Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Texas eating challenges and contests in database)
Registration is now open for the Fresno Tacos World Taco-Eating Championship on August 17. Registration will open later today for the pork roll eating contest in Trenton September 21 and the Lewisville, TX tamale contest on September 28.
Ken Hoffman has a column for CultureMap Houston about retiring from his role as a judge in the Nathan's finals.
Sanchez 915 in El Paso will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 3 awarding $500.
Eagle Grocery in Eagle Pass, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Geoff Esper defeats Joey Chestnut in Hostess Donettes
Official results for today’s Hostess Donettes eating contest in Austin.
| 1st | 235 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 200 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 146 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 4th | 134 | Brett Healey | |
| 5th | 125 | Greg Wilson | |
| 6th | 79 | Albert Bravo | |
| 7th | 77 | Albert Carr | |
| 8th | 61 | Juan Aguilar | |
| 9th | 52 | Aaron Stroope | |
| 10th | 51 | Jocelyn Walker |
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper and Juan Neave are expected to compete in the Hostess Donettes Eating Contest in Austin on June 7.
Registration opens Thursday May 9 for the World Hostess® Donettes® Eating Championship to be held in Austin, TX on June 7. The purse will be $8000.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded a video of her breaking the record for the "Don Juan" breakfast tacos at Juan in Million in Austin, TX. The caption mentions an upcoming documentary series.
ABC 13 reports that Brandon "Da Garbpage Disposal" Clark finished the 28 inch Cici's Pizza challenge by himself in Katy, TX and claimed a $500 prize.
Gyro King will hold a gyro eating contest in Houston March 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 14 awarding $250/$100/$50.
The Crawfish Festival in San Antonio will hold crawfish eating contests on March 23 and 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
Kristi Keith of Blondes Who Eat finished a 11 patty cheeseburger at Jack's Burger House in Dallas in 40 minutes.
FoodWithMonica will pay $500 if the 14 pound burger at Campo Verde in Dallas is completed in an hour.
Cici's Pizza will hold a 28 inch pizza eating contest for two person teams in San Antonio on March 15. The winning pair will receive a $1,500 Visa gift card and the chance to compete in a national championship.
On March 2, Molly Schuyler ate 13 Don Juan Tacos to set the record at Juan in a Million in Austin.
Oysterfest in Fulton, TX will hold an oyster eating contest for men on March 9 awarding $200/$100/$50. A contest for women on March 10 will award the same amounts.
2019 San Antonio Nathan’s qualifier
update MySanAntonio.com has a gallery
Results from Fox San Antonio video
1 Juan Neave 27
2 Nate Biller 16.5
1W Kathryn Tesch 9.5
Juan Neave, Nate Biller, Alex Perez and Kathryn Tesch are expected to compete. Kassandra Zapata will apparently terminate her streak of San Antonio area qualifiers at three.
Previous San Antonio area qualifier winners
| 2018 Apr 14 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Poteet, TX |
| 2018 Apr 14 | 1st | 10 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Poteet, TX |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 1st | 22.5 | 10 min | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – men | San Antonio, TX |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 1st | 11 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
| 2016 Mar 19 | 1st | 22 | 10 min | Crazy Legs Conti | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – men | San Antonio, TX |
| 2016 Mar 19 | 1st | 11 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
Molly Schuyler defends Laredo jalapeno contest title
Molly Schuyler ate a record 277 peppers to defend her title and win $3000 at the La Costeña Jalapeño Eating Contest in Laredo, TX tonight. Brandon “Da Garbage Disposal” was runner up with 178 peppers, Dan “Killer” Kennedy was 3rd with 142.
update LMTOnline.com has a gallery
The La Costeña Jalapeño Eating Contest at the will award $3000/$1500/$750 to the top 3 professionals at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, TX on February 22. The top 3 amateurs will receive $500/$400/$300.
Slackers in San Antonio will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday awarding $300 to the winner.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark won a jalapeno eating contest Sunday at the ZestFest in Irving, TX after winning a hot wing contest on Saturday. Both contests awarded a 65 inch TV.
ZestFest will hold a jalapeno eating contest in Irving, TX January 27 awarding a large screen TV.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark finished the pho challenge at Pho Please in Austin on December 28 in 7:38 and claimed a $890 jackpot.
The Jackpot for the pho challenge at Pho Please in Austin is now $770.
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