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Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Gideon Oji are expected to compete in the Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 26. update Miki Sudo says that Nick Wehry, Katie Prettyman, Alex Perez and Jocelyn Walker will also compete.
The owner of a Dallas food truck says $1000 will be awarded if its burger challenge is completed.
Lewisville, TX will hold a virtual tamale eating contest on September 26 as part of its Western Days celebration. Entrants have yet to be announced. update The contest will be in-person, but closed to spectators. Registration will open September 7
A tamale eating contest could be broadcast as part of Lewisville, Texas virtual Western Days festival that will replace the cancelled in-person event.
The Buffalo Wing Festival announced it would not hold a 2020 event today. With the removal of the Lewisville, TX tamale contest, scheduled for September, there are currently no upcoming contests with a date on the MLE calendar. (Smoke's Poutinerie contest remains listed without a date). The Colorado State Fair will be scaled back, so a Slopper eating contest appears unlikely.
Joel Hansen ate 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 at a hot dog eating contest held July 4 in Canton, TX>
Canton, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
2019 Lewisville tamales
update Oct 2 Katie Prettyman video
Full results (without full names) | Full results with full names
Steve “The Rabbit” video
| 1st | 95 | Geoffrey Esper | 10 minute contest record |
| 2nd | 78.5 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 59 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 4th | 51 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 48 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 6th | 46 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 46 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 8th | 44 | Brett “The Branimal” Healey | |
| 9th | 30 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 10th | 29 | Francisco Galicia | |
| 11th | 27.5 | John Gebhard | |
| 12th | 20 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 13th | 15 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 14th | 10 | Mark Poland | |
| DQ | ? | Greg “The Savage” Wilson |
https://www.instagram.com/beyondseattleeats/ has a live video of the contest.
Previous contest winners
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Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Adrian Morgan, George Chiger, Brett Healey, Darrien Thomas, Katie Prettyman, Nate Biller and Steve "The Rabbit" Hammond are expected to compete in the tamale eating contest at Western Days in Lewisville, TX Saturday. Joey Chestnut said he might be able to compete.
The Whiskey Garden in Fort Worth will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut will do a meet and greet at the Hooters in Orlando on International Drive on August 22. update The full schedule has been posted: Charlotte Aug 14, Atlanta Aug 15, Baltimore Aug 21, Orlando Aug 22, Newport, KY Aug 29, Arlington, TX Sept 8.
Registration is now open for the Fresno Tacos World Taco-Eating Championship on August 17. Registration will open later today for the pork roll eating contest in Trenton September 21 and the Lewisville, TX tamale contest on September 28.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 14 awarding $250/$100/$50.
Kristi Keith of Blondes Who Eat finished a 11 patty cheeseburger at Jack's Burger House in Dallas in 40 minutes.
FoodWithMonica will pay $500 if the 14 pound burger at Campo Verde in Dallas is completed in an hour.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark won a jalapeno eating contest Sunday at the ZestFest in Irving, TX after winning a hot wing contest on Saturday. Both contests awarded a 65 inch TV.
ZestFest will hold a jalapeno eating contest in Irving, TX January 27 awarding a large screen TV.
The Dallas Observer has a list of food challenges at Metroplex restaurants.
2018 Lewisville Tamales
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 (10 minutes, shortened from 12 previously)
| 1st | 70 | Darron Breeden | |
| 2nd | 55.75 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 50.5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 4th | 46.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 5th | 43.5 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 6th | 28 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 6th | 28 | Scott Rohne | |
| 8th | 25 | Brent Ricord | |
| 9th | 20 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 10th | 14 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 11th | 12 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 12th | 6 | Mark Poland |
2018 Nathan’s Six Flags Over Texas qualifier
update May 30 WFAA reporter Sean Giggy has a video of him competing in the contest
update NBCDFW has a video
Results
1 Adrian Morgam 27
1W Jocelyn Walker 8.5
Nate Biller and Alex Perez appeared on Good Morning Texas yesterday to promote the competition.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 15 awarding $250/$100/$50.
George Shea appears in an advertisement for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway, so the Fort Worth racetrack might be the site of a Nathan's qualifier on April 7 or 8.
ZestFest will hold a jalapeno eating contest in Irving, TX on Sunday awarding a large screen TV to the winner. A Wingstop Atomic Wing eating contest on Saturday will also award a large screen TV.
Geoff Esper wins Lewisville tamales
update Videos City of Lewisville | Hungry Saiyan
Results from scoresheet
Facebook video
| 1st | 83.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 72 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 63.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 54 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 5th | 47 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 30 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 7th | 21.5 | Brandon Moise | |
| 8th | 18 | Clarence Loggins | |
| 9th | 15 | Clint Grose | |
| 10th | 12 | Ariel Davis | |
| 11th | 10 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| DQ | ? | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| DQ | ? | Mark Poland |
Defending champion Adrian Morgan, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper and Gideon Oji are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 30.
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