2008 Lewisville tamale contest Sept 27

July 19, 2008 at 3:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas

Pegasus News reports that the IFOCE tamale contest will return to the Lewisville, Texas Western Day festival on September 27, the same weekend as the Krystal Square Off finals. The first prize will be $1,500.

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  1. anonymous said

    July 19, 2008 @ 6:58 pm

    If you get a chance update your eating challenges the curry and rice 4lbs under 20 min challenge at the kenka restaurant in NYC no longer exists . I called them and they said “no more. maybe in future”

  2. anonymous said

    July 19, 2008 @ 9:18 pm

    The Western Day Festival would be a good place for the black cowboy hat wearing Hangman to compete at. We know Hangman will not make it to Chatty.

  3. Anonymous said

    July 19, 2008 @ 9:31 pm

    To hell with western day, hangman, and chatty. Furious pete is the story.

  4. Anonymous said

    July 20, 2008 @ 6:26 am

    Is there any way Furious Pete will be able to compete. Probably not because hed kick everyones ass.

  5. Anonymous said

    July 20, 2008 @ 7:17 am

    Pete Maurizio wont the AICE 3rd National Hamburger Festival Eating Championship and why not post these AICe results here especially since theyre now the true professional league with more eaters better eaters and more contests. Im bored with reading about ifoce food drinkers all the time especially since they only have about one or two contests a month.

  6. Analist said

    July 20, 2008 @ 7:27 pm

    7:17 anonymous has a point. I wish there were more IFOCE contests…then we’d wouldn’t have all this AICE, WLOCE, and other minor league news all the time. After all, this is Eatfeats, not smallfeats.

  7. Anonymous said

    July 20, 2008 @ 8:12 pm

    I’d even read about Bi-Curious Pete.

  8. Brian Mac said

    July 23, 2008 @ 10:59 pm

    And some pro will be allowed to skip the krystal mandatory meetings, just to make sure no lower ranked eater can win decent money or put their name to a title.

  9. anonymous said

    July 24, 2008 @ 9:04 am

    As the defending champion Eater X will be allowed to skip Krystals and he will be flown in First Class to win the title again. Look for the three peat.

  10. anonymous said

    July 24, 2008 @ 10:56 am

    Eater X gets first class for everything

  11. LewisvilleTX said

    July 24, 2008 @ 12:01 pm

    Just wanted to let everyone know that, thanks in large part to input you provided on this website back in the spring, we are implementing several changes this year to make the Lewisville event more enjoyable for the participants. That includes cash payouts for the top six finishers ($1500, $1000, $500, $250, $150, $100). Come on down to Lewisville in September!

    Shame about the date conflict — our Western Day street festival got moved to avoid local conflicts, and that created one for the tamale contest. Ah well, we’ll just do the best we can.

  12. Anonymous said

    July 24, 2008 @ 12:54 pm

    so is evryone getting a free flight ths year or just last years winner?

  13. Impressed said

    July 24, 2008 @ 9:04 pm

    Thank you Lewisville!

  14. LewisvilleTX said

    August 22, 2008 @ 3:37 pm

    Registration for the 4th World Tamale Eating Championship will open on Monday, Aug. 25, through the IFOCE website. Information on the event is available at http://www.cityoflewisville.com as part of the Western Day festival package.

    Just a few items of possible interest:

    Past Champions – World Tamale Eating Championship
    2005 – Levi Oliver, Austin, Texas
    2006 – Tim “Eater X” Janus, New York City, NY
    2007 – Tim “Eater X” Janus, New York City, NY

    Progression of tamale-eating World Record
    June 2005 – Levi Oliver (36 tamales, 10 minutes and 30 seconds)
    May 2006 – Chip Simpson (41 tamales, 12 minutes)
    September 2006 – Tim “Eater X” Janus (51 tamales, 12 minutes)
    May 2007 – Joey Chestnut (53 ½ tamales, 12 minutes)
    September 2007 – Tim “Eater X” Janus (71 tamales, 12 minutes)

    Top Tamale Downage by a Texan (sanctioned events)
    36* Levi Oliver, Austin, Texas (June 2005, Lewisville)
    24 Timm Dilling, Garland, Texas (September 2007, Lewisville)
    21 Nathan Biller, Wichita Falls, Texas (May 2007, Houston)
    21 Jeff Bennett, Carrollton, Texas (September 2007, Lewisville)
    20 Jason Satterwhite, San Angelo, Texas (September 2006, Lewisville)
    20 Nathan Biller, Wichita Falls, Texas (September 2006, Lewisville)
    * done in 10 minutes, 30 seconds

