Pho Eating Contest Requirements

Eligibility

  • 1. All contestants must be 18 years of age and older to compete.
  • 2. Contestants can register in advance or register at Pho Hoa Restaurant on the competition day (Saturday, January 9, 2010
  • 3. Registration Fee: $10.00

    Competition Format

      Rules:

      1. All contestants shall have 20 minutes to complete as many bowls of pho as possible.
      2. Each bowl of pho shall contain 6 ounces of beef, 10 ounces of noodles, and one quart of pho broth.
      3. Each finish bowl shall be considered as emptied of broth, meat, and noodles.
      4. Once a bowl is emptied, the contestant must flip over the bowl, before a new bowl of pho shall be given to them.
      5. At the end of the 20 minutes each contestant shall be scored based on finished bowls of pho, with the last bowl being weighed of leftover food minus the bowl.
      6. There shall be judges and contest servers present to monitor your progress, and at any point that you are unable to proceed further, you must stand up and walk away from the table.
      7. Water shall be given as requested.

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