American Hero Joey Chestnut Returns By Crushing 200 Boneless Wings
No Monday night out at Buffalo Wild Wings with ‘da boys’ compares to the latest super-human feat by Joey Chestnut.
Chestnut, the American hero recognized as the world's greatest eater, put up another record performance while normal people were busy shaking off the "Mondays."
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Chestnut was challenged by the official Buffalo Wild Wings account to crush 200 boneless wings.
It was the Week of the Chestnut, and BWW wanted a piece of the eating king.
NEW YORK, USA - JULY 04: Joey Chestnut won first place eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the men 2022 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island of the Brooklyn borough in New York City, United States on July 4, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Typically, after the Fourth of July, Chestnut is busy recovering from Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.
However, the 16-time Nathan's champ was barred from competing in this year's contest after he signed a deal with Impossible Foods, which creates fake meat for people to eat, viewed as a cardinal sin in competitive eating.
"hey @joeyjaws if you eat 200 boneless wings tomorrow at all you can eat, i’ll extend it to 8/14," B-Dubs posted on X on Sunday morning.
Rather than cower, Chestnut met the challenge and shared Monday that he officially defeated the wing gauntlet.
"Mission accomplished. 200 wings in under 38 minutes @bwwings all you can eat boneless," Chestnut posted on X on Monday afternoon.
To really cement his moment in history, Chestnut held up a sign with "200" scribbled on it, à la Wilt Chamberlain after his 100-point game (where's the footage, NBA?!).
Despite not having a running timer for the eating challenge, Chestnut reached the double-century mark in under 38 minutes.
Not only did Chestnut complete the challenge for his personal trophy case, but the achievement also extended Buffalo Wild Wings' "All You Can Eat" boneless wings special until Aug. 14.
A tasty meal and some promotional cash (likely) tossed in?
This guy can do absolutely anything; Chestnut is gobbling up the American Dream and begging for seconds.
To stick it to the folks at Nathan's, Chestnut accepted an invitation to Fort Bliss on the Fourth and starred in a ‘four-on-one’ style eating competition — eating hot dogs against four military men. Chestnut's marquee event helped raise $106,000 for military families, as OutKick's Amber Harding reported.
Some heroes wear bibs.
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