Colorado Springs – Pueblo eating challenges and contests category

Three random Colorado Springs eating challenges
8 lb. burrito El Gordo Burrito Challenge Puerto Palmoas Colorado Springs, CO
4 lb. burger Beary Big Burger Challenge Black Bear Diner Colorado Springs, CO includes 1 lb. fries
big burger Slopper Challenge TKO'd Sports Bar and Grill Pueblo, CO stuffed w/ pueblo chiles, serranos and jalapenos & covered with 3 servings of fries
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Geoff Esper wins Colorado State Fair slopper eating contest

2021 Colorado State Fair Slopper contest

Official results. The fair did not bother to livestream the MLE contest.

1st 34 Geoffrey Esper wins for 3rd year in a row
2nd 22.5 Darron Breeden
3rd 20 Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond
4th 19 Ricardo Corbucci MLE debut
4th 19 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
6th 16.75 Brett “The Branimal” Healey
7th 14 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
8th 10 Mark “toothless” Sutherburg
9th 8.5 Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks
10th 7.5 Mike Coco from Gray’s Coors Tavern
10th 7.5 Jocelyn Walker

The Colorado Sate Fair facebook has a video of the contest. They are currently having an undercard for local media and celebrities.

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Ricardo Corbucci is expected to make his MLE debut tomorrow at the World Slopper Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Defending champion Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Michelle Lesco, Adrian Morgan, Steve Hammond, Brett Healy and Doug Ecks are also expected to compete.
Geoff Esper and Darron Breeden are expected to compete in the World Slopper-Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on September 4. The competition will be open to spectators unlike last year's event.
The Colorado State Fair will has scheduled its Slopper Eating Championship for September 4.
The Colorado State Fair, scheduled from August 27 to September 6 in Pueblo, CO, announced that it intends to bring back its slopper eating contest.

2020 Colorado State Fair Slopper contest

(Official results)
1) Geoff Esper 37.5 sloppers in 8 minutes, new record
2) Joey Chestnut 32
3) Nick Wehry 28
4) Gideon Oji 23.5
5) Darron Breeden 21.5
6) Bryan Beard 12
7) Alex Perez 6

The livestream of today’s World Slopper Eating Championhip can be viewed at https://www.coloradostatefair.com/

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The field for the World Slopper Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo Saturday will include Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Nick Wehry, Bryan Beard, Alex Perez and defending champion Darron Breeden.
The World Slopper-Eating Championship will return to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on September 5. The contest will be closed to spectators but will be livestreamed. Joey Chestnut and defending champion Darron Breeden are expected to compete along with six unnamed Major League eaters.
Fat Belly Pizza in Colorado Springs has a 28 inch Belly Buster pizza challenge for two people that awards $250 if finished in under an hour.
The Colorado State Fair, scheduled for August 28 - September 7 in Pueblo, still intends to hold a MLE Slopper eating contest. The could be the first MLE contest open to the public in over 6 months.
The World Slopper Eating Championship will return to the Colorado State Fair that will be held in Pueblo, CO from August 8 to September 7.

2019 World Slopper Eating Championship

update Articles Westword | Chieftain | KOAA
Videos: Colorado State Fair | Chris Fendrich

Official results Part 1 | Part 2

1st 28.25 Darron Breeden
2nd 18.5 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
3rd 17.5 Brett “The Branimal” Healey
4th 15.5 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
5th 13.5 Derek Hendrickson
6th 11 Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard
7th 9.5 Mark “toothless” Sutherburg announced as 6th on stage
8th 8 Don Coors Lounge
9th ? Luis Martinez Sunset Inn
10th ? Teigan Torres Riverside Bar & Gril
11th 4.5 Jody Howell predicted he would eat 20

KRDO is currently running a live stream of today’s World Slopper Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo.

Profile of amateur competitor Jody Howell

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Fox21 has a video about the Gut Buster pizza challenge at Fat Boys pizza in Colorado Springs which awards $300 to a team of 2 that finishes it in under an hour.
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about Stephanie Torres finishing the Govanator Challenge at Govnr's Park in Denver without assistance, which is usually attempted by two person teams. The estimated weight of the burger, bun, toppings & fries was 13.5 pounds, which Stephanie finished in 53 minutes. Andrew and Stephanie also won $300 by completing the Gut Buster Pizza at Fat Boys in Colorado Springs.
Chieftain.com has an article about Marco Marquez' victory at a jalapeno eating contest at Chile and Frijoles Festival in Pueblo, Colorado where he ate 100 peppers in 10 minutes.
Homer 1350 AM in Pueblo, Colorado is holding a wing eating contest awarding a 32 inch television. (via facebook)

Three “Outrageous Food” restaurants

Here are three restaurants that will appear on Outrageous Food on the Food Network on Saturday at 10 pm eastern.

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The Pueblo Native has a profile of Marco "Mongo" Marquez

Link Buffet: October 15, 2008

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