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City of Lewisville employees hold annual tamale-eating contest; Wade Peck wins men's division
Summary
At the City of Lewisville employee event, staff competed in a timed tamale-eating contest sponsored by Padrino Foods; Wade "Thundergut" Peck won the men's division with 15 tamales and Kristin Masalama Repajama Hudson won the women's division with about 11 tamales.
At the City of Lewisville employee event (date not specified), host Jesse Allen announced winners of the annual tamale-eating contest after two-minute heats and a one-minute tie-breaker in the women's division. The contest, sponsored by Padrino Foods, awarded custom championship belts and rookie honors to several employees.
The contest rules, read by Jesse Allen, called for contestants to eat as many Padrino pork tamales as they could “in two minutes, and you will keep them down.” Allen said any contestant who vomited would be disqualified. He also described tie-break procedures: “If there is a tie at the end of one of the rounds, we will have a one-minute eat off.”
The women’s division…
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