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Joseph Christian "Joey" Chestnut and Timothy "Tim" Janus are a team of Competitive Eaters on The Amazing Race 30.

Joey & Tim generally struggled near the back of the pack during their time in the race due to Joey's difficulty with running, rendering them unable to keep up with their more physically-adept competitors. This aversion to running wound up costing the competitive eaters the race in the fifth leg as they opted for the complex Detour option further away instead of the more straightforward one that they already knew the location of because Joey feared it involved too much running. This decision proved to be fatal, resulting in their elimination in 8th place.

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Retrieved from cbs.com[1]

Joey[]

Name: Joey Chestnut
Age: 33
Instagram: @joey.chestnut
Twitter: @joeyjaws
Hometown: San Jose, California
Current occupation: Competitive Eater
Describe what you do: I compete in eating contests all around the world for cash prizes. I also represent brands and make appearances.
Three words to describe you: Goofy, honest, and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Fishing and gambling.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I win everything that I try.
What scares you most about traveling? Getting sick.
What excites you most about traveling? Laughing with strangers.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Jerusalem. There is so much history.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the race (other than winning $1 million)? Showing myself and the world that competitive eaters are the best at solving problems and have a blast beating people.

Tim[]

Name: Tim Janus
Age: 41
Instagram: @timothyjanus
Twitter: @eaterx
Hometown: New York, New York
Current occupation: Waiter/Bartender/Manager/Competitive Eater
Describe what you do: I am a waiter at a very comfortable, high-end pizza/wine bar. I'm an on-hiatus competitive eater, named Eater X, one of the best in the whole wide world! I'm also the world burping champion, according to the World Burping Federation.
Three words to describe you: Determined, loyal, and daydreamer.
Favorite hobbies: Skiing, sleeping, crossword puzzles, and reading the news and trying to understand this world.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I was the third eater ever to eat 50 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Joey was the second. Nobody believed I could do it until I did it, but I worked hard and surprised everybody. I felt like I did what I once thought was impossible, and in general I'm proud of myself anytime I persevere.
What scares you most about traveling? Nothing. It's an adventure. I'm on vacation. Who cares?
What excites you most about traveling? I love learning new things about people and customs. People do things differently all around the world, and it's easy for us to believe that our way is somehow better or makes more sense than somebody else's. But when you travel and you're open to learning, you see that every way is valid and worthwhile and worthy of respect. We do things a certain way because that's what took hold where we are, not because our ways are any better than anybody else's. I really enjoy being reminded of that again and again and again by seeing it firsthand.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Australia. I love it down there—the land, the animals, the accents. If I get eliminated in Australia, I may never come home.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the race (other than winning $1 million)? It would be a lot of fun for me to hang out and goof around with Joey. We've always lived on opposite coasts, and we've always competed against each other. We're friends, and we've traveled together for contests, but we've always been rivals. Win or lose, it'd be cool to bond over this adventure and this shared goal.

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Race History[]

Joey & Tim's Race History
Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour Choice
(underlined) 		Roadblock
Performer 		Placement Notes
1 1 United States → Iceland No Detour Tim 6 of 11
2 2 Iceland → Netherlands → Belgium Old Print / Diamond Glint Joey 7 of 10
3 3 Belgium Drop It Off / Shake It Off Tim 6 of 9
4 4 Morocco → France Bread / Tread Joey 4 of 9
5 France Full of Bull / Colorful Tim 8 of 8
Average 6.20
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg or continue racing in a no-rest leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
⊂ The team used the U-Turn
⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn"
⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

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  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230328202541/https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/215800/
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13217446/

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