Major League Eating Holds World Taco Eating Championship in San Antonio

Photo by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey

Guinness World Records and Major League Eating recently partnered with San Antonio, Texas-based Tex-Mex chain Taco Cabana for a unique event that pitted the best professional eaters in a one-of-a-kind contest.

Eaters from all over the world descended upon the Alamo City on Saturday, September 20 in an effort to set a new world record and claim the title of world taco eating champion. In an eight-minute span, Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, MA downed an astounding 51 of Taco Cabana’s world-famous bean and cheese tacos.

Esper’s record just edged out Australia’s James Webb, who put down 48.5 to finish in second. At the event, 11-time hot dog eating champion Miki Sudo finished in fourth place with 31.5 tacos downed.

“Today, Geoff Esper rewrote the laws of human possibility by downing 51 tacos in eight minutes,” said Major League Eating Chair George Shea at the event. “At the same time, San Antonio witnessed an unparalleled demonstration of exceptionalism as James Webb and Miki Sudo, locked in unison, devoured nine tacos in a single minute to set a Guinness World Record.”

The winners split a $10,000 total prize purse.

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