Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
Duff's in Southlake, TX will hold a wing eating contest awarding two Dallas Cowboys tickets to any home game as part of its grand opening celebration on November 16. Receiver Dez Bryant and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders will be in attendance.
Hofmann Hot Dogs Texas State Fair contest
update Oct 16 #2 DMagazine has a gallery
update Oct 16 A video of Kobyashi’s exhibition where he ate 60 bunless hot dogs in less than three minutes is available.
update Oct 15 Dallas Observer contest report
update Oct 13 Bartlas Yuce won the amateur contest by eating 20 hot dogs in 5 minutes. Jeremey Gagnon was the runner up with 19.
Joe Biggs reports that Kobayashi ate 60 hot dogs in 2:30
Dallas Observer has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi and an article about Alex Perez‘ preparation
WFAA has a video of Kobayashi’s appearance this morning.
Yahoo! Postgame has an article which says that Kobayashi’s line of hot dogs might be delayed until 2013.
The event listing for Friday's Hoffman Hot Dog eating contest at the Texas State Fair in Dallas announces that amateurs and college students will compete against each other (winner will receive $1,000) and then Takeru Kobayashi will do an exhibition. update A press release announces the prizes will be $1000/$500/$250 update Oct 11 Syracuse.com and Dallas Observer have articles about the contest.
Rachel Acevado won the overall division of the cookie eating contest held at Blue Baker in College Station, TX.
National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship
update Oct 1 Jamie McDonald has a video
1 Jamie McDonald 24 pies (9.75 pounds)
2 Tom Gilbert 21.75
3 Stephanie Torres 19.125
4 Eric Dahl 19
The National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship will start in Dallas at 2 pm central. If Jamie McDonald wins, he is clearly the #2 non-IFOCE competitive eater behind Kobyashi.
2012 World Tamale Eating Championship
update Oct 1 Blue Ribbon News has a contest report
update Sept 30 Lewisville Texan has an article
Ok Sure has videos
The Rake and Herald has a contest report
Results from MLE facebook Part 1 | Part 2
1 Joey Chestnut 102 tamales new record
2 Tim Janus 87
3 Adrian Morgan 68
4 Juan RoDriguez 60.5
5 Nate Biller 50.5
6 Yasir Salem 42
7 Brent Ricord 34
8 Gary Klucken 27
9 Cole Ellis 24
10 Timothy Morris 22
11 Alex Perez 21
12 Steve Harrell 17
Nate Biller appered on Fox 7 to promote the contest, which is expected to start at 1:15 central.
Tom Gilbert has been added to the field for the Fried Pie Eating Championship in Dallas Saturday joining headliners Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres. This will be the first meeting between Tom Gilbert and Eric Dahl.
SCNTX has a preview of Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX containing an interview with Tim "Eater X" Janus. Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller are other listed expected competitors.
Alex Perez hopes that schedules for September 29 can be rearranged to facilitate him competing in both the tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX and the fried pie eating contest in Dallas.
Uncle Billy's in Austin is holding a wing eating contest on October 7 awarding two 3-day passes to the Austin City Limits festival.
Joey Chestnut has been announced as a competitor in the World Tamale Eating Championship to be held September 29 in Lewisville, TX, joining Tim Janus and Adrian Morgan as entrants ranked in the MLE top 10. (via comment)
A press release lists defending champion Tim Janus along with Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller as expected entrants in the tamale eating contest to be held in Lewisville, TX on September 29.
Baker Street Pub & Grill in Fort Worth will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding two Dallas Cowboy tickets.
Burguesa will hold a burger eating contest in three Dallas-area locations Saturday awarding a 37 inch TV.
The 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX will appear in an upcoming episode of Jeff and Jordan do America which will star to former Big Brother participants.
A press release about the National Peach Fried Pie Eating Champion in Dallas on September 29 lists Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres as expected entrants.
Stephanie Torres appears to have won (or at least received a large trophy) at the Okie Burrito eating contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio today. The first prize was $1000. update Aug 23 Valmar0322 and ReneeLvsAlex have videos
Registration for the Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 29 will open on ifoce.com at 3 pm Central today.
Hooters will hold a Dallas-area wing eating circuit starting August 16 in Irving, TX. The finals will take place at Brew Fest on September 15.
Tortuga Mexican Kitchen Baytown, TX will hold a "Big Juan" burrito eating contest on September 1 awarding a Sony tablet computer to the winner. The runner up will receive $200.
Samantha Torres won the final qualifier for Las Palapas burrito eating contest by eating an Okie burrito in 43.9 seconds in San Antonio.
The Boomstick Express, a vehicle shaped like a giant hot dog, will debut at today's Texas Rangers game to promote the 24 inch "Boomstick" frankfurter.
Kobayashi / Hofmann partnership details
Syracuse.com and DMagazine have articles about Takeru Kobayashi’s press conference this morning where his partnership with Hofmann Hot Dogs was officially announced. Some notes:
- Takeru Kobayashi will own 50% of a new division Hofmann has created to produce a Kobayashi-branded hot dog.
- Hofmann is planning to open a restaurant in Dallas, possibly as soon as September. (Cowboys legend Roger Staubach is another Hofmann part-owner, so that might be the reason for the location.)
- Kobayashi will compete in a hot dog contest against a “ferocious competitor” at the Great New York State Fair on August 25.
Amarillo Magazine reports that Sarai, a female tiger, ate the 72 ounce steak (with no side items) from the Big Texan in 80 seconds on July 4, breaking the all-species record of 89 seconds. (Joey Chestnut set the human record for the meal with side items with a time of 8:52. I think Carlene LeFevre has the homo sapiens female record of around 30 minutes.)
Las Palapas in San Antonio will hold an Okie Burrito eating contest on August 18 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Weekly qualifiers on Saturdays will award $150 and a spot in the finals to the winners.
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