Matt Stonie


Matthew Kai "Megatoad" Stonie is an American competitive eater and YouTuber. He is the number three ranked competitive eater in Major League Eating. Stonie won the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut. He has gained fame from his YouTube channel, to which he uploads the video footage of his eating challenges.

Early life

Stonie was born on May 24, 1992, in San Jose, California. He is of Japanese, Czechoslovakian, and Lithuanian ancestry. He graduated from Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, California. He weighs and is tall. His nickname, "Megatoad," is from the character Toad from the Super Mario franchise. Stonie has a younger brother named Morgan Stonie, who is oftentimes involved with the production of his challenges uploaded to his YouTube channel.

Career

Stonie's Major League Eating debut was at the Stockton Deep Fried Asparagus Championship in Stockton, California in 2011. At the time, he was the youngest member of the Major League Eating organization, being 18 years old. His first win came in 2010 in a lobster roll eating contest in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
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.
On July 4, 2016, Stonie came in second to Chestnut, eating 53 hot dogs to Chestnut's 70.
On July 4, 2017, Stonie came in third, eating 48 hot dogs, behind Carmen Cincotti's 60 and Chestnut's 72.

On July 4, 2018, Stonie came in fifth place, eating 40 hot dogs behind Geoffrey Esper’s 41, Darron Breeden’s 43, Carmen Cincotti’s 64 and Joey Chestnut’s 74,
On July 4, 2019, Stonie competed for his ninth appearance in the 2019 contest and placed in fourth place behind Joey Chestnut's 71, Darron Breeden's 50, and Geoffrey Esper's 47. Throughout 2016 to now, Stonie's ranking has been up and down as he went to Rank Number 2 in 2016; Rank Number 3 in 2017; Rank Number 4 in 2018 and is currently in Rank Number 3.
Stonie uploaded his first YouTube video on August 28, 2012, in which his gets 128oz Gallon Gatorade Chug in 37 Seconds. His most popular videos have been noticed by celebrities such as Bam Margera, Waka Flocka Flame, and Cheech & Chong, who have featured the videos on their websites. As of September 2019, he has over 10 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Stonie's YouTube videos have amassed more than 2 billion views, with his most viewed video having been viewed over 80 million times.
The First Video of Matt Stonie as 60 Second Series released on September 2012.

World records held

2013