Your move, Ron Swanson. 
 
 Matt 'Megatoad' Stonie, one of Major League Eating's top two eaters in the world, just set the bacon-eating record by housing 182 slices in five minutes. 
 
 That's a lot of pig; Stonie estimates that he ate more than six pounds of cooked bacon, which sports more than 28,000 milligrams of sodium, according to Smithfield, which sponsored the event in Daytona, Florida. 
 
 "The bacon was cooked just the way I like it -- a little crispy because I don't like having to chew it," Stonie told HuffPost Weird News after the feat. "I don't feel that bad. I'm used to 10 or 12 minute contests, where I'm eating 10 or 15 pounds of food. I came into this prepared." 
 
 Just as bacon hits its prime on the world stage, so has its champion. Stonie told HuffPost that he'll never lose his craving for the breakfast behemoth. Eating competitively is his job, and when he's stuffing his face on stage, he doesn't taste food the same. 
 
 "I feel the texture, I taste the saltiness, and I focus on getting it all down," he said. "But I love bacon, it goes with everything." 
 
 He added that he's picky about how his pork product is prepared: "It needs to be cooked perfectly. It can't be too crispy and if it's not warm when I get it, the fat coagulates into lard." 
 
 Going in, the new Baron of Breakfast didn't have much competition. MLE hasn't ever sponsored a true bacon-eating contest before, and for comparison's sake, unofficial eating groups show a measly 54 pieces of bacon as the previous "record." But Stonie needed to set the bar high today. After all, Megatoad is second only to Joey "Jaws" Chestnut on MLE's list of gustatory greats, and Stonie admits that the two waste no time in eating each other's records. EatFeats shows that the two are gut-and-gut in most competitions. 
 
 It wasn't immediately clear whether Chestnut would try to pilfer the pork record, but Stonie can rest easy knowing that today is his day. In fact, it has been his month -- he has set several records in Florida, including today's in Daytona and a 14.5-pound birthday cake eating record set in West Palm Beach on Feb. 14. 
 
 He also went chew-for-chew with Chestnut in the 2014 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, though Chestnut edged him out in the final minutes, winning 61-56. ||||| The 2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest took place at high noon on the Fourth of July and, as per usual, Joey Chestnut entered as a huge favorite to have the most hot dogs (and buns!) eaten when the results were tallied. The American eater didn't disappoint his fans, either, as he consumed 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes to conquer the event for the seventh consecutive year. 
 
 Chestnut's win broke the record he held with Takeru Kobayashi, as each had six total championships heading into Thursday's event. He also broke his record of 68 hot dogs, too, after most recently resetting it at last year's competition. The fact that he was able to reach 69 dogs was a surprise, too, as the odds had Chestnut eating 63.5 HDB (hot dogs + buns, for those not familiar with the sport's technical terms). 
 
 Chestnut's closest competition was Matt Stonie with 51 hot dogs, though the competition in general has had a bit of a drop off behind Chestnut ever since Kobayashi stopped participating due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating. Tim Janus, better known as Eater X, finished third with 50 hot dogs. 
 
 Chestnut entered the contest as the top-ranked eater in the world, according to MLE's rankings, whereas Stonie was ranked fourth. The 21-year-old Stonie's claims to fame include eating 5.5 pounds of birthday cake in 8 minutes and 59 seconds as well as eating 30 "slugburgers" at something called "The World Slugburger Eating Championship" last July. 
 
 Sonja Thomas, better known as the Black Widow, was able to hold off upstart "The Lovely" Juliet Lee in the women's competition that was held earlier in the day. Thomas ate just shy of 37 hot dogs compared to Lee's even 36, securing herself as the only women's champion since the event was divided into separate divisions in 2011. 
 
 Sonya Thomas won by a quarter of a hot dog!! #myfoxny pic.twitter.com/XtiLGkD4pp — LidiaCuranaj (@LidiaFox5NY) July 4, 2013 
 
 The result of the women's competition was a bit disappointing, though, as Thomas set a record with 45 hot dogs last year -- over nine more than she was able to chow down on this year. 
 
 Now that everyone is done watching hot dogs, quickly read Spencer Hall's guide to enjoying fireworks like an American, watch Dan Rubenstein describe why the Fourth of July is the best (below) and then go out and enjoy the holiday with friends, family and festivities!
– "I aimed to eat 150 slices, but when I … got to 182 slices, I knew it must be because I'm fueled by bacon!" Words of victory to WXIA from 22-year-old Matt Stonie, who consumed 182 slices of bacon in five minutes at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Mashable reports. Stonie, ranked second in competitive eating by Major League Eating (the sanctioning organization for the "sport"), has very specific preferences for how his breakfast meat is prepared. He tells the Huffington Post that "it needs to be cooked perfectly. It can't be too crispy, and if it's not warm when I get it, the fat coagulates into lard." Stonie also holds the records for eating the most gyros, birthday cake, fro-yo, and pumpkin pie, WXIA notes. The Huffington Post has more on Stonie and his insane birthday-cake record.