Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
Registration is now open for the jalapeno eating contest to be held at the Jalapeno Festival in Laredo, TX on February 18. $3000/$1500/$750 will be awarded to the top three finishers.
Registration to open for 3 2nd quarter MLE contests
Registration will open next week for three MLE 2nd quarter contests:
April 30 National Sweet Corn Eating Championship, West Palm Beach, FL opens Feb 6
May 26 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship, New Castle, IN opens Feb 7
June 10 The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship Lubbock, TX opens Feb 8
Food Challenge News has a post about Texas food challenger Chris "Old Guy Eats" Dale.
The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will hold men's and women's oyster eating contests on March 4 and 5 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Ken Hoffman has an interview with Mary Bowers about her quest to locate her birth parents in Korea.
The Laredo, TX Jalapeno Festival will hold the La Costeña Jalapeño Eating Contest on February 18. It appears the contest will award $3000/$1500/$750.
Michael Lopez ate 70 tacos to win the first prize of $200 in a taco eating contest held November 1 at La Calle in Houston.
La Calle in Houston will hold a taco eating contest on November 1 awarding $200 to the winner. 2nd and 3rd place will receive $75 and $50 gift certificates.
El Chingon will hold an eating contest in Fort Worth on October 4 awarding $500 to the first four person team to finish 42 tacos.
Derek Hendrickson wins Lewisville tamales
Official results (adding Ryan Rodacker)
| 1st | 50 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 2nd | 47.5 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 3rd | 36 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 4th | 30 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 5th | 27.5 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 6th | 24 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 7th | 20.75 | Sophia Devita | |
| 8th | 20 | Wade Peck | |
| 9th | 18 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 10th | 14 | David Gutierrez | |
| 10th | 14 | Jocelyn Young | |
| 12th | 12.5 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 13th | 8 | Mark Poland |
Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran, Derek Hendrickson, Katie Prettyman, Nate Biller, Ryan Rodacker, Jocelyn Walker and Kathryn Tesch are expected to compete in Saturday's World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX.
Joel Hansen defended his title in Friday's taco eating contest at Tacos Locos in San Angelo, TX.
Lonestar Cheeseburger will hold a burger eating contest on September 17 in San Angelo, TX awarding $1000 to the winner. Joel Hansen won the previous two contests.
Tacos Locos in San Angelo, TX will hold a taco eating contest on September 16 awarding $500 to the winner.
NigerianDayinHouston.com will hold a rice eating contest on October 2 awarding $500 to the winner.
Riscky's in Fort Worth will have a rib eating contest tomorrow awarding prizes valued at $500/$250/$100.
Bad Azz Burrito in Saginaw, TX will award $10,000 if the 64 second record for its 3 pound burrito challenge is broken.
World of Beer in Lubbock, TX will hold a french fry eating contest on July 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
Official results for today's Outlaw Eggs Rolls World Championship in Lubbock, TX
1 Geoff Esper 32.25 egg rolls in 8 minutes, undefeated in 2022
2 Miki Sudo 28.75
3 Nick Wehry 25
4 Derek Hendrickson 20
5 Michelle Lesco 14.75
6 Greg Wilson 13
7 Albert Bravo 9
8 Sophia DeVita 8.666
9 Frankie Galicia 7.5
10 Jocelyn Walker 6.5
EverythingLubbock has an article about "Freight Train" Frankie Galicia, who will compete in Saturday's Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship.
Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Michelle Lesco, Derek Hendrickson and Sophia DeVita are expected to compete in the Outlaw Egg Rolls’ World Egg Roll Eating Championship in Lubbock, TX on June 11.
El Chingon in Fort Worth will hold a spicy eating contest May 24 awarding $250 to the winner. Trivia questions will also be part of the competition.
A burger eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held at the All American Burger Fest in San Antonio on October 15. 8 qualifiers will be held on the first and fourth Fridays every month at Mark's Outing starting June 3.
Beyond Meat will hold a plant based burger eating contest in Dallas on May 28 awarding $1000 to the winner, $500 to the runner up.
Geoff Esper wins ManorPalooza sausages
Official results from today’s ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship in Manor, TX
1 Geoff Esper 44 in 10 minutes
2 Miki Sudo 41
3 Nick Wehry 39.5
4 Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 24
5 Greg Wilson 23
6 Zach “MEEF” 18.5
7 Crazy Legs Conti 16
8 Sean “MEEF” 14.75
9 Sophia Devita 12
10 Alex “Moose” Perez 6
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