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Joey Chestnut Devours Absurd Amount of Pierogies During Cavaliers Halftime Show

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Tom Dierberger

Joey Chestnut Devours Absurd Amount of Pierogies During Cavaliers Halftime Show
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Joey Chestnut is best known for his, well, heroics on July 4 in the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. 

The world’s most famous competitive eater was back at it Tuesday during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ matchup against the Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, participating in a pierogi eating contest at halftime. 

The other four contestants didn’t stand a chance. Chestnut wolfed down 39 pierogis in just two minutes.

The 40-year-old holds the world record for the hot dog eating contest, chowing down 76 frankfurters in 10 minutes in 2021.

Chestnut can now add the Cavaliers’ pierogi championship belt to his massive competitive eating trophy case.

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TOM DIERBERGER

Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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