Houston kolache & Maine burrito contests return

August 5, 2008 at 12:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Houston, Portland, ME

(From crawfish comment) The Houston Kolache Factory World Kolache Eating Championship has been added to the IFOCE calendar for Friday, September 12 (same as the NYC cannoli contest) and its purse will be $10,000. Registration opens today at 1 pm eastern.

The Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship has also been added to the calendar and it will take place September 20 in South Portland, Maine. Registration opens August 6 at noon eastern.

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  1. Rhonda Evans said

    August 5, 2008 @ 10:29 am

    The dunking kings, Joey and Bob will certainly be at the Kolache contest. I can see the finish now: Joey, Pat, Bob. Sonya should avoid that one.

    The Burrito contest should be a nondunking one where Sonya will have a better chance. She finished a very, very close second to Tim last year, and she will probably want to attend this year. I HIGHLY recommend this one, Sonya, if you’re reading this.

    But Sonya STAY AWAY from those damned water-drenched Kolaches, where a good portion of the Kolaches are not eaten, but end up in the water instead. Dunking is, in essence, approved cheating, that several of the guys have mastered.

  2. shawn "the vacuum" kirby said

    August 5, 2008 @ 11:23 am

    Sorry Rhonda,, but a Kolache dunked in water does not do much to effect its natural state, I was there last year eating next to Joey and even he will tell you that,, Pat, Bob, Sonja, Hall and Erb were there also, the contest was great, a crowd of about 20,000 and the Kolache Factory took us out for “sodas” after,,,, free game, free food, free shirt and free “sodas”,,, how can you go wrong… I also was at Burritos on Maine and that was pure eating at its best, Tim and Sonya battled til the end, no dunking obviously, Conti and Gravy put on a good show also, crowd of about 150,,,

  3. andrew said

    August 5, 2008 @ 11:24 am

    Rhonda, it seems you have never had a kolache. The bread is so unique it doesn’t break up in the water like sandwhich bread or other bread does. The eaters were commenting after the Kolache contest last year theat the water hardly did them any good except when their mouth got dry. While Sonya had a hard time, she did finish in the money last year.

  4. Rhonda Evans said

    August 5, 2008 @ 12:22 pm

    That’s true. I have never even seen a kolache. Nevertheless, why even dunk them?

  5. crawfish said (Registered May 24, 2008)

    August 5, 2008 @ 12:34 pm

    La Costeña “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño Eating Challenge

    http://www.ifoce.com/contests.php?action=detail&eventID=257

  6. Rhonda Evans said

    August 5, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

    The Jalapeno contest is all about placings below first, because that’s a given—-Pat is head and shoulders above anyone else on this planet.

  7. Anonymous said

    August 5, 2008 @ 2:13 pm

    Rhonda, forget about Pat. I would like to hear you make more excuses for Sonya previous and future losses.

  8. Rhonda Evans said

    August 5, 2008 @ 3:21 pm

    Excuses—-there are about five people better than her right now. But they alll SHOULD be. Pound for pound she’d the second best eater in the world, next to Kobayashi.

    What’s your excuse?

  9. Rufus said

    August 5, 2008 @ 3:34 pm

    What does it accomplish to single out any eater and focus on negativity. Do you have to win each and every contest not to be considered a loser? If so no one should participate in any sport.

  10. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    August 5, 2008 @ 7:07 pm

    hey i dont win shit,but my mom tells me im a winner does that count???? – this is were i started last year,and i sucked then about as bad as i suck now,hahaha – yeah the Kolache bread is way thick and the water doesnt really help,its more for drinking then dunking,this year its after the Astros – Cubs game,should be around 30,000-40,000 people this year – last year Joey beat Pat by 2 56-54,then Bob,Sonya,Hall – and im not sure if any of them had eaten Kolaches before this contest before,except me and Joey – it was a great contest and this year looks even bigger, wish Koby would enter it,that would be cool ,maybe i will get lucky and my 1 fan will show up,lol (my sister of course) and i have to pay her to be there too,Good Luck And Have A Nice Day 🙂

  11. US MALE said

    August 5, 2008 @ 9:31 pm

    You’re #1 in my book Sykobrozo!

  12. shawn "the vacuum" kirby said

    August 5, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

    The Kolache Factory is one of the best sponsors we have……….

  13. Chris "no name" Beebe said

    August 6, 2008 @ 11:02 am

    heres to my first post on these boards…I signed up for the kolache contest, but since its such a big deal, Im not sure I will actually be competing, but I am on standby. I have done a couple practice runs this year on a few foods I wish to compete in. I am looking forward to actually getting my first competition under my belt (no pun intended). although I am a newcomer, I think a lot of people will be surprised when they see my drive.

    looking forward to competing, or at least watching, the kolache competition!!!

