Eighty-seven people vied to be contestants for the Smoky Hill Museums Street Fair’s Serious Eaters Competition. Twenty-four lucky contestants and 6 alternates were selected by the participating restaurants Bravo Sliders-N-Bites, The Cozy Inn and Martinelli’s Little Italy to partake in one of three eating contests.
The contests will take place in front of the Main Stage of the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair at 211 West Iron on September 28 at 1 pm. Up first will be the contestants chosen by Bravo Sliders-N-Bites. They will be eating cheesesteak sliders. Up next will be The Cozy Inn contestants eating the famous Cozy burgers. Martinelli’s Little Italy contestants will finish off the contest with one pound of spaghetti in marinara sauce.
Winners will receive a prize package valued at $200. The contestants and alternates area:
Bravo Sliders-N-Bites Contestants Alternates
Todd “Ginger Beard” Senecal Christopher “Topher” Barlow
Marlyn “Marz” Delatorre Patrick Drueke
Greg Taylor
Tim “The Dark Knight” Bettes
Nathan “Natester” McClanahan
Albert “The Devourer” Bravo
Travis Purser
Sarah Geist
The Cozy Inn Contestants Alternates
Preston Crawford Travis Ringquist
Ben “Trooper Ben” Gardner
Justin “Turbo turtle” Webb
Wyatt "Big Dog" Cell
Emily Budden
Stephanie Yonning
Sara Smart
Thomas Dolan
Martinelli’s Little Italy Contestants Alternates
Adam “the Atomic Attacker” Keller Cory “Thickums” McDaniel
Kenzie Taylor Brett “Notorious BLT” Wilson
Conner “Bondo Jones” Barlow
Joe "eat it all" Train
Honesty Powell
Kalvin Simmons
Joseph “Big T” Turner
Candy Mickle
Come on down to the Smoky Hill Museum’s Street Fair at 211 West Iron Avenue to cheer on your favorite contestant.