B&T Extra: Joey Chestnut, Naked competitors, & Tom ideas

Summary

The BOB & TOM Show Extra: Joey Chestnut, Naked Competitors, & Tom Ideas

Date: August 22, 2025
Episode Overview:
This special "Bob & Tom Extra" episode brings a comedic, lighthearted interview with world champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut. The hosts explore Chestnut’s recent hot dog contest win, the influence of sports betting, quirky questions about nudist competitions, food sponsorship ideas, and a deep dive into cereal—All while packing in their signature banter.

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Main Themes & Purpose

• Celebrating Joey Chestnut’s Achievements: An upbeat interview centered on Chestnut's latest contest win and his unique career.
• Comedy and Off-Beat Conversation: True to BOB & TOM's style, the episode wanders into humorous and irreverent territory, notably around nude competitions and "Tom's ideas."
• Reflections on Sports, Fandom, and Food: The hosts explore the pressures of modern sports betting, Chestnut's diet, and news in the food industry.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Joey Chestnut Returns, Wins Again

• Earnings and Title:
  • Joey Chestnut discusses being “banned temporarily” from last year's contest due to conflicts. (02:46)
  • Returns for his 17th “mustard belt” and eats 70.5 hot dogs. (03:32)
• Sports Betting Pressures:
  • News that betting odds on Chestnut’s total hot dogs consumed (“over/under of 70.5”) drives fan responses—even resulting in Venmo requests after losses. (03:43, 04:07)
  • “All professional athletes...are experiencing threatening behavior on the part of fans / people betting on their games.” – Tom Griswold (03:53)
• Life as a Champion Eater:
  • Belts given to winners are kept around Chestnut's house or with friends/restaurants. (05:00)
  • Discussed lasting effects of overeating and post-contest recovery (takes a week to feel normal now vs. three days when younger). (17:21–17:26)
  • “Even though they look like they're gonna die after a marathon, I still love to eat.” – Joey Chestnut (17:35)

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2. Naked Sports and Modesty

• Naked Bowling Events:
  • Hosts joke about a nude bowling event and riff on “who would be the sexiest athletes to see naked.” Chestnut politely declines the idea. (05:41–05:47)
  • "I've got lots of questions...but first..." – Christopher transitions from competitive eating to nudity, keeping it playful. (05:12)
• Pat Godwin’s Nude Cruise Stories:
  • Pat, a comedian/musician on the show, recounts performing for nudist audiences, always fully clothed himself. (05:51–06:03)
  • Reference to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ flea performing naked at Woodstock ’99, with humorous asides. (06:20–06:48)
• Locker Room Modesty and Age:
  • The group jokes that older guys at the gym simply “don’t care” about being nude. (07:15–07:23)
  • “The older you get, the more...yeah, you don't care about [modesty].” – Joey Chestnut (07:15–07:18)

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3. Running (and Eating) for Records

• Next Year’s Nathan’s on 250th Fourth of July:
  • “Next year, July 4th is...the 250th [anniversary of the US].” – Christopher (08:19)
  • Jokes that Chestnut should eat "250 hot dogs" for the occasion. (08:28)
  • Discusses past records (76 hot dogs) and training plans, including managing weight after injury. (08:42–08:56)

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4. Marketing & Contest Ideas

• Mustard ‘Gatorade Dump’ Concept:
  • Christopher proposes that, like a coach doused with Gatorade, the winner of the hot dog contest should get dumped with mustard for branding/advertising. (09:15–10:09)
  • “Somebody should come up with a giant thing of mustard and dump it on the winner. Just think of the publicity!” – Christopher (09:15)
  • The panel debates the “grossness” and practicalities (stains, alternative condiments). (09:51–10:45)
  • Chestnut humorously affirms he’d consider dunking bread in Gatorade for $100,000. (11:01–11:18)

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5. Cereal News and Preferences

• Ferrero Buys Kellogg:
  • Bob Kevoian shares that Ferrero Group (makers of Nutella) bought Kellogg for $3 billion, including Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Mini Wheats. (11:27–11:49)
• Favorite Cereals Debate:
  • “Honey Bunches of Oats. That's my favorite.” – Joey Chestnut (11:50)
  • Other favorites: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Corn Flakes. (11:54–13:12)
  • Tom’s unique method of smashing Shredded Wheat “pucks” with a hammer to avoid milk splatter. (12:53–13:07)
• Nutella Cereal?
  • Brief back-and-forth about Nutella with some hosts expressing distaste, Joey clarifying he tries to avoid carbs at home. (13:40–14:02)
• Competitive Eater’s Diet:
  • Chestnut avoids carbs except cheat nights, when he indulges at games with “casual hot dogs and beer.” (14:13–14:18)

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6. The Toll of Competitive Eating

• Caloric Calculation:
  • Christopher calculates Chestnut consumed over 21,000 calories in 10 minutes. (15:44–15:56)
• Physical Aftermath:
  • Chestnut describes the “settling deep” sensation and having to stay composed post-contest for interviews (hour and a half), highlights that vomiting results in disqualification (DQ). (16:14–17:00)
  • “I can tell right away if it's settling deep... if it's not, then my body's like ‘reject.’” – Joey Chestnut (16:14–16:31)
  • Average time for full recovery is now about a week. (17:21–17:26)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Fans as Gamblers:
  “All professional athletes...are experiencing threatening behavior on the part of fans / people betting on their games.” – Tom Griswold (03:53)
• On Post-Contest Reality:
  “[After the contest]...all I want to do is fall asleep, drink liquid, roll over, and then eventually...things. Things. Things. I don't move fast very often.” – Joey Chestnut (16:31)
• Competitive Eating Recovery:
  “When I was younger, I recovered after like three days; now it's like, I'm finally feeling pretty close to normal [a week later].” – Joey Chestnut (17:26)
• On Cheating for Money:
  “If someone said to Mr. Chestnut, ‘Look, instead of dunking them in water, if you dunk him in Gatorade, we're gotta give you a hundred thousand bucks,’ I think he would go, ‘Sign here.’” – Christopher (11:08)
  “I would make it work.” – Joey Chestnut (11:18)
• On Modesty:
  “The older you get, the more...yeah, you don't care about [modesty].” – Joey Chestnut (07:15)
• On Childhood Inspiration:
  “Didn’t you say during the...that your father would steal your food? So you were a fast eater.” – Tom Griswold (17:48–17:58)
  “You had to eat fast.” – Joey Chestnut (17:58)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Interview Start / Joey Chestnut Introduction: 02:26
• Return to Competition & Gambling Angle: 03:32–04:17
• Mustard Belt and Lifestyle: 04:52–05:05
• Naked Bowling, Nudism, and Modesty: 05:12–07:23
• Next Year's Nathan’s/Fourth of July Joke: 08:19–08:42
• Mustard Gatorade Dump Sponsorship Idea: 09:06–10:45
• Ferrero Buys Kellogg—Cereal Debate: 11:27–13:50
• Chestnut’s Diet & Cheat Night: 14:02–14:29
• Calorie Count & Aftermath of Contest: 15:44–17:26
• Competitive Eating Origin Story: 17:48–17:58

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Final Thoughts

This episode's blend of laughter, sports, food-centric news, and quirky takes makes it a signature Bob & Tom installment. Joey Chestnut stands out not just for his athletic feats but his willingness to roll with the show’s irreverence—fielding marketing stunts, cereal trivia, and naked sports with equal calm and wit. The episode will delight regular fans and entertain any newcomers curious about the enduring appeal of the world’s greatest competitive eater.

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Summary by The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast | August 22, 2025

Transcript

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Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon we'll give you a little extra. In case you missed anything on today's big show. Joey Chestnut, naked competitor and Tom ideas coming up in just a minute.

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[Show Host (Christopher introducing Bob and Tom Extra)]

We know what you need.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Here's another healthy dose of Bob and Tom Extra.

[Tom Griswold]

Tom, we have member of the family special guest here. He is.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

He is Jaws. He is the world champion eater. He is Joey Chestnut.

[Bob Kevoian]

Congratulations.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Hello, Joey.

[Joey Chestnut]

Thank you. Good to be back.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

And once again, Joey, regaining the title. You didn't lose last year. You just did not participate due to some technical.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah, I was banned temporarily. I guess. I like to eat a bunch of things. And there was some conflicts. We figured it out.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I. I noticed that the ratings skyrocketed this year.

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, yeah, they definitely went up. I. Yeah, that. That's. I think that's good for everybody. It's. It wasn't. Not just me. It was. Everybody worked together on that.

[Bob Kevoian]

Well, how many competitive eaters can you name besides Joey Chestnut? Thank you.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Well, I was gonna say.

[Tom Griswold]

Well, there's Obiashi.

[Joey Chestnut]

He retired anymore.

[Tom Griswold]

What about Piggy McCorkle? Remember him? Oh, boy. Remember Piggy? Piggy could put it away.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I've got. I've got lots of questions. But first of all, again, congratulations. And I was at 70 hot dogs.

[Joey Chestnut]

70.5.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh.

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, man, it was. Yeah, it was nice to get back in the 70s. Didn't quite make a run at the record at 76, but.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

But is that your record?

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Why didn't they round up? Come on, be nice.

[Joey Chestnut]

It's because people are betting on it. Those gambling sites made money because some of them had the over. Under, above 70 and a half.

[Bob Kevoian]

Are you serious?

[Joey Chestnut]

People think I did it on purpose? Like. No, I was just.

[Tom Griswold]

You know, Tom, we hadn't. We haven't gotten a chance to talk about this. All professional athletes all across the board are experiencing threatening behavior on the part of fans. Slash, people betting on their games.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

This is a big problem.

[Joey Chestnut]

Venmo requests. I lost money on this.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, Maybe you could have eaten two more hot dogs. Joey, come here. We. I want to show you my trunk. You know, stuff like that.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yes, I remember in the early days prior to this problem, I can remember Peyton Manning in here telling us that it started to bug him when people would come up to him instead of wanting to know about any particular game. They were upset about certain stats because of their fantasy football team. Yeah, yeah, which he had bugged him because they'd kind of lost the meaning of team sports.

[Bob Kevoian]

Right.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Because it was all about that. But, yeah, that's. That is. That is kind of a weird problem. But, Joey, I'm looking at some of the stats here. Now, you did eat 70 and a half hot dogs, so you received your 17th mustard belt.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Now, do you get a new one each time or does that same one get passed?

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah, I got. I got a new one. I have a bunch of them.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Where do you keep them?

[Joey Chestnut]

They're all throughout the house. Couple friends have. Have them in their restaurants, but it's nice.

[Tom Griswold]

Oh, that's cool.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Wow.

[Tom Griswold]

Endorsed by jog stands.

[Joey Chestnut]

They're definitely bars.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

And I have lots of questions, but I. We were talking about something that's kind of off topic earlier, which was this. This naked bowling event tomorrow. We were asking what athletes would be the. The sexiest, I guess, to see naked. Your fellow competitors. Would any of them be. Do you think you'd want to see them nude?

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah, I was picturing things in my head, and I don't think.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Okay, no. Okay.

[Joey Chestnut]

You've never competed naked. I don't think ratings would go up now.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I bring this up because now Pat Godwin right over there sitting next to you, has actually performed at a nudist colony.

[Pat Godwin]

Yeah. And a nude cruise, too.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

In a nude cruise, did you have to go nude?

[Tom Griswold]

No.

[Pat Godwin]

Thank God.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

That was.

[Bob Kevoian]

Never thought about it. You never even once went, maybe I'll just.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

No, no, no, no.

[Pat Godwin]

I'm way too modest for that.

[Bob Kevoian]

Really.

[Joey Chestnut]

Show off.

[Tom Griswold]

No kidding.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You'd have your guitar, though.

[Pat Godwin]

Yeah, that would work out better for me.

[Bob Kevoian]

Y.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You could.

[Pat Godwin]

Casey Musgraves went on SNL completely naked with a guitar.

[Tom Griswold]

Have you ever seen the video of. It's a. It's a documentary on Netflix right now. The Red Hot chili pepper. Woodstock 99. And flea was absolutely naked. And he held the. He held. I think they held the base, right? No, no, no. Flea was absolutely naked. I've seen it.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yep.

[Tom Griswold]

Woodstock 99. Absolute.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

And he's a great bass player.

[Tom Griswold]

And every now and then you see the olive. Flea. Oh, really has the bass on front of his. Yeah. He represents himself pretty well.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, he does.

[Tom Griswold]

And they have played with Sock.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

There was a. The Sock video. I've seen that.

[Bob Kevoian]

So maybe that's why he's not embarrassed.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Joy, this is unlike any interview you've ever done where people go the same old question. So how soon do you go to the bathroom? Joey. No, no. We're asking about doing the show nude.

[Bob Kevoian]

Do you think guys that are growers, not showers, are not as inclined to be nudists?

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Or do you think guys don't care?

[Pat Godwin]

They don't. They don't. Nudists don't care about anything.

[Bob Kevoian]

They don't care.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

The older you get, the more. Yeah. You don't care about.

[Pat Godwin]

They don't care.

[Bob Kevoian]

Really?

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

Have you ever been to the gym?

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

Those dudes in the gym, those old.

[Pat Godwin]

Guys do not care.

[Joey Chestnut]

They're not showing Anything.

[Pat Godwin]

They are shaving at the shank with that at the sink.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I, and, and Pat and I know at the same gym, the guy was always blowing dry his nether regions.

[Bob Kevoian]

I'm sorry, what was he doing blowing dry his nether?

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Using the blow dryer. What are they called? Blow dryer, the hair dryers down there? Needless to say, I don't have dryer, I believe. Yeah. And they had to put up sign asking people not to do that because that's. I don't know. But I mean. Yeah, you talk about a lack of. They just don't care.

[Bob Kevoian]

Modesty.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

This guy's up there, you know, talking about how he should be running an NBA team.

[Tom Griswold]

Well, well, as you've said, you know, he probably put his hand in a mess of goo that used to be his friend. And Charlie came along, you know, he doesn't care about anything.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

He's got every right to do that. Well, we're joined by Joey Chestnut, professional eater. And when did you set the record? When did you do this set? Was it 76 hot dogs?

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, my gosh. I think that was 20. 20. 21.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Now, are you aware that next year July 4th is A, A Saturday and B, 250. 250. So it's, I mean, it's going to be huge.

[Tom Griswold]

You got to eat 250 hot dogs.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

No, but I mean, you got to.

[Bob Kevoian]

Get 76, I would think.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah, 76. Spirit.

[Joey Chestnut]

At least match the record, right?

[Bob Kevoian]

Exactly.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You're really going to be under a lot of pressure.

[Bob Kevoian]

Pressure.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Just telling you now. So you might want to start not eating for a while just to give yourself.

[Joey Chestnut]

I'm coming up with a plan. If you watch the video, I looked a little bit chubby and I, I'm gonna figure it out.

[Bob Kevoian]

You think you were too chubby to eat hot dogs?

[Joey Chestnut]

You know, I, you know, I've been kind of lazy. I haven't been running ever since. Remember I had that leg injury?

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

And I, I just, I haven't got my cardio back.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Oh, that's right.

[Tom Griswold]

The holidays fell on your foot. Remember that.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Now, Joy, I have a money making idea for your friends that were run this thing.

[Joey Chestnut]

Okay.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

We've spoken to them.

[Joey Chestnut]

All right.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Who's the one we talked to? The younger brother, Right.

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, that's rich.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Rich, yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Good looking dude, very articulate.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

And it really sounds like his parents would have said to him, as smart and articulate as you are, you know, maybe you should be, I don't know, helping to write stuff for the President of the United States. But you're talking about hot dogs. So here's my idea. Now, if you're watching the super bowl, the game's over. What happens to the coach of the Super Bowl? They dump Gatorade on him. Yeah, Hear me out on this. Somebody should step up. I would think it would be one of the mustard companies should step up and that someone should come up with a giant thing of mustard and dump it on the winner. Just think of the publicity they would give.

[Bob Kevoian]

No, but think about how gross that would be for the person that has to be dumped on.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

They're going to give Joey a taste when he walks up to the mustard people. What's the most famous mustard? You go up to the French's people. Joey Chestnut for French is mustard. They got you in the commercial covered in mustard. I'm saying a small taste. Hundreds of thousands.

[Tom Griswold]

And mustard stains, I believe. I mean, yeah, the guy would be died. Yeah.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I just don't understand how much money is at stake here.

[Tom Griswold]

What if Kobayashi.

[Bob Kevoian]

Not enough money.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Kobayashi's retired. Joey's gonna win. The question is, can you do 76 hot dogs on the 250th anniversary of this great country of ours? Yeah, I'm just telling you, I think it's a great idea. Just run it by him. No fee for me. I just. This was suggestion. I mean, it could be ketchup. That would be controversial because ketchup on hot dogs, that's a big controversy.

[Bob Kevoian]

Do relish.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You could. You could do whatever.

[Tom Griswold]

Sweet relish.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Whatever works.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Now you. You dunk your hot dogs in water and your buns. Excuse me. Right, yeah, just.

[Joey Chestnut]

Just the buns. I get the buns wet.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

No, you could always talk to the Gatorade folks.

[Bob Kevoian]

Duncan and Gatorade.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Christy, do you understand how money works?

[Joey Chestnut]

I mean, you can do a lot for money.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

I'll take that. Yeah, I know.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

If someone said to Mr. Chestnut, look, instead of duck. Instead of ducking them in water, if you dunk him in Gatorade, we're gonna give you a hundred thousand bucks. I think he would go sign here. No, I would.

[Joey Chestnut]

I would make it work.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Okay. As I'm just saying whole.

[Joey Chestnut]

Make it wide.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Okay. Now let's get to some news.

[Bob Kevoian]

Joey, have you ever done a cereal eating condos?

[Joey Chestnut]

I've never done cereal.

[Bob Kevoian]

Well, we have cereal in the news because the Ferrero Group, known globally for Nutella and Kinder Chocolates, is expanding into the breakfast cereal market. They've agreed to purchase Kellogg in a deal worth $3 billion.

[Tom Griswold]

I was just going to say it has to be in the billions, right?

[Bob Kevoian]

The acquisition includes popular names like Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes and Many Wheats.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I'm a fan.

[Joey Chestnut]

Honey Bunches of Oats. That's my favorite.

[Bob Kevoian]

That's everybody's favorite cereal, isn't it?

[Tom Griswold]

Honey Nut Cheerios, man. Begins and ends there.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, that's Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

That is.

[Bob Kevoian]

That's like drink. That's like having a bowl of sugar every morning.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Exactly.

[Joey Chestnut]

It's pretty much dessert in the morning.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah. Who makes that one? Do you know? Is that. That isn't Kellogg's, is it?

[Bob Kevoian]

I don't know. Post. I don't. I'd have to look it up. I can see the box now.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Are they gonna. Aren't they based in Battle Creek, Michigan?

[Pat Godwin]

I think so, yes.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

But, yeah, I'm a. I'm a big cereal guy. Eat cereal every morning.

[Tom Griswold]

Well, I think.

[Bob Kevoian]

Because Joey's General Mills is Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Okay.

[Tom Griswold]

Joey Chestnut's trade is food. Perhaps you could share with Joey your process in which you make your cereal every morning.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Every morning I have a bowl of Half Grape Nuts and. And Corn Flakes.

[Tom Griswold]

What about no Shredded Wheat anymore?

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I've switched. Oh, I do. I do have Shredded Wheat occasionally, but.

[Joey Chestnut]

You put a banana in there.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

If I had time, I would.

[Tom Griswold]

No, no. Get a load of this. What do you do to the Shredded Wheat, Tom?

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

We take Shredded Wheat. It comes in those kind of, like, pucks. You put it in a bag, you take a hammer and bust it all up. Otherwise, when you're eating it, then the puck form, it sprays milk on you.

[Bob Kevoian]

When you go to break it.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

He likes it to be mush, you know, at the time of ingestion.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I love Kellogg's Cornflakes, by the way. Not the organic ones. Those are no good.

[Bob Kevoian]

You got to be the original.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Got to be the original every morning.

[Bob Kevoian]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch. You can just buy the seasoning stuff. Just the. Did you know that comes in a jar? You could sprinkle it on your Shredded Wheat.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Okay.

[Pat Godwin]

And drive right to the hospital.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. Called Cinnadon.

[Tom Griswold]

That's a day that's an enjoy.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I'm not aware of that. Yeah, I'm a big cereal fan, so I'm a good. Good luck to the new Kellogg's. Are they going to change it up a little bit?

[Bob Kevoian]

Cereal. Maybe they'll make a Nutella cereal.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

And I'm not a fan.

[Joey Chestnut]

Isn't Nutella really just like a.

[Bob Kevoian]

It's like a hazelnut bread.

[Pat Godwin]

Hazelnut.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Yeah. No, thank You.

[Bob Kevoian]

I love Nutella.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

What's your go? Is your go to cereal? Cinnamon toast?

[Joey Chestnut]

No, I don't eat cereal at home. Oh, really? I stay away from carbs at home, dude. Yeah. If I have any kind of carbs after these contests, that's when the weight really stays on.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Really?

[Joey Chestnut]

I can't lose it. Yeah. So I. During the week, I. No carbs. Like, no sugar, no starches at home. So it's Friday, so my body's like, oh, yeah. I don't have a contest tomorrow.

[Bob Kevoian]

You get to eat whatever you want today.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah. It's gonna be a cheat night.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, what. So what does your cheat night consist of?

[Joey Chestnut]

I think the Fever's playing, so I'm gonna go to that game and I'm gonna have some hot dogs for fun and some beer. Casual. Yeah, casual hot dog.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

It's gotta be. It's gotta be hard for you to go to.

[Tom Griswold]

I was at the airport one time, and Joey was sitting at, having a nice sandwich, and I didn't want to bother him because I know people come up there and go, what are you eating now, Joey?

[So Delicious Dairy Free Advertiser]

Big pig.

[Tom Griswold]

I just let him go, man.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

If you get recognized, do they say, how many entrees do you want, Joey?

[Joey Chestnut]

It's. It's usually pretty nice, though, if it's. If it's like a. A nice restaurant or the owner or the chef comes out, they offer me like, hey, you got to try this. And they love.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Now, I did some math on this, and what, you ate 70 hot dogs, I'm assuming, to do this math? I said about 300 calories. No.

[Tom Griswold]

Did you see the Nathan? Did they. Were they longer this year? They seemed like they were longer hot dogs. I noticed that when I was.

[Bob Kevoian]

That's not fair.

[Joey Chestnut]

They were the same size, but somehow, you know, I might have had a little ring rust. I. I thought I. It was. It's been a long time since I've had them in contests.

[Bob Kevoian]

Let's ring Rust.

[Tom Griswold]

She's rusty from being in the ring. Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

I thought you're talking about Diamet.

[Pat Godwin]

Talking about the exit ring.

[Tom Griswold]

The exit ring.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

I'll make it more relatable to you, Pat. A long time between drinks.

[Tom Griswold]

Ring run.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Once again, if. If the average hot dog, say, is 300 calories, I probably could do better. And look this up. You consumed more than 21,000 calories in 10 minutes.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Gosh.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

So now can you walk us through, briefly, the post?

[Bob Kevoian]

You weren't gonna ask.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Competitive? No, I'm not gonna ask. No. I have a technical question.

[Joey Chestnut]

Usually I Offer pictures, but I'll give you video.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Do you. Do you have to keep it in for a certain length of time?

[Joey Chestnut]

That one? Yeah. I was doing interviews for about an hour and a half. They're like, oh, their sports center starting, so you gotta. You gotta stand around and do an interview for them. And it's fine. Like, I can tell right away if I. If it's settling deep sometimes, like, settling deep.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

These are all technical terms.

[Joey Chestnut]

Yeah. If it's not settling deep, then my body's like, reject. It's like I'm fighting, but I. I knew right away I was gonna be all right. But then it's just like I'm getting more and more tired, and it's like all I want to do is fall asleep, drink liquid, roll over, and then eventually, yeah, things, things, things. I don't move fast very often.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

But. Okay, but you have to. If you were to. Oh, it's the technical. If you were to vomit, that would.

[Joey Chestnut]

If you vomit anytime on stage, you.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You're out.

[Joey Chestnut]

It's decreased dq. So even after, like. Yeah, even after the contest, people like, oh, he's the queued. It's a. It's a late reversal.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, how much time you have until.

[Joey Chestnut]

I think, until they. Until they give you the trophy. Oh, yeah. There's been people who, like, after the contest, they lose it and then like, oh, placing's changed.

[Bob Kevoian]

So it takes a week for your body to really get back to kind of normal.

[Tom Griswold]

Still.

[Joey Chestnut]

It takes a while.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Joey Chestnut]

When I was younger, I get recovered after, like, three days, and now it's like, I'm finally feeling pretty close to normal.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

Wow.

[Bob Kevoian]

You still like hot dogs?

[Joey Chestnut]

I love them. Well, I love eating. It's like a runner. Still loves to run. Even though they look like they're gonna die after a marathon. I still love to eat.

[Christopher (Tom's sidekick)]

You know, Chris Steele, they say, do what you love and you'll never have work a day in your life or whatever.

[Tom Griswold]

There's a documentary with Joey and Kobayashi, and really a great documentary. And didn't you say during the. That your father would steal your food? So.

[Joey Chestnut]

Oh, yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

You were a fast eater.

[Joey Chestnut]

You had to eat fast.

[Show Host (Christopher introducing Bob and Tom Extra)]

That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes. Google Play and Stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra, this is Christopher. Take care, everybody.

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