Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
The Canary in Houston will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $500 in cash and prizes to the winner.
Registration is now open for the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship that will be held in Manor, TX on May 4.
Hogs for Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest in Paris, TX on March 23 awarding $250 to the winner.
MohMotion was arrested in Galveston County, TX on March 2 for possession of controlled substances. A gofundme page has been started to raise the $20,000 bail required for his release. The tiktok video about the fundraiser has almost 900 comments in 17 hours. update March 9 A reddit forum for Moh has been set up at https://old.reddit.com/r/mohmotionpt2
Yesterday at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, TX, Molly Schuyler ate 329 peppers to win the event's eating contest for the sixth time in a row. Dan Kennedy was the runner up with 191.
The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will hold a men's oyster eating contest on March 9 and a women's oyster eating contest on March 10. Both competitions will award $200/$100/$50.
Registration is now open for the Jalapeño Eating Contest Sponsored by La Costeña at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, TX on February 17. The prizes appear to be $3000/$1500/$750.
Daily Dot has an article about MohMotion attempting Cici's 28 inch pizza in Katy, TX that awarding $500 if it is finished by a team of two in under one hour. He was allowed to compete even though the challenge is closed to professional eaters.
Big Texas Fun will hold a crawfish eating contest in Selma, TX on March 8 awarding $600/$300/$150/$50
DallasNews.com reports that James Webb ate 37 meat pies in 36:22 at Aussie Grind Provisions in Farmers Branch, TX.
Luckystroke Putt Club will hold a chicken wing eating contest on December 9 in Kemah, TX awarding $500 to the winner.
The Battalion has an article about James Webb eating 59 tacos in under 20 minutes at Raging Bull Street Tacos in Bryan, TX.
2023 Lewisville tamales contest
| 1st | 80 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 79 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 66.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 51 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 5th | 37.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 34 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 7th | 25.5 | Albert Bravo | |
| 8th | 22.5 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 8th | 22.5 | Zach “MEEF” Pappert | |
| 10th | 21 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 11th | 18 | Jocelyn Young | |
| DQ | ? | Sean “MEEF” Pappert |
James Webb will do a livestream of this afternoon’s tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX.
NBCDFW has a segment about James Webb, who will be competing in the Lewisville, TX tamales contest tomorrow. The Australian has been given the nickname "The Wonder from Down Under".
The full field for Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX has been posted: Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, James Webb, Adrian Morgan, Derek Hendrickson, Darrien Thomas, Greg Wilson, Nathan Biller, Sergio Reyes Raya, Jocelyn Young and Albert Bravo (Nick Wehry was also listed but he will be doing the Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl.)
News Journal has an article about Joel Hansen's trip to east Texas and Shreveport, LA to attempt restaurants' food challenges.
Magnolia Pancake Haus in San Antonio will hold a pancake eating contest tomorrow (Sept 26) awarding prizes billed at over $10,000 in value. The winner will receive $500 or 50% of the entry fees and 2 courtside Spurs tickets. The runner up will receive a South African safari and a Hog Hunt in Gonzales, TX.
Mo "MohMotion" Mbengue completed two 72 ounce steak challenges at The Big Texan in 1:12. I think the only other people to complete multiple challenges at that Amarillo, TX restaurant are Molly Schuyler, Miki Sudo and pro wrestler Klondike Bill in 1963. (Big Texan Instagram post)
The Houston Viet Cultural Festival will hold a pho eating contest on September 16 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Registration will open today for a Nathan's Famous qualifier to be held in Selsey, West Sussex, England on August 26. I think this will be the first Nathan's qualifier held outside the USA since a Beijing qualifier in 2011. Registration is now open for the Slopper championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on September 2, the Buffalo Buffet Bowl on September 2, the USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Buffalo on September 3 and the Lewisville, TX tamale contest on September 30.
Joel Hansen won the Canton, TX hot dog eating contest for the fourth year in a row and claimed a $1,500 prize
The Big Texan announced James Webb finished their 72 ounce steak challenge in 6:28, breaking Joey Chestnut's mark for the fastest male completion time and placing him 2nd behind Molly Schuyler (4:18) for the best overall time.
Outlaw Egg Rolls announced the cancellation of its egg roll eating contest that was to have been held June 10 in Lubbock, TX due to lack of sponsorship. MLE has made no mention of the cancellation on its home page or twitter.
Festa Italiana in Bryan, TX will hold a pasta eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner.
Canton, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1500 to the winner.
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