Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Colorado eating challenges and contests in database)
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 Denver Channel has an article about Raina Huang being kicked out of StevO's Pizza n Ribs in Aurora, CO where she was attempting to do the 28 inch OMG Pizza challenge and win a $100 prize. The owner, Steve Wieand, claimed she was lying about her status as a professional eater. (tiktok video) update The news video clip has been posted to youtube.
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.
Darron Breeden and Gideon Oji attempted the Grand Sicilian deep dish pizza challenge at Beau Jo's in Denver, CO.
CBS Denver has an interview with Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard about his 11 year competitive eating career.
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/
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
The Greeley, CO Stampede will hold a wing eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The ViewHouse in Denver will hold a watermelon eating contest on May 26 awarding a $200 Visa gift card.
Flaming Joe's in Aurora, CO will hold a crawfish eating contest on April 29 awarding $500 to the winner. A qualifier will take place on April 27.
Westword reports that Jack-n-Grill has closed both of its Denver-area locations. The restaurant was the site of a Man v Food episode and was famed for a seven pound burrito challenge that awarded female finishers free food for life.
BarBend.com has a post about Brian Shaw, 4-time winner of the "World's Strongest Man" contest, attempting the 7 pound "Gut Buster" burrito challenge at Big City Burrito in Fort Collins, CO.
ColoradoSprings.com has an article about the construction of the seven pound burrito challenge at Jack-N-Grill in Westminster, CO mentioning Molly Schuyler finishing the meal in 3 minutes.
Takeru Kobayashi will do a taco eating challenge at tomorrow's Denver-area Sabroso Taco Festival. He will also do challenges in Auburn, WA on May 12 and Portland, OR on May 13.
Viewhouse in Denver will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 7 awarding $200 to the winner as part of its baseball opening day celebration.
Flaming Joe's Seafood in Aurora, CO has announced a crawfish eating contest that will award $3000 to the winner. There will be three rounds and the first round will start on March 31. Entrants will need to qualify.
The 36 inch pizza challenge awarding $500 that was to have taken place December 10 at the Watering Bowl in Denver has been moved to January 28.