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American competitive eater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew Kai Stonie (born 1991 or 1992)[2][3][4] is an American competitive eater and YouTuber. Stonie won the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut.[5] Stonie has gained fame from his YouTube channel, to which he uploads video footage of his eating challenges.[4]
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Born | Matthew Kai Stonie 1991 or 1992 (age 32–33) San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Other names | Megatoad | ||||||||||||
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Known for | Competitive eating champion | ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
Awards | 1x Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion (2015) | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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Subscribers | 16.4 million subscribers[1] | ||||||||||||
Total views | 3.52 billion views[1] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: July 4, 2023 |
Stonie was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in San Jose.[6] He is of Japanese, Lithuanian and Czech ancestry.[4][6] He graduated from Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. In 2013, he was listed as weighing 134 pounds (61 kilograms) at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters).[4] His nickname, "Megatoad," is from the character Toad from the Super Mario franchise.[4] Stonie's younger brother Morgan is oftentimes involved with the production of his challenges uploaded to his YouTube channel.[7]
Stonie's Major League Eating debut was at the Stockton Deep Fried Asparagus Championship in Stockton, California, in 2011.[8] At the time, he was the youngest member of the Major League Eating organization, being 18 years old.[9] His first win came in 2010 in a lobster roll eating contest in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.[4]
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.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
In August 2022, Stonie partnered with TGI Fridays to release his own franchise of fast casual restaurants, Stonie Bowls.[13] 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.[14]
According to Major League Eating, Stonie holds several world records in eating.[15][16][17]
Date | Food | Record | Ref. |
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September 28, 2013 | Frozen yogurt | 10.5 pounds of Yogurtland frozen yogurt at Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in 6 minutes | [18] |
October 26, 2013 | Kookamonga Burger | 7.5 pound burger from the Kooky Canuck in 4 minutes, 43 seconds (Memphis, Tennessee) | |
March 29, 2014 | Indian taco | 32.5 Indian tacos in 8 minutes (Atmore, Alabama) | [19] |
July 12, 2014 | Slugburgers | 43 slugburgers in 10 minutes (The World Slugburger Eating Championship Presented by Main Street Corinth) | [20] |
October 5, 2014 | Pumpkin pie | 20.8 pounds in 8 minutes (Elk Grove Pumpkin Festival) | [21] |
December 2014 | McDonald's Happy Meal | 15.22 seconds (Fastest Happy Meal eaten) | [22] |
February 14, 2015 | Birthday cake | 14.5 pounds in 8 minutes (West Palm Beach, Florida) | [23] |
February 22, 2015 | Bacon | 182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes (Daytona Beach, Florida) | [24] |
May 8, 2015 | Iguana's Burritozilla | 5 pounds in 1 minute, 50 seconds | [25] |
June 20, 2015 | Pork sandwiches (8 ounces) | 15 sandwiches in 10 minutes at The Backyard at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment (East Rutherford, New Jersey) | [26] |
August 15, 2015 | Traditional carne asada tacos | 103 tacos in 8 minutes (San Jose, California) | |
October 17, 2015 | Martorano's signature pasta & sauce | 10 pounds in 8 minutes at Martorano's and Paris Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) | [27] |
November 24, 2015 | Smithfield pork ribs | 71 ribs in 5 minutes (Miami, Florida) | [28] |
May 28, 2016 | Silver dollar pancakes | 113 (1 oz) pancakes in 8 minutes at The World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship (Chico, California) | [29] |
October 15, 2016 | Moon Pies | 85 Moon Pies in 8 minutes at The World Moon Pie Eating Championship (Memphis, Tennessee) | [30] |
August 12, 2017 | Chicken spiedies | 20.5 chicken spiedies in 10 minutes at the Tioga Downs World Chicken Spiedie Eating Championship (Nichols, New York) | [31] |
October 31, 2020 | Halloween candy | 4 lbs, 1.9 oz of Halloween candy in 6 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada) | [32] |
April 25, 2021 | Popcorn | 28.5 24oz servings of popcorn in 8 minutes (Las Vegas, Nevada) | [33] |
July 26, 2021 | Heart Attack Grill burger | 20,000 calorie burger in 4:10 (Las Vegas, Nevada) | [34] |
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