Matt Stonie Explained

Matt Stonie
Other Names:Megatoad
Birth Name:Matthew Kai Stonie
Known:Competitive eating champion
Height:5feet
Awards:1x Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion (2015)
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Matt Stonie
Channel Display Name:Matt Stonie
Channel Name:MegatoadStonie
Years Active:2012–present
Subscribers:16.4million subscribers
Views:3.52 billion views
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2014
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2015
Diamond Button:yes
Diamond Year:2020
Stats Update:July 4, 2023

Matthew Kai Stonie (born)[1] [2] is an American competitive eater and YouTuber. Stonie won the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut.[3] Stonie has gained fame from his YouTube channel, to which he uploads video footage of his eating challenges.[4]

Early life

Stonie was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in San Jose.[5] He is of Japanese, Lithuanian and Czech ancestry. He graduated from Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. In 2013, he was listed as weighing 134lb at a height of 5feet. His nickname, "Megatoad," is from the character Toad from the Super Mario franchise. Stonie's younger brother Morgan is oftentimes involved with the production of his challenges uploaded to his YouTube channel.[6]

Career

Stonie's Major League Eating debut was at the Stockton Deep Fried Asparagus Championship in Stockton, California, in 2011.[7] At the time, he was the youngest member of the Major League Eating organization, being 18 years old.[8] His first win came in 2010 in a lobster roll eating contest in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.

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.[9]

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.[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 Fridays 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

According to Major League Eating, Stonie holds several world records in eating.[14] [15] [16]

!Date!Food!Record!
Frozen yogurt10.5 pounds of Yogurtland frozen yogurt at Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in 6 minutes[17]
Kookamonga Burger7.5 pound burger from the Kooky Canuck in 4 minutes, 43 seconds (Memphis, Tennessee)
Indian taco32.5 Indian tacos in 8 minutes (Atmore, Alabama)[18]
Slugburgers43 slugburgers in 10 minutes (The World Slugburger Eating Championship Presented by Main Street Corinth)[19]
Pumpkin pie20.8 pounds in 8 minutes (Elk Grove Pumpkin Festival)[20]
McDonald's Happy Meal15.22 seconds (Fastest Happy Meal eaten)[21]
Birthday cake14.5 pounds in 8 minutes (West Palm Beach, Florida)[22]
Bacon182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes (Daytona Beach, Florida)[23]
Iguana's Burritozilla5 pounds in 1 minute, 50 seconds[24]
Pork sandwiches (8 ounces)15 sandwiches in 10 minutes at The Backyard at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment (East Rutherford, New Jersey)[25]
Traditional carne asada tacos103 tacos in 8 minutes (San Jose, California)
Martorano's signature pasta & sauce10 pounds in 8 minutes at Martorano's and Paris Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)[26]
Smithfield pork ribs71 ribs in 5 minutes (Miami, Florida)[27]
Silver dollar pancakes113 (1 oz) pancakes in 8 minutes at The World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship (Chico, California)[28]
Moon Pies85 Moon Pies in 8 minutes at The World Moon Pie Eating Championship (Memphis, Tennessee)[29]
Chicken spiedies20.5 chicken spiedies in 10 minutes at the Tioga Downs World Chicken Spiedie Eating Championship (Nichols, New York)[30]
Halloween candy4 lbs, 1.9 oz of Halloween candy in 6 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada)[31]
Popcorn28.5 24oz servings of popcorn in 8 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada)[32]
Heart Attack Grill burger20,000 calorie burger in 4:10 (Las Vegas, Nevada)[33]

