Competitive eater Joey Chestnut will be in Wichita tonight. Here’s what to know
Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut will visit the Wichita Wind Surge’s home ballpark tonight for a cinnamon roll and chili eating contest. The appearance is part of the minor league team’s Chili Buns weekend at Equity Bank Park.
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Here are key takeaways:
• Chestnut holds more than 55 world records in competitive eating and specializes in downing hot dogs, ribs and chicken wings.
• At tonight’s event, Chestnut will challenge Wind Surge general manager Matt Hamilton, a few sponsors and some fans to a contest. The winner will be whoever eats 10 cinnamon rolls and 10 sides of chili the fastest.
• Chestnut will also participate in a pregame meet-and-greet with fans.
• The visit ties into one of the team’s alternate identities — the Wichita Chili Buns — which inspired the ballpark’s new “Cinna-Dog,” a hot dog wrapped in a cinnamon roll and served atop homemade chili.
Game and Chestnut meet-and-greet tickets are still available at mlb.tickets.com
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by Eagle journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Eagle journalists.
This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM.
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