AMERICAN competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won a turkey-eating contest in Connecticut.

    Ten contestants vied to see who could eat the most of a 20-pound (9 kilogram) turkey in a competition Saturday at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

    Chestnut ate 9.35 pounds of meat off the bone in 10 minutes. According to Major League Eating, the food equivalent of the NFL, he bested the previous record, which was held by Sonya Thomas, who ate 5.25 pounds of turkey in November 2011.

    Chestnut, a San Jose, California, resident who turns 31 Nov. 18, is ranked the top competitive eater in the world.

    He took home a US$5,000 check after stuffing his face with turkey. The remainder of the US$10,000 purse was divided among other contestants. (SD-Agencies)