Bizarre moment NYC crowd chants and cheers on man who ate 300 cheese balls in record-breaking time

A mysterious masked man ate an entire jar of cheeseballs in front of a cheering crowd in New York City and nearly threw up just once.

The man, who has not revealed his identity but is a 22-year-old NYU graduate, drew a crowd of 1,000 people for his 30-minute spectacle in Union Square on Saturday.

Under the social media handle cheeseballman427, he began posting photos of himself in his signature bright orange ski mask in March, gaining hundreds of followers.

Videos of the stunt went viral, showing a crowd roaring their support and chanting “Cheeseball Man” as he finished his final piece.

He received so much attention that he said he had been contacted by people threatening to reveal his true identity, and that he had even initiated legal proceedings against them.

He placed ads around town telling people “how I’m going to eat this whole jar of cheese balls.” Union Square Park April 27, 3pm.”

He placed ads around town telling people “how I’m going to eat this whole jar of cheese balls.” Union Square Park April 27, 3pm.”

As dawn broke, crowds flocked to the square around Cheeseball Man, where he stood on a small stool holding his barrel.

He told the crowd that he was gluten intolerant and had forgotten to buy gluten-free cheese balls.

Then he started eating the bright orange balls, to cheers from the crowd.

He told the Independent there was only one point where he thought he might be sick, but he persevered in front of the crowd.

He said: ‘There was a moment when I absolutely threw up. And then people said very loudly: ‘Keep it quiet’. So I just kept it in.”

Over the next 30 minutes, he steadily made his way through the barrel, waving a flag and washing down the balls with water.

There was a huge cheer as he ate his last ball.

He told The Independent: “I really didn’t expect so many people to turn up. I think everyone wants to get behind the mask.”

Fans then flocked to social media to share their videos of the stunt.

One said, “Cheeseball man did it,” while another said, “This guy draws more people to an event than Biden.”

But his fame came with an unexpected price and he shared a video days after the feat saying he had received threatening messages

Fans then flocked to social media to share their videos of the stunt.

He is now considering what to do with his new platform and says he may stay quiet until his next performance next year

But his fame came at an unexpected cost and he shared a video days after the feat saying he had received threatening messages.

He said: ‘I’m being threatened and I’m tired of it.

“People have been sending me DMs threatening to reveal my secret identity and my address and I have to go to court against these people.”

He is now considering what to do with his newfound platform, saying he may remain quiet until his next performance next year, or travel to different cities to perform different spectacles.

He told the Independent: ‘I’m not sure where to take it all. I’m thinking of maybe just keeping it in New York or maybe just not uploading anything until next year’s event.

“I just want to make sure I’m doing what’s right for my people.”