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results

YearHot DogsPlacing
201134T-5th Place[34]
2012464th Place [35]
2013512nd Place[36]
2014562nd Place[37]
2015621st Place[38]
2016532nd Place[39]
2017483rd Place[40]
2018405th Place[41]
2019464th Place[42]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: . 2022-05-29 . Stonie, Rev. Henry J. Sr. . . A22 . Henry Stonie...is also survived by his two grandsons, Matthew Kai Stonie and Morgan Joe Stonie..
  2. Web site: Matt Stonie. 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..
  3. Web site: Eater Rankings. majorleagueeating.com. October 19, 2014.
  4. News: Matt Stonie, San Jose resident and college student, aims to dethrone Joey Chestnut. The Mercury News. July 10, 2012. August 19, 2013 . Vorwerck . Molly . The 20-year-old San Jose native....
  5. News: Ho . Connie K. . 2016-09-09 . Matt Stonie Eats His Way to the Top . . 2022-12-01 . 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..
  6. Web site: Matt Stonie vs 20lb Turkey. . November 22, 2012. November 22, 2022. Since Thanksgiving is all about family, I gave my brother his own little turkey..
  7. Web site: 2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Matt "Megatoad" Stonie Profile. donsturdy.com. August 19, 2013.
  8. Web site: The World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship. Major League Eating official website.
  9. Web site: Hot dog! Stonie eats 62 to dethrone Chestnut. ESPN.com. July 4, 2015. 2016-06-02.
  10. Baccellieri . Emma . July 3, 2024 . Joey Chestnut Opens Up About Fourth of July Hot Dog Contest Ban . July 3, 2024 . Sports Illustrated.
  11. Web site: Most Korean Fire Noodles Ever Eaten (x15 Packs) 불닭 볶음면 도전. YouTube. July 21, 2019 . Matt Stonie. May 23, 2021.
  12. Web site: TGI Fridays expands its virtual restaurant partnership with C3. Nation's Restaurant News. August 2, 2022. September 2, 2022.
  13. Web site: 5lb ULTIMATE Poke Bowl - Can You Beat Me?. YouTube. Matt Stonie. August 19, 2022. September 2, 2022.
  14. Web site: Records . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  15. Web site: Matt Stonie . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  16. Web site: 2015-07-16 . See the records held by new competitive-eating No.1, San Jose's Matt Stonie . 2024-06-27 . The Mercury News . en-US.
  17. Web site: Stonie Yougurtland Champ, Wild Bill in 2nd . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  18. Web site: The Creek Indian Taco Eating Contest at Wind Creek's THROW DOWN . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  19. Web site: 2016-03-05 . Stonie defends Slugburger Festival title in eating contest - Daily Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305201819/https://www.djournal.com/news/stonie-defends-slugburger-festival-title-in-eating-contest/ . dead . 2016-03-05 . 2024-06-27 .
  20. Web site: Gazette . Times . 2022-10-10 . WCH hosts World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship . 2024-06-27 . The Times Gazette . en-US.
  21. Web site: Scinto . Maria . 2020-02-14 . Here's How Fast Matt Stonie Can Eat A McDonald's Happy Meal . 2024-06-27 . Mashed . en-US.
  22. Web site: Stonie Shatters Birthday Cake Record At Palm Beach Outlets First Birthday Party! . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  23. Web site: 2015-02-23 . Local Man Sets World Record: Eats The Most Bacon - Good Day Sacramento . 2024-06-27 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  24. News: May 10, 2015 . Hero Eats Biggest Burrito We've Ever Seen In Under 2 Minutes . May 27, 2015 . The Huffington Post.
  25. Web site: The Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship . 2024-06-27 . majorleagueeating.com . en.
  26. Web site: Stapleton . Susan . 2015-10-20 . Matt Stonie Eats 20 Bowls of Pasta in Eight Minutes at Martorano's . 2024-06-27 . Eater Vegas . en.
  27. Web site: Ribs for the record books Meatpoultry.com November 24, 2015 10:26 MEAT+POULTRY . 2024-06-27 . www.meatpoultry.com . en.
  28. Web site: Page . Justin . 2016-08-31 . Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Sets New World Record by Eating 113 Pancakes in 8 Minutes . 2024-06-27 . Laughing Squid . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2018-10-12 . MoonPie eating competition comes to Memphis . 2024-06-27 . Action 5 News . en.
  30. Web site: 2017-08-13 . Matt Stonie defends title in annual Tioga Downs Chicken Spiedie contest . 2024-06-27 . WETM - MyTwinTiers.com . en-US.
  31. Web site: Matt Stonie Eats 4 Pounds of Candy to Win First-Ever Halloween Candy Bowl . 2024-06-27 . IRL . en.
  32. Web site: Mancini . Al . 2021-04-26 . Las Vegas man munches his way to world popcorn eating crown . 2024-06-27 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . en-US.
  33. Web site: Roeben . Scott . 2021-08-19 . Dude Breaks Record for Eating 20,000 Calorie Burger at Heart Attack Grill . 2024-06-27 . Vital Vegas . en-US.
  34. Web site: Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  35. Web site: Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  36. Web site: Nathan's Famous Fourth Of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  37. Web site: Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  38. Web site: Rivera . Joe . Who beat Joey Chestnut? Revisiting Matt Stonie's win at the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest . The Sporting News . July 4, 2023 . 27 July 2023.
  39. Web site: Full Results From The 100th Anniversary Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  40. Web site: Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  41. Web site: Results from The 2018 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.
  42. Web site: Results From The 2019 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest . Major League Eating . 27 July 2023.

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