Joey Chestnut wins first World Burrito Eating Championship

COMING UP ON WEATHERWATCH 12. HISTORY IN DEER DISTRICT TODAY. AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BUCKS. YOU KNOW, ABOUT HOST OF THE FIRST EVER WORLD. VERY LOW EATING CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURING SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN PROFESSIONAL EATING. YES, THAT’S A THING TO OUR NEW CYREIA SANDLIN TAKES US TO THE COMPETITION WITH A LOT OF BITE. TEN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY STEP ON THEIR FACES FOR KENOBI’S FIRST EVER WORLD BURRITO EATING CHAMPIONSHIP. MILWAUKEE’S DEER DISTRICT. THE PERFECT HOST. THIS IS A CITY OF CHAMPIONS. I MEAN, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE BEST BEST TEAM IN THE EAST, RIGHT BEHIND ME RIGHT HERE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO CHEER ON A RECORD HOLDING LEGEND, JOEY CHESTNUT. YOU GOT US HERE FOR THE JAB. YOU GOT US HERE FOR JOEY CHESTNUT. DIDN’T DISAPPOINT. HE FINISHED IN FIRST PLACE IN A 14 AND A HALF BURRITOS IN 10 MINUTES IN A COME FROM BEHIND WIN. WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY? STRATEGY IS A OH, I GOT TO EVEN THOUGH I’M NATURALLY LIKE, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED AND NERVOUS. I GOT TO STAY CALM AND I WASN’T VERY CALM IN THE BEGINNING. I THOUGHT I WAS A LITTLE BIT SLOW, BUT I EVENTUALLY CALMED DOWN. CHESTNUT TAKING HOME A WIN IN WISCONSIN FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE LOST A CHEESE CURD EATING CONTEST AT THE STATE FAIR. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT REDEEMING YOURSELF IN MILWAUKEE? I FEEL GREAT. AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY LOST THREE TIMES IN THE AIR IN WISCONSIN. AND MY FIRST WISCONSIN WIN SOME INTERNATIONAL FANS BLOWN AWAY BY THE COMPETITION. AND I’M HERE TO LOOK AT THE COMPETITION. SO I’M FROM TOULOUSE, FROM FRANCE. AND IT’S JUST AMAZING TO HAVE THIS IN AMERICA. SO IT’S GREAT FUN, FUN SEEING THAT. AND I DON’T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT. THAT EXCITEMENT IS WHAT CHESTNUT SAYS KEEPS HIM GOING. IT’S SOMETHING I LOVE. I LOVE THESE CONTESTS. I LOVE COMING OUT AND BEING LIKE A MAD MAN IN MILWAUKEE. CYREIA SANDLIN. WISN. 12 NEWS. VERY CLOSE, BY THE WAY. WEIGHED MORE THAN A POUND EACH FULLY LOADED WITH CHICKEN RICE, BEANS, CALZONE, ALL THE FIXINGS. JUST NOT O