Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
Dickeys.com has a list of the seven qualifier winners who will compete in the barbecue sandwich eating finals in Dalls on October 18.
Patrick Michels has a report for the Dallas Observer about Saturday's tamale eating contest at the Lewisville Western Days festival. (via Nate Biller)
2011 Lewisville Western Days tamale contest
update Sept 28 Crawfish and Matt Stonie have galleries and Brian Seiken has video.
update 9:57 Blue Ribbon News has a contest report.
update 6:30 A comment from LewisvilleTX has provided the rest of the results.
update 3:30 Crawfish has the top 5:
1) Tim Janus 67 tamales
2) Matt Stonie 56
3) Adrian Morgan 51
4) Nate Biller 32
5) Gary Klucken 23
6) Brent Ricord 22
7) Michael Glass 20
8) Bam Martinez 19
9) Brian Seiken 18.5
10) Fred Heaton, 16.5
11t) Joshua Lambert 14
11t) Bobby Bryant 14
13) Robert Lackey 12
14) Melissa Fernandez, 9
2:36 The tamale eating contest has started
A press release lists the prizes to be payed out at Dickey's Barbecue eating contest in Dallas on October 18: $500 / $250 / $150 / $50. Qualifiers will be held Friday in Plano, TX and in Pleasanton, CA and Meridian, Idaho on Saturday.
Dickey's BBQ facebook has a list of all the qualifier sites and dates for its pork barbecue sandwich eating contest: "Raleigh, NC- 9/15; San Antonio, TX 9/16; Overland Park, KS 9/17; Plano, TX 9/23; Meridian, ID 9/24 & Pleasanton, CA 9/24"
The four Dallas area locations of Burguesa Burger will hold burger eating contests on September 17 awarding a 19 inch TV with a built in DVD player.
A press release announces that Dickey's Barbecue will hold a pork sandwich eating contest in Dallas on October 18. Five qualifiers for the contest will be held; the first will take place in Raleigh, NC on September 15. The BBQ Jew is calling for a protest of the qualifier where competitors would not eat any sandwiches while wearing a T-shirt from a local barbecue restaurant.
Pier 30 in Freeport, TX (Houston area) will hold a jalapeno eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
The University of Texas student newspaper has an article about "Hungry" Todd Rungy, who will be the subject of an upcoming documentary series.
Blue Ribbon News has a preview of the tamale contest to be held at Lewisville (TX) Western Days on September 24 listing the entire field. Tim Janus is expected to defend his title and Matt Stonie and Stephanie Torres are also listed as competitors. Part 3 of the history of the tamale contest has also been posted.
Star Telegram and CTNow have articles about Pete MacGillis, who will attempt a five pound bowl of Pho from Sprouts SpringRoll and Pho in Arlington, TX tonight. MacGillis was the first person to finish the "El Jefe" burger at Kenny's Burger Joint.
Dallas Observer's Brew at the Zoo will hold a wing eating contest on September 10 awarding a trip for two to Las Vegas. Qualifiers will be held on Tuesdays in August at Dallas-area Hooters starting tonight in Irving.
IFOCE August / September registration on Monday & Wednesday
IFOCE contest registrations opening this week:
- Monday July 25: Toronto’s Festival of Beer Wing Eating Championship (August 7) | John Ascuaga’s Nugget World Rib Eating Championship (August 31, Sparks, NV) | Buffalo Buffet Bowl (September 4) & Wing Eating Championship (September 5)
- Wednesday July 27: Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship (Toronto, September 24) | Old Town Lewisville, TX World Tamale Eating Championship (September 24)
The Hot Dog Shop in Houston will hold an eating contest on Saturday awarding $300 ($250 to the winner).
The Black Sheep Lodge in Austin, TX will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
Hungry Todd Rungy has posted a video recorded at the 2010 Fantastic Fest in Austin of his attempt to confront actor Ryan Reynolds about a 2007 Huffington Post blog entry attacking competitive eating. Rungy has also set up a facebook group calling for a boycott of Reynolds' new movie The Green Lantern. (In the blog entry Reynolds calls Don Lerman "my main man")
El Paso Times has an article about west Texas eating challenges with quotes from Stephanie Torres about her challenge successes.
Adrian Morgan has a gallery and video of Sunday's Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK.
Adrian Morgan wins Thackerville Nathan’s qualifier
update June 13 KXII has an article and video.
update More results
1) Adrian Morgan 23 hot dogs, first Nathan’s finals
2) Nate Biller 17.75
3) Yasir Salem 17
1W) Katrina Klein 5
update 2:40 Adrian Morgan’s facebook page reports he won the contest with 23 hot dogs.
update 2:24 The contest has started.
The contest should start at 1 pm central, 2 pm eastern.
Patrick Michels has a preview of Sunday's Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK. Probably the most interesting thing about the preview are quotes from George Shea saying television plans for the women's July 4 contest have not been finalized.
Randy's Dog Pound in Cedar Hill, Texas (Dallas area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 2 awarding $400 to the winner.
Times Record News has an article about Nate Biller and "Hurricane" Katrina Klein competing in Sunday's Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In honor of the NBA finals here is a reposting of the Mavs. vs. Food video in which Dirk Nowitzki and other members of the Dallas Mavericks appear with (but do not eat) a 20 pound cinnamon roll.
Pegasus News has a list of several eating challenges in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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