# Joey Chestnut eats 16 pounds of baked beans

> Joey Chestnut devours 16 pounds of baked beans in MrBeast's latest challenge.
- Title: Joey Chestnut eats 16 pounds of baked beans · Dexerto
- Summary: Joey Chestnut devours 16 pounds of baked beans in MrBeast's latest challenge. Joey Chestnut ate 16 pounds of baked beans in a MrBeast video, setting a world…
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- Source: Dexerto — https://dexerto.com/youtube/joey-chestnut-devours-16-pounds-of-baked-beans-in-latest-mrbeast-video-3415375
- Author: Callum Doyle
- Published: 2026-10-04T14:55:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: joey chestnut, mrbeast, baked beans, world record, gourmet challenge, youtube, gaming, sports
## Joey Chestnut challenges MrBeast
Joey Chestnut faced off against MrBeast and grocery store contestants in a video where he ate 16 pounds of baked beans.
## Contestants compete for prize
The four contestants and MrBeast had to finish 8 pounds of baked beans before Chestnut ate 16 pounds using a ladle.
## MrBeast declares record
MrBeast told the contestants that 16 pounds of beans is a world record before they started eating.

> Sixteen pounds of beans is a world record
## Contestants win cars
The contestants finished first and each won a car, while Chestnut received a MrBeast-branded belt.
## Record status unclear
Whether the record is official isn't clear because the challenge didn't have a set time limit and Major League Eating or Guinness World Records weren't involved.
## Current record holder
Gideon Oji holds the current Major League Eating record for baked beans with 10 pounds in one minute 45 seconds from 2020.
## Key takeaway

Joey Chestnut ate 16 pounds of baked beans in a MrBeast video, setting a world record for the challenge.