Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday Awarding $200.
On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Australian actress Margot Robbie, co-star of Wolf of Wall Street, retold a story of how she ate 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) of spaghetti in an hour to win an eating contest.
The Houston Chronicle reports that members of the Rice football team attempted (and failed) the Kookamonga burger challenge while in Memphis for the Liberty Bowl.
Last night, former NFL lineman Kyle Turley announced he would attempt the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo. He actually ordered a 24 ounce steak, citing too many rules as his reason for declining the challenge.
Pole Position has a video of Rosanna Tennant attempting a burger challenge at Casino El Camino in Austin, Texas.
The City of Lewisville has a 29 minute video of this year's truncated tamale eating championship.
Chron.com has a slideshow of Houston-area eating challenges.
BoingBoing.net has a report on the veggie hot dog eating contest held at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. The competition was terminated two minutes early due to a hot dog shortage.
The December issue of Marie Claire of Australia will have the following article: "Queens of consumption: In the eccentric world of competitive eating, the girls are scoffing their way to the top."
"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.
Bayou City Wings in Pasadena, TX will hold a hot wing eating contest Friday awarding $200 to the winner.
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.
Male model Warren Carlyle ate an Okie burrito in 45 seconds to win the finals of the burrito eating contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio. Fox 29 has an article
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.
The Australian boy band Five Seconds of Summer attempted the 28 inch pizza challenge at Russo's New York Pizzeria in Houston during their US tour.
Registration will open at noon today for the Lewisville tamale eating contest on September 28.
Nathan's Famous will open a location in Houston later this year, so that might be a stop on the 2014 qualifier circuit.
Women and children will be allowed to compete in the men's division of the Pluckers wing contest in Round Rock, TX on August 24 if they want to attempt to win the men's prize package of a Formula 1 race weekend.
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