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The Showboat Mardi Gras Casino World Crawfish Eating Championship

Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Date: 02-24-2009

Who do you think will win? Tell us!

On February 24th, a day known to revelers as Fat Tuesday, the finest competitive eaters on planet Earth will do battle at the The Showboat Mardi Gras Casino World Crawfish Eating Championship in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The unofficial record for this discipline is 331 crawfish in 12 minutes, set by Chris Hendrix.

The contest will begin at 4:00 pm. It will be held at the House of Blues club inside the Showboat Casino complex at the following address:

801 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401

The prize money will be broken up as follows:

1st - $1,500 2nd - $500 3rd - $250 4th - $150 5th - $100

To learn more about Showboat Mardi Gras Casino, visit www.showboatac.com.

Registration for this event is now closed.

*All applicants must be 18 years of age or older and fully acknowledge and understand the inherent dangers and risks associated with participating in an eating contest. The applicant further acknowledges and understands that the MLE/IFOCE coordinates with event sponsor(s) to select and approve eligible participants, and that the MLE/IFOCE shall decide, at its sole discretion, whether an applicant is eligible to participate in any eating event, and/or related activities. The MLE/IFOCE may revoke an applicant’s eligibility to participate in the eating contest, or related activities, at any time, for any reason, at its sole discretion. The MLE/IFOCE and the event sponsors reserve the right, at any time, to change any and all details concerning the event, including, e.g., time, duration, location and prize structure.

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