2008 first half IFOCE cash purses down 45% vs. 2007
According to the IFOCE.com contest list page (along with the St. Pat’s Chowdown page), $28250 has been awarded in contests so far this year, while $51750 was the sum of the cash prizes for the first half of last year, resulting in a 45% decrease.
There were 3 contests with a 5 digit purse in the first half of 2007 ($10,000 Long Beach chili cheese fries, $15,000 St. Pat’s Chowdown, $10,000 shoo fly pie), while $5,000 is the largest purse so far this year.
The comparison does not attempt take into account the value of non-cash prizes. There were two contests with non-cash awards (not counting Wing Bowls) in the first six months of 2007 (TripRewards wings and the amateur shoo fly pie contest) while all contests so far this year have cash prizes.
The decline in the second quarter (2007:$21750 vs. 2008:$16750) was considerably less than the difference for the first three months of the year (2007:$30,000 vs 2008:11,500)
A listing of the contests and their prizes follows after the jump.
2007
$3000, Miami pretzels
$2000, Texas bikini string fries
$10,000 Long Beach chili cheese fries
$15,000 Spike TV St. Pat’s Day Chowdown
$500 Broadway at the Beach
$2250 Stockton asparagus
$2250 Palm Beach sweet corn
$4000 Texas tamales
$1500 Long Island strawberry shortcake
$1250 NJ State Fair pigs feet
$10,000 Rockvale Outlets shoo fly pie
$51750 Total
2008
$5000 Spike TV pig skin
$5000 Laredo jalapenos
$1500 Houston matzoh balls
$1750 New Orleans oysters
$500 Broadway at the Beach
$2750 Stockton asparagus
$2250 Palm Beach sweet corn
$4000 Houston gyros
$4000 Three Brothers Pizza
$1500 Long Island strawberry shortcake
$28250 Total
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Anonymous said
June 30, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
Look who the champ / chump is.
joey chinnuts said
June 30, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
Why dont you take a look at the sheas earnings and see if it is intune with the eaters cash
nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)
July 1, 2008 @ 11:12 am
Wow, I’ve been at 7 of the 10 2008 events!