    Competition Notes
    — During the 2005 contest, eaters had to remove their tamales from the corn husks during the competition. In subsequent contests, the tamales have been shucked in advance.
    — Levi Oliver held his world record less than a year, but still holds the Texas record with his mark of 36 tamales in 10 minutes, 30 seconds.
    — During the 2007 event, Rich LeFevre tied the world record Janus had set the year before by eating 51 tamales in 12 minutes, but still lost to Tim Janus by 20 tamales. LeFevre also was competing with missing front teeth, lost during another contest the week before.
    — Prior to Tim Janus’ dominant performance in 2007, the event had been marked by close finishes – a tie and eat-off in 2005, and a one-tamale margin in 2006.
    — Traditional pork tamales are used in the contest, each weighing approximately 2.5 ounces.

  15. Anonymous said

    August 22, 2008 @ 4:52 pm

    Old Town Lewisville World Tamale Eating Championship

    http://www.ifoce.com/contests?action=detail&eventID=271

  16. Shodead said

    August 22, 2008 @ 7:31 pm

    A few weeks back you guys were discussing the movie the last dragon. The guy who played shonuff is dead of cancer at age 56. http://www.popeater.com/article/cult-legend-julius-shonuff-carry-dies/144546?icid=200100397x1208186513x1200457493

  17. anonymous said

    August 22, 2008 @ 8:11 pm

    please explain to me why lerman is copying every story from eatfeats and posting it on his website. Does this make any sense whatsoever?

  18. Don''Moses'' Lerman said

    August 22, 2008 @ 11:24 pm

    this is Don Lerman I am not coping stories from eat feats and posting them ,I subsribe to the same goole alerts and then post them , no one has a monopoly on press releases

  19. anonymous said

    August 22, 2008 @ 11:53 pm

    But Don eatfeats posted them before you posted them. That would classify you as a copycat or perhaps jealous. Your site is still one of the best so try to keep it that way and be original

  20. anonymous said

    August 23, 2008 @ 9:18 am

    and if you notice since he began copying the stories a few months ago , not one person has bothered to leave a comment.

  21. Don''Moses'' Lerman said

    August 23, 2008 @ 11:12 am

    not so I try not to put up the same alert but sometimes Its amajor story and i have no choice , having said that I have a web master doing the updating and I;ll talk to him to see if i cant avoid the same story at the same time , don lerman

  22. Father Frederick said

    August 23, 2008 @ 11:51 am

    Don Lerman you have made the sport what it is today. God bless you and your children, We love you don we love you we love you we love you!

  23. Anonymous said

    August 23, 2008 @ 4:01 pm

    Don don’t worry about those people who have nothing to do but give you a hard time. I visit your site a lot and I hope you don’t change a thing. If these complainers keep noticing these stories you post that means they must visit your site a lot. I wonder why. Because you are a respected legend and your web site is very interesting. You are loved a whole bunch.

  24. LewisvilleTX said

    September 26, 2008 @ 11:42 am

    2008 World Tamale Eating Championship – registered entrants

    Trey Beauregard, Moore, Okla.
    Nate Biller, Briarwood, NY
    Tim Brown, Chicago, Ill.
    David Cagle, Houston, Texas
    Eric Denmark, Seattle, Wash.
    Nic Fry, Grant Bend, Kan.
    Charles Johnson, Abilene, Texas
    Bill Myers, Breinigsville, Penn.
    Brent Ricord, Keller, Texas
    Robert Rodriguez, Fort Worth, Texas
    Kevin Ross, Temecula, Calif.
    Damon Serignet, Baton Rouge, La.
    Patrick Vandam, Eagan, Minn.
    Frank Wach, Chicago, Ill.
    James Ward, Fort Worth, Texas

  25. Anonymous said

    September 26, 2008 @ 12:18 pm

    So, Frank Wach competes in Bartolini’s and is welcomed back to IFOCE?

  26. Anonymous said

    September 26, 2008 @ 12:35 pm

    He competes because no one noticed. He flew under the radar.

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