Most people eat to live, but speed eating competitor Matt Stonie lives to eat. I mean, how else could you possibly explain this dude’s ability to crush 14-and-a-half pounds of super-sweet birthday cake in just 8 minutes? Matt first began competing in Major League Eating events in 2011 and by 2015, he was shocking the world by defeating the then eight-time champion Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s infamous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Since then, Stonie has taken this passion for food and turned it into a full-time career by maintaining his spot as one of the top-ranked competitive eaters in the world. If you already know how many hot dogs it took for Matt to un-seat Joey Chestnut as the world champion, then drop the number down below. But if you’re wondering how Matt went from an under-fed and scrawny college student to a man who can pack away 25 Big Mac’s in just under 22-minutes, then you’re about to find out on our newest episode of Before They Were Famous!