    BTW – I wish there were more competitions in the South Texas area!! anyone else feel the same?

  14. shawn "the vacuum" kirby said

    August 6, 2008 @ 11:22 am

    Chris, you can wish all you want, but the events are mostly east, I did 10 events last year and logged in over 19,000 miles,, good luck to you in the I.F.O.C.E

  15. KevinRoss said

    August 6, 2008 @ 12:04 pm

    Howdy Chris. Welcome to the silly world of competitive eating 🙂 Don’t be afraid to compete if you think you’re not quite ready. The best experience possible is getting in there and doing it. I think all of us not on the east coast wish there was more contests in our respective areas. Texas still has a lot more than California though (where I am). But I’m happy IFOCE is doing gyoza in a couple weeks. It has been a long time since I could do a contest where I could easily drive to.

  16. Anonymous said

    August 6, 2008 @ 2:20 pm

    Howdy, Chris.

  17. anonymous said

    August 6, 2008 @ 2:38 pm

    why cant the ifoce have a gyoza contest in ny, The original dumpling contest was in ny and it should have stayed in ny. IFOCE should bend their rules and let the members participate in the chef one event so we can exterminate the amateurs that compete in that event

  18. Anonymous said

    August 6, 2008 @ 4:31 pm

    Howdy, Chris. Howdy.

  19. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    August 7, 2008 @ 1:34 pm

    hey yawwww guys stop that Howdy shit,we dont say howdy down here,but we all ride horses to work and wear ten gallon hats though,lol – Hey Chris were you live i can keep you posted on whats up in are state – Kolaches – Houston,Tamales – Lewisville,maybe Waffles at the state fair in Dallas,and Corny Dogs at the state fair is a really good amateur event too – Rich,Nasty Nate and i have done it before – anyway good luck,theres alot of food challenges in Houston,if you just want to see what you can do with your eating – this years Kolache event is gonna be huge,and im sure that Andrew and the rest of the Kolache Factory crew,are gonna be great this year too,those guys really were awesome for new sponsers,same with all of the events down here ,the sponsers are the bomb – anyway oh yeah thanks US MALE,LOL – Have A Nice Day 🙂

  20. Anonymous said

    August 7, 2008 @ 2:08 pm

    Howdy, SyKoBOZO.

  21. Chris "no name" Beebe said

    August 7, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

    SyKo, im in houston. Im planning on going to the corn dog event at the state fair…i have done a couple practice runs and Im pretty sure I can win it. the kolache one im not sure if I am even going to compete yet, since Im a “standby” and who knows how many standbys there are.

    as for the howdys, its nothing new to me. I deal in international business, and people from overseas always like to give me a hard time when they find out im from Texas. one guy even asked if i was friends with George Bush….I was like yeah, we used to ride horses to our oilwells together…

  22. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    August 7, 2008 @ 4:00 pm

    ^%$^% Thanks,lol – hey wait a minute maybe i can use this,if i dress up like a insane cowboy maybe i can make the best dressed eater list? hmmmmmm – now i wonder if i can still fit in my unofficial I.F.O.C.E. g-string,2 pieces of spaghetti and a flapjack (a rather large flapjack ,thank you) – have fun with that image,haha – Have A Nice Day 🙂

  23. nic "TheIncredibleBulk" fry said

    August 7, 2008 @ 4:13 pm

    ….. ewww ill never eat breakfest again after that thought

  24. KevinRoss said

    August 7, 2008 @ 4:33 pm

    For the record, I wasn’t saying howdy because I knew you were from Texas. . .that’s just how I sometimes greet people, regardless of where they’re from. I’m pretty sure everyone was saying howdy to make fun of me for saying it. But anyway, there is a lot worse stereotypes than people thinking you’re an oil tycoon. Who wouldn’t want to be? When you get excited, you can start firing two guns up in the air while doing a little hodown jig, and instead of people being terrified, they would just think you’re a colorful character. Yep, that would be the life.

  25. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    August 7, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

    Ross,that was you,haha – man i dont care i was just having fun before i had to kick the tumbleweeds out of the way so i could drive my pick’em up truck across the pasture to try and lasso me up some dinner – i think US Male stole my chaps and branding iron,lol – Have A Nice Day 🙂 – Nice one Chris,yeah im in Houston too,the corny dogs are bigger than the corndogs around here,but its a fun contest and incase you cant tell we all like to joke around with eachother here,thats one of the cool things about CE is its usually alot of fun just hanging out with everyone at the events,hey i believe Nasty Nate Biller (the most traveled eater this year) won corny dogs 2 years ago,you can ask him about it,most people are pretty darn helpful too

  26. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    August 7, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

    and that was pretty funny too Nic,lol

  27. nic "TheIncredibleBulk" fry said

    August 7, 2008 @ 9:15 pm

    indeed sykobozo

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