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| 2008 Sep 27 12 min IFOCE units: tamales |
City of Lewisville World Tamale Eating Championship
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Western Day www.cityoflewisville.com Lewisville, TX www.cityoflewisville.com Contact: James Kunke jkunke@cityoflewisville.com 972.219.3726 |
| 1st | 44 | $1,500.00 | Patrick Vandam | Eagan, MN | first non-qualifier win |
| 2nd | 41 | $1,000.00 | Tim "Gravy" Brown | Chicago, IL | |
| 3rd | 34.5 | $500.00 | Erik "The Red" Denmark | Seattle, WA | |
| 4th | 34 | $250.00 | "Nasty" Nathan Biller | Keller, TX | |
| 5th | 25.5 | $150.00 | Kevin Ross | Temecula, CA | |
| 6th | 24 | $100.00 | William "Wild Bill" Myers | Breinigsville, PA | |
| 7th | 23.5 | Brent Ricord | Keller, TX | ||
| 8th | 20 | Charles Johnson | Abilene, TX | ||
| 9th | 19 | Frank "the Kaiser" Wach | Chicago, IL | ||
| 10th | 18.5 | Nic "The Incredible Bulk" Fry | Great Bend, KS | ||
| 11th | 15.5 | Jim "Dr. Claw" Clawson | Addison, TX | ||
| 12th | 10.5 | David "SyKoBOZO" Cagle | Pearland, TX | ||
| 12th | 10.5 | Patrick Owen | Corinth, TX | ||
| 14th | 5 | Trey Beauregard | Moore, OK | ||
| 14th | 5 | David Marston | Frisco, TX |