How many Peeps do you think you could eat in one sitting? On Saturday (April 8th) competitive eating champion Matt Stonie broke the world record for eating Peeps at the World Peeps Eating Championship in National Harbor, Maryland, devouring 255 of the sugar-coated marshmallow treats in just five minutes. He shattered the previous record of 200 in five minutes, which Stonie himself set at the first-annual compettion last year. The 24-year-old also earned $1,750 in prize money and a Peeps-filled trophy.