5th Annual Hot Dog Eating Competition
Saturday, July 5th
Competition at 2 pm
Hotdog Games for all at 3 pm
Drinks: Crescent 9 THC Seltzer
Dogs: Frippers Hot Dogs
Master of Ceremonies: Caroline King of Bitch Beer Podcast
💰 We open at 12 pm with a GIVEAWAY 💰
Grab that prime parking spot early and start drinking! Any beverage you purchase (even a can of coke) between 12 - 2 pm enters you to win one of our new “I like hotdogs.” hats. Winner announced at 3 pm, must be present to win.
🇺🇸 Hot Dog Eating Competition at 2 pm 🇺🇸
In front of MILLIONS (of pieces of mulch), our 10 competitive eaters will stuff their faces for 10 minutes with 100% beef Frippers dogs. What’s the 2024 number to beat?
1st place with 11 dogs: ‘Stogie Rick’ Hunter Burke
Tied for 2nd place with 10 dogs: ‘Midtown Milk’ Ryan Baill and ‘The Terminator’ Will Harmon
🌭 All American Hotdog Games at 3 pm 🌭
No sign-ups, just show on up. ALL AGES! Winners get Red’s swag.
🇺🇸 WANT TO COMPETE? 🇺🇸
$12 to compete - no refunds
1st place - $200 cash, 2nd place - $75 cash, 3rd place - $50 cash
And all ten contestants will receive a 4 pack of Crescent 9 THC seltzer to take home!
Rules:
10 minutes long, all you can eat hot dog AND bun.
Buns and hot dogs may be separated and dunked in water or lemonade, both will be provided.
Only entire hot dogs (AND bun) eaten will be counted. Partial hot dogs will NOT be counted.
Vomiting during the contest or up to 1 minute after the contest will result in disqualification.
Contestants must arrive no later than 1 pm to check-in.
Click here to register as a contestant!
Once you pay for your ticket, Red will email you within one week with forms and liability waivers. You are not officially a contestant until you email all the required paperwork and signatures.
🇺🇸 WANT TO VOLUNTEER? 🇺🇸
Want to judge or volunteer? Fill out this form and Red will get back to you within a week of your submission.
Huge thank you to our 2025 Sponsor: Crescent 9 THC Seltzer! From edibles to seltzer beverages, Crescent Canna has award winning recipes that help you feel good and elevate the moment. No alcohol? No problem! Always available at Red’s in the non-alcoholic cooler.
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We'll have our food menu available, with the best hot dogs in town, and have over 200 types of beer, wine, cider, mead, hard kombucha & seltzer and non-alcoholic options for everyone.
Ample, free parking is available in the Grant Park Clinic and behind the church*, to the right of Red’s (south). You can also park in front of Red’s or street parking off Benteen Way (0.1 mile away). Do not park in front of Iglesia Pentecostal el Tabernaculo de Restauracion or off Warmbreeze Rd SE. You will be towed.
Love your pup? Dogs are not allowed inside but are welcome in the outdoor beer garden. There is direct access to the beer garden along the south side of our building. Follow the concrete path through the bamboo forest.