Patrick Vandam wins Lewisville tamales

update The Dallas News has an article about the contest (from City of Lewisville)

A press release posted to the comments has the results from today’s tamale contest in Lewisville, TX. Patrick Vandam won his first non-qualifier contest by eating 44 tamales.

44 Patrick Vandam, Eagan, Minn., $1500
41 Tim Brown, Chicago, Ill. $1000
34.5 Eric “the Red” Denmark, Seattle, Wash., $500
34 Nate Biller, Briarwood, NY, $250
25.5 Kevin Ross, Temecula, Calif., $150
24 Bill Myers, Breinigsville, Penn., $100
23.5 Brent Ricord, Keller, Texas
20 Charles Johnson, Abilene, Texas
19 Frank Wach, Chicago, Ill.
18.5 Nic Fry, Grant Bend, Kan.
15.5 Jim Clawson, Addison, Texas
10.5 David Cagle, Houston, Texas
10.5 Patrick Owen, Corinth, Texas
5 Trey Beauregard, Moore, Okla.
5 David Marston, Frisco, Texas

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  1. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    September 27, 2008 @ 4:25 pm

    Wild Bill in the MONEY!!!!!

  2. Anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 5:23 pm

    Steakbellie………….that’s what I was thinking. Just 2million $ short to make up for past and future travel

  3. mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)

    September 27, 2008 @ 5:53 pm

    Yet another ANONYMOUS piece of wit. I’d be ashamed to put my name on something that moronic too.

  4. Buffet Buster said

    September 27, 2008 @ 5:53 pm

    Way To Go !!!

    Wild Bill !!!

    The IRS is watching !!!

    Really Great Job !!!

    But I will have to make new friends at the end of the table now.

  5. Anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 6:24 pm

    Congratulations Wild Bill!

  6. Anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 6:31 pm

    You minus well post anonymously because nobody cares who you are (or actually knows who you are)

  7. Crazy Legs Mom said

    September 27, 2008 @ 6:33 pm

    Go Patrick and Wild Bill and everyone in between and after. Congratulations All! You ate all you could.

  8. mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)

    September 27, 2008 @ 7:31 pm

    Sorry, I forgot to congratulate all the eaters.

  9. kevinross said

    September 27, 2008 @ 7:58 pm

    I underestimated how tough tamale eating would be. Those darn things kept getting stuck in my throat. And it was ridiculous hot here today. Nate kicked my ass! Must get revenge in next foodstuff.

  10. Anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 8:04 pm

    Go one go all go down on each other I say. Every pewrson in the world is great.

  11. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 27, 2008 @ 9:30 pm

    whats up,it was a fun contest ,even though i swear im getting worse ,lol – Vandam ,kicked ass – and Wild Bill thanks for your words of incouragement,my boy Nasty Nate did pretty well,and on a funny note ,how many times did Gravy get called “Elvis”,haha – and Ryan did a great job MCing as usual,and then went to the beach – Have A Nice Day 🙂

  12. LewisvilleTX said

    September 27, 2008 @ 9:43 pm

    Dallas Morning News story on the World Tamale Eating Championship (with a few minor errors).

    http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/092808dnmettamaleeating.bb182e68.html

  13. anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 10:22 pm

    How could wild bill screw this one up? With a lineup featuring second tier eaters and 7 or 8 locals that cant eat their way out of a paper bag Wild Bill collects a whopping $100 for his efforts

  14. Sean Gordon said (Registered June 5, 2008)

    September 27, 2008 @ 10:34 pm

    Congrats on the title and very impressive rise to the top Patrick. Awesome job Bill, way to represent PA!

  15. anonymous said

    September 27, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

    Syko you get blown out in all the contests you entered and you always claim you had fun? It’s like saying you went to atlantic city or vegas . lost your shirt but you still had fun? I fail to see the logic in your comment

  16. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 27, 2008 @ 11:21 pm

    hey i love Vegas,even when i dont win,its a fun place,lots of hot girls.lol – yes anonymous ,i do have fun,i actually go to try and entertain the crowd and eat too,but im much better working the crowd,if you were an eater and maybe went to an event you might now that – and by the way ,good luck to Brent Ricord tomorrow in Corny dogs,he tied for the win last year with 12 – i ate like crap,but i had fun scaring the crowd,he he he he (evil laugh) – Have A Nice Day 🙂

  17. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 27, 2008 @ 11:42 pm

    it was great meeting more people, syko bozo there is no way you dont win best dressed eater, kevin, pat vd, bill, tim all great to meet u and eric and nate always a good time.. as for my performance im kinda embarrased my body just wouldnt work for me no excuse i just couldnt do it wasnt my day wasnt my time good job to everyone else i sure melted under that texas sun but i did enjoy putting about 1200 miles on my car in about 18 hours looking forward to next time but hopefully under some shade,

  18. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 27, 2008 @ 11:54 pm

    hey Nic,at least i would win something,hahaha – hey its always fun hanging out and just talking to new eaters,thats one thing about this ,it really is like a big family – i hope they have some more events this year,but it doesnt look like it,who knows, – i wonder who that guy was with that was taking the pictures? anyway nice job dude,Have A Nice Day 🙂

  19. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 28, 2008 @ 12:14 am

    Thanks man maybe there will be more contests in your neck of the woods since there will almost never be on in mine that we can actually chill with some beers and whatnot after,,, and yes i am curious about that guy taking pictures too.. cause he sure took alot of pictures of the guys with “imagination”

  20. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 28, 2008 @ 12:31 am

    LOL

  21. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    September 28, 2008 @ 1:03 am

    That was me taking the pictures.

