TOP COMPETITIVE EATERS TO COMPETE AT THE WESTERN DAYS FESTIVAL
Top Competitive Eaters to Converge in Lewisville to Win $3,500 in Prize Money
Top competitive eaters will gather in Texas to compete at the Western Days Festival 14th-Annual World Tamale-Eating Championship Presented By Market Street, at 1pm Central, on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the top of the steps leading up to City Hall in Lewisville, TX.
Major League Eating is proud to announce the return of this delicious event to our 2018 slate of sanctioned eating championships. This year, World Tamale-Eating Championship will be contested over 10 minutes of competition for the first time ever. A new 10-minute world record in the tamale discipline will be set.
“Market Street has a long history of active community support in every community we serve. The World Tamale Eating Championship presented by Market Street brings together delicious Market Street tamales and a fantastic community event. It is a tradition in Lewisville that our store team, store guests and Western Days attendees all look forward to. Market Street is proud to be back this year presenting the World Tamale Eating Championship.”
“We’re thrilled to be back in Lewisville for another year of the Tamale-Eating Championship.” said Sam Barclay, emcee at Major League Eating. “This year, a new world-record is up for grabs meaning eaters will come hungrier than ever.”
At the 2017 Championship, the #4-ranked Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, MA took the title after eating 83.5 2 oz tamales in 12 minutes. The world record for the 12 minute discipline is held by the #1-ranked Joey Chestnut from San Jose, CA who ate 102 tamales in 12 minutes, in 2012.
This year, the #5-ranked Darron Breeden from Orange, VA, enters the competition as the favorite. Other top ranked eaters will include: the #8-ranked Adrian Morgan from New Orleans, LA, the #9-ranked Michelle Lesco from Tucson, AZ, the #17-ranked Juan Neave from Austin, TX, the #37-ranked “Nasty” Nate Biller from Keller, TX, the #41-ranked Kassandra Zapata from Donna, TX, the #42-ranked Katie Prettyman from Marysville, WA, and the #50-ranked Alex “Moose” Perez of Dallas, TX.
About The Western Days Festival In Historic Old Town Lewisville!
The Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship Presented By Market Street* is a highlight of the annual Western Days Festival in historic Old Town Lewisville, TX. This MLE-sanctioned competition is organized by the Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Market Street is the official provider of contest tamales at the World Tamale Eating Championship. Past champions of this event include reigning champion Geoffrey Esper, Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan, Tim “Eater X” Janus, Sonya Thomas, Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo. Other festival events include live music, the Cattle Drive Parade featuring a herd of 20 longhorn cattle, an art exhibit, children’s activities and more.
About Major League Eating
Major League Eating (MLE), the World governing body of all stomach-centric sports, conducts more than 80 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, N.Y. The competitive eating community, which numbers more than 8,000 veteran and rookie athletes, travels the World in search of top titles and the glory that they provide. For more information, visit www.majorleagueeating.com.
