With 10 seconds left and non-stop cheering from the community, a Richmond resident broke the record at Steveston’s third annual taco eating contest on Sunday afternoon.
Winner “McLuchador” ate 26 tacos in 30 minutes after going up against four other contestants at Little Mexico Cantina as part of a fundraiser for the Steveston Wigs for Kids BC weekend event.
McLuchador beat Thomas Chang’s record of 25 tacos from last year’s competition.
“I’m proud of what I’ve done, all this eating alongside the other contestants while having a good time,” said McLuchador.
“It’s about having fun, it’s for the kids so it’s all for a good cause.”
He added that while he “was stuffed” he could have eaten 10 more tacos if given more time.
Meanwhile, the only female contestant Julianna Uson finished with 11 tacos and felt “content” with how she did.
“My goal was 15, but I did 11, which is what my barber did last year so at least I didn’t do any less,” said Uson.
“Honestly, I felt like I could eat more, but I didn’t realize how filling the tacos were.”
The taco-eating contest was hosted by Scotty Olak, owner of Little Mexico Cantina, and Chris and Angela Dinnell of Dinnell Real Estate Group.
Bev Frieson, Wigs for Kids chair, told the Richmond News the event is to raise awareness and funds, which they raised approximately $258,000 as of Sunday early afternoon.
“It’s a great way to let the community know what we’re doing while getting together on such a beautiful weekend,” said Frieson.
“To keep the program running, we have to raise $300,000 a year so we’re getting there.”
