Competitive eater snarfs 50 meatballs in 10 minutes, wins first Las Vegas competition. Joey Chestnut maintained his dominance in the sport of competitive eating ? and expanded his palate ? by winning the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas.

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut gobbles 50 meatballs in 10 minutes, wins Las Vegas competition. Joey Chestnut maintained his dominance in the sport of competitive eating ? and expanded his palate ? by winning the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas. Chestnut on Sunday gobbled 50 meatballs in 10 minutes at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. The 6.25 pounds was a new world record and earned him the first-place prize of $1,500.

Joey Chestnut dethroned as rib eating king in Nevada; Chicagoan takes first place. Top-ranked competitive eater and three-time defending champion Joey Chestnut has been dethroned as the winner of the Best in the West Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks.

Joey Chestnut dethroned as rib eating king in Nevada; Chicagoan takes first place. Top-ranked competitive eater and three-time defending champion Joey Chestnut has been dethroned as the winner of the Best in the West Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks. Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti of Chicago beat Chestnut on Wednesday by one-tenth of a pound. Bertoletti downed 5.8 pounds in 12 minutes.

Man nicknamed 'Humble Bob' eats 33 1/2 burritos in 10 minutes to win World Burrito eating title. Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33 1/2 burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship on Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.

The lovely Olivia Wilde tops the 2009 Maxim 100 list and for good reason. This native New Yorker is heating up television screens as Dr. Hadley on House M.D. and plays Princess Inanna in the movie Year One along side Jack Black. She also claims to have won a pancake eating contest in Australia downing 33 in 20 minutes.

With 3rd win in row, Joey Chestnut sets record at Coney Island's hot dog eating contest. Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.

Pachyderms outperform people in NYC cross-species eating contest, 505 hot dog buns to 143. In the fight of pachyderms vs. people ? the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.

Pachyderms outperform people in NYC cross-species eating contest, 505 hot dog buns to 143. In the fight of pachyderms vs. people ? the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.

Pizza wars: Takeru Kobayashi outchews Joey Chestnut in pizza chow-lenge. In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.

Pizza wars: Takeru Kobayashi outchews Joey Chestnut in pizza chow-lenge. In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.