  22. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 28, 2008 @ 3:28 am

    the more time that passes after this the more i think i should just retire….0-3 perfectly bad record

  23. SPBBBMB said

    September 28, 2008 @ 7:29 am

    I need pictures ASAP for Best Dressed Eater….sounds good, though!

  24. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 28, 2008 @ 9:32 am

    i will get some sent to me today,and foward some to you – no Nic,dont think about the negatives,think about the hot tamale girls,lol – its all about the 15 minutes of fame,H.A.N.D. 🙂

  25. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 28, 2008 @ 5:59 pm

    Oh syko i guess u were on the other side of the stage but me and the hot tamale girls had a lil fight which i think was hillarious

  26. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 28, 2008 @ 9:13 pm

    what ?dammnit what did i miss?

  27. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 28, 2008 @ 9:14 pm

    i still havent seen any pics posted from the news or anything yet,H.A.N.D. 🙂

  28. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 28, 2008 @ 9:37 pm

    It was about the water, i asked them where it was they ripped my ass and said it was are problem and i was like okay so i said something to one of the guys next to me about the water situation and like 3 of them came up to me like we are from the streets and will kick your ass… i paused turned my head laughed abit then they were like eating isnt a real sport and a few comments like that then i said a few profanities to them and that was the end of it… classless on both parts but it was fun…. maybe if u email the guy from lewisville he will know who took them pictures

  29. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 28, 2008 @ 9:41 pm

    Paul,where do i send the pics to your myspace page?

  30. SPBBBMB said

    September 28, 2008 @ 10:13 pm

    Just post them, then I’ll steal what I need!

  31. Mega Munch said

    September 29, 2008 @ 10:06 am

    Lotsa money for lotsa eaters. That’s they way I like to see it!

  32. Wild Bill said (Registered September 19, 2006)

    September 29, 2008 @ 10:36 am

    Thanks, Steak, Crazy Legs Mom, Mike, Sean, and everybody else for you congratulations. It was a good contest; hot, but still good. Kudos to everyone who competed on Saturday! It was good to finally put some faces with the new names like Pat V., Nic, and Syko.

  33. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 29, 2008 @ 9:30 pm

    hey Bill,sorry for my face being so scary,haha,Have A Nice Day 🙂

  34. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    September 29, 2008 @ 11:05 pm

    Okay SPBBBMB, If you go to my myspace page i have them on there in a new folder called Best Dressed Eater – I couldnt figure how to post them here ,yes im retarded – also if you can or anyone else can post them ,i have pics from Tamales 2008 in my MLE Folder too,thanks to my buddy Don M. for taking the pics,theres a great pic of P. Vandam looking over at Gravy during the event,also other pics from all the events i have pics from…if those dont work Paul let me know – theres a link to my page on the right ,Have A Nice Day 🙂

  35. SPBBBMB said

    September 30, 2008 @ 8:19 am

    Go them – scary! Anybody got any more tamale picture stuff? I hear Gravy had a spendiferous outfit!

  36. Rhonda Evans said

    September 30, 2008 @ 8:45 am

    Nice job to everyone who finished in the money. I’m glad to see they paid six places.

  37. Anonymous said

    September 30, 2008 @ 1:51 pm

    Hey Paul,this is SyKoBOZO if you look in my folder Major League Eaters, i have pics of most people in the Tamales event,and Gravys peach colored,ruffles included 70’s prom shirt was cool, and i can just see Nic dressed as The Incredible Bulk almost getting jumped by the tamale girls,i guess on mine,Gravys and Wild Bills end we had the hot nice tamale girls,lol – Have A Nice Day:)

  38. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 30, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

    paul ill have a few up soon

  39. nic"TheIncredibleBulk"fry said

    September 30, 2008 @ 2:28 pm

    tamale girls are mean

  40. Charles Johnson said

    October 1, 2008 @ 6:19 pm

    I’m happy with my number, 20, it was so hot there like 100 degrees but was good eats!!

  41. chucknerd said (Registered September 30, 2008)

    October 1, 2008 @ 7:07 pm

    I’m happy with my 20 tamales downed! it was soo hot there too!!

  42. chucknerd said (Registered September 30, 2008)

    October 1, 2008 @ 7:08 pm

    crap posted twice cuz the last one wouldnt come up my bad

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