![]() ![]() The company wanted him to promote and participate in four competitive eating contests and would pay him $10,000 for each event, according to Chestnut, who said the problem was he'd have to miss several days of work. Yet he still was working full-time for the construction management company and competing in food contests on weekends. So I had to convince my mom that I still had a plan for all that stuff." A major Pepto-Bismol momentīy 2010, Chestnut had won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest three times. You’ve got health care and retirement, all that stuff. Last week, days before the hot dog eating contest he has dominated since 2007, Chestnut reflected on his decision in 2010 to leave his job with a construction management company in Northern California and become a full-time competitive eater. No other competitor has eaten more than 64½.Īlmost all other competitive eaters do it part-time because they can't earn enough from it to make a living - much less the millions of dollars Chestnut said he has amassed. ![]() Most of his income is generated by contest earnings, paid appearances and endorsement deals, according to Chestnut, who has eaten as many as 76 hot dogs and buns during Nathan’s 10-minute contest. “You have to see yourself as a business when you’re working for yourself," said Chestnut, 39, who last year formed Joey Chestnut LLC and is represented by Everest Talent Management. Last year, Chestnut told USA TODAY Sports he earned more than $500,000 and his net worth exceeds $4 million. Joey Chestnut, expected to win the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July for the 16th time, has cashed in on his prowess as a competitive eater. Watch Video: Joey Chestnut wins 16th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eats over 60 hot dogs ![]()
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