Competitive eating is not something people like to watch or participate in. Despite this, people like Matt Stonie, Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Dominic “The Doginator” Cardo are already familiar with the “weird” activity and have won several awards for their bravery. A popular YouTuber and competitive eater, Stonie’s original plan was to become a dietitian, however, things changed and he eventually found love by devouring large amounts of food in a short period of time. Get to know him more in this article.
Matt Stonie Bio (Age and Ethnicity)
The competitive eater was born on May 24, 1992, in San Jose California, United States of America. Due to being born in the United States, Stonie holds American nationality. However, the star is of Lithuanian, Czechoslovakian and Japanese origin. After birth, he was named Matthew Kai Stonie, but he decided to adopt the name “Matt Stonie” as his professional name after rising to fame.
The YouTuber attended high school at the renowned Evergreen Valley High School, located in the Evergreen area of San Jose, California. After graduating from high school, Stonie moved to Mission College, located in Santa Clara, California to continue her education. He spent about four years studying nutrition at community college, after which he got good grades.
Nicknamed “Megatoad”, the American competitor eater recorded his first victory in a lobster roll eating contest which took place in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, in 2010 and then made his Major League Eating debut the following year at the Stockton Deep Fried Asparagus Championship in Stockton, California.
Matt Stonie’s career was taken to the next levelIn 2015, he won Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Tales and triumphed over reigning champion and 8-time Competitive Dining King Joey Chestnut. He downed 62 hot dogs in the contest while Chestnut only devoured 60. Unfortunately, he failed to retain the title the following year after suffering a loss in the contest. He came second after eating 53 hot dogs while Joey won the title that year after downing 70 hot dogs. On July 4, 2017, the San Jose-born star came in third, eating 48 hot dogs, behind Chestnut’s 72 and Carmen Cincotti’s 60.
Matt Stonie’s culinary talent is legendary and so are the world records he holds. Between 2013 and this time, the competitive eater has earned outstanding world eating records. In 2013, he set three impressive records (Birthday Cake: 5.5 lbs / 9 minutes, Frozen Yogurt: 10.5 lbs / 6 minutes and Kookamonga Burger: 7.5 lbs / 4 minutes, 43 seconds) while in 2014, 2015 and 2016, he set six, nine and two world records respectively.
Currently, Stonie holds the record for the number of four competitive eaters ranked in Major League Eating as well as the youngest member of the Major League Eating organization, which was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York.
When it comes to his YouTube business, Matt Stonie is doing very well in that area as well. His channel presents many food challenges. His first video, which captured the end of a gallon of Gatorade in 37 seconds, went viral on August 27, 2012. One of his most notable videos is a recording where he ate 25 McDonald’s Big Mac sandwiches in twenty -two minutes. He shared the video on September 24, 2015 and to this day the video still attracts an overwhelming number of YouTubers to his channel.
Currently, his channel has over 6 million subscribers while his most viewed YouTube video as of April 2018 has over 25 million views. Some of his videos have also been featured on popular celebrity owned websites such as Waka Flocka Flame, Bam Margera, Cheech & Chong. Now you know one of the reasons why Matt enjoys a huge following online.
Net value
Matt Stonie is a rising celebrity to watch out for. He may not be your favorite YouTuber or a competitive eater, but he certainly has a lot of followers who frequent his online business. So far, his YouTube business and competitive eating career have earned him assets valued at $700,000. Being a phenomenal eater and a YouTuber, there is no doubt that this net worth will increase if he continues to work hard.
Parents
MegaToad is the son of Cathy Stonie (mother) and Dorian Stonie (father), who are also the parents of his younger brother called Morgan Stonie. Morgan helps his older brother with his YouTube business; he’s Matt’s official cameraman and he’s very good at it. At the time of writing, their parents don’t have access to much information, but it appears they are supportive of their son’s respective careers.
Girlfriend
The question of who Stonie’s girlfriend has been begging for answers ever since he found fame. After extensive research, we can confirm that the YouTuber is only in love with his online career and his diet. He has no documented dating history and he is not currently dating any women. Apparently, the only thing that matters to him, for now, is how to take his career to the next level.
Weight
Matt Stonie may have a big appetite for food but he has an incredible body mass that suits his height of 1.73 meters (5ft 8in). As noted online, the competitive eater weighs 59 kilograms, or 130 pounds.
