BTA Corn Challenge 2005!

As Mart was a complete slacker once he took on that job, the Corn Challenge died a sorry death. As Matt completely dominated the dojo yet again, we'll crown him 2005 CORN CHAMPION.

CORN CHALLENGE 2005
FINAL RESULT

scores in yellow
indicate high total
for that stage

79.5

MATTHEW MAAS
OCEAN CITY, NJ
2004 CHAMPION • 2004 CENTURION • 2005 CHAMPION

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

14.5

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

49	VINCENZO CAMPISI HAMILTON, NJ 2000 CHAMPION • 2000 CENTURