Joey Chestnut, legendary competitive eater, attends OKC Comets game for taco-eating contest
By Addison Kliewer
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Competitive eater Joey Chestnut visited Oklahoma City for the first time on Tuesday.
The legend met with fans and competed in a Cinco de Mayo-themed taco-eating contest during an OKC Comets game at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
“I’ve dominated hot dogs and pretty much every other food there is. No, I’m excited about tacos on Cinco de Mayo. I’m going to put down, hopefully, at least my 50 tacos,” Chestnut said.
Chestnut said he prepared for the contest by not eating for 24 hours.
He was joined by a group of other eaters, with a collective goal of consuming 100 tacos.
The Comets faced the Salt Lake Bees, and the taco-eating contest began after the second inning of the game.
The Comets said that Chestnut ate 50 tacos in about 11.5 minutes, and the other contestants combined to eat the other 50 tacos.
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