He got paid 10K in 10 minutes for eating 72 hotdogs, he probably won't see his retirement years though.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 72 HDBs to win the 2017 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, defeating Carmen Cincotti (60 HDBs) and Matt Stonie (48 HDBs). This is Chestnut’s second consecutive win. He has won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest 10 times overall.
According to Shea, both Cincotti and Stonie had the potential to defeat Chestnut this year, though he said Chestnut was “likely to win.”
In 2016, Chestnut ate 70 HDBs to reclaim the Nathan’s title from Stonie. According to the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs website, he holds a total of 43 eating records, including the world’s hot dogs eating record: 73.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.
Joey Chestnut’s net worth is $800,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth.