^ "Records" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Matt Stonie" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "See the records held by new competitive-eating No.1, San Jose's Matt Stonie" . The Mercury News . July 16, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Stonie Yougurtland Champ, Wild Bill in 2nd" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "The Creek Indian Taco Eating Contest at Wind Creek's THROW DOWN" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Stonie defends Slugburger Festival title in eating contest - Daily Journal" . March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Gazette, Times (October 10, 2022). "WCH hosts World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship" . The Times Gazette . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Scinto, Maria (February 14, 2020). "Here's How Fast Matt Stonie Can Eat A McDonald's Happy Meal" . Mashed . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Stonie Shatters Birthday Cake Record At Palm Beach Outlets First Birthday Party!" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Local Man Sets World Record: Eats The Most Bacon - Good Day Sacramento" . www.cbsnews.com . February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Hero Eats Biggest Burrito We've Ever Seen In Under 2 Minutes" . The Huffington Post . May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015 .
^ "The Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship" . majorleagueeating.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Stapleton, Susan (October 20, 2015). "Matt Stonie Eats 20 Bowls of Pasta in Eight Minutes at Martorano's" . Eater Vegas . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Ribs for the record books | Meatpoultry.com | November 24, 2015 10:26 | MEAT+POULTRY" . www.meatpoultry.com . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Page, Justin (August 31, 2016). "Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Sets New World Record by Eating 113 Pancakes in 8 Minutes" . Laughing Squid . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "MoonPie eating competition comes to Memphis" . Action 5 News . October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Matt Stonie defends title in annual Tioga Downs Chicken Spiedie contest" . WETM - MyTwinTiers.com . August 13, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "Matt Stonie Eats 4 Pounds of Candy to Win First-Ever Halloween Candy Bowl" . IRL . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Mancini, Al (April 26, 2021). "Las Vegas man munches his way to world popcorn eating crown" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Roeben, Scott (August 19, 2021). "Dude Breaks Record for Eating 20,000 Calorie Burger at Heart Attack Grill" . Vital Vegas . Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "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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