Upcoming Dallas eating contests
Dallas eating challenges
(All Dallas eating challenges and contests in database)
In 2012 and 2013, a Hooters wing eating qualifier has been held in conjunction with the opening round of the Masters. We are a week away from the start of that golf tournament in Augusta, GA and I have yet to see any information about a 2014 Hooters MLE circuit. (There will be at least one MLE event at Hooters this month: Joey Chestnut will attend a Final Four party at the Hooters in West End, TX on Sunday).
On a recent episode of the Conan O'Brien show, a 72 ounce steak from the Big Texan was shot by a catapult at a basketball goal outside the Dallas Cowboy stadium (site of this weekend's Final Four).
Alex "Moose" Perez has a blog entry in Crave DFW about his plans to compete in the Dank Eating Championship at the Kung Fu Saloon in Dallas on April 20.
Crave DFW has a blog entry about Alex "Moose" Perez attempt at the ghost pepper pizza challenge at Back 9 in Addison, TX.
Austin Avenue Grill & Sports Bar in Richardson, TX will hold a cajun hot wing contest on March 4 awarding $500 in cash & prizes.
McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday Awarding $200.
The City of Lewisville has a 29 minute video of this year's truncated tamale eating championship.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski participated in a bacon cotton candy eating contest at Texas Motor Speedway today.
Fish City Grill in Dallas will hold an oyster eating contest on Saturday for 4 person teams awarding $2000 to the winning quartet. Teams must raise at least $300 in donations.
Jake's Wayback Burgers in Waxahachie, TX will hold a triple triple burger eating contest tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner).
Fat Daddy's in Mansfield, TX will hold a jalapeno eating contest on October 26 awarding a meet and greet with Vanilla Ice, who will be performing that night.
Joey Chestnut triumphs in truncated tamale tussle
update Sept 30 The Dallas News has a gallery
SCNTX.com has an article
update OK Sure has a video
The contest was truncated to 10 minutes (previous contests were 12 minutes) due to running out of tamales. This is the third MLE contest in the past 18 months to have issues with food shortages (April 2012 cupcakes | July 2012 pulled pork)
Lewisville, TX tamale contest results
1) Joey Chestnut 92 announced as official result (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)
2) Tim Janus 78
3) Miki Sudo 76
4) Jeff Butler 54
5) Michelle Lesco 47
6) Josh Miller 42
7) Nate Biller 36
8T) Bam Martinez 29
8T) Wade Peck 29
10) John Harding 21
11T) Alex Perez 18
11T) Tony Chacon 18
13) Ray Hernandez 14
14) Mark Poland 9
SCNTX.com has an article about Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX listing Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Tim Janus, Michelle Lesco, Jeff Butler and Nate Biller (1st MLE contest since being dropped from rankings).
BehindBoxScores has a blog entry about Saturday's spicy donut eating contest in Dallas announcing that Nate Biller will appear at the Lewisville tamale eating contest later this month.
PegasusNews has a list of 10 Dallas / Fort Worth area eating challenges.
Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 28.
Registration will open at noon today for the Lewisville tamale eating contest on September 28.
Patrick Michels has an interview with Alex "Moose" Perez for the Texas Observer.
Nate Biller ate 26 corn dogs in 15 minutes to win a contest held at the Libertine Bar in Dallas yesterday.
Mother of all Runs Hooters qualifier
update May 16 Three pictures have been posted on the race’s facebook gallery
update May 14 There has been a lot of criticism about the event posted on its facebook page which is being deleted instead of addressed (Screen capture of removed post by Dustin Hoisington .
update May 12 Full results (but not full names) have been posted (Part 1 | Part 2)
Results (Top 3)
1) Erik Denmark 115 wings
2) Alex Perez 112
3) “Bam” Martinez 96
4) Mark P 92
5) Marco “Mongo” Marquez” 83
6) Roland A 80
7T) Ken K 76
7T) Aida Martinez 76
9) Clint G 67
Marco “Mongo” Marquez is at the qualifier, which would be his first MLE contest since the Isle Black Hawk Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating World Championship in 2010.
It does not appear the contest will have a problem with spectators viewing the contest from nearby buildings
There will be a $20 admission fee for spectators at tomorrow's Hooters Wing qualifier at the Mother of All Runs in Farmersville, TX tomorrow (ticket purchase).
Hot Damn, Tamales! in Fort Worth will hold three tamale eating contests on April 28 awarding $350 each ($250 to the winners).
Enchilada's in Dallas will hold an enchilada eating contest on May 4 awarding a trip to the Caribbean.
CNNMoney has an article about the "24" menu available at Texas Rangers games which includes supersized hot dogs, burgers, pretzels, sausages and quesadillas. The Washington Nationals dropped their 8 pound "Strasburger" from the menu, reportedly because too many customers "were taking it as a food challenge."
The 24 inch "Boomstick" hot dog will return to the Texas Rangers lineup of menu items for the 2013 season. A 1 pound "Beltre Buster" burger topped with 8 ounces of bacon and a 24 inch “Murph-a-Dilla†quesadilla will also be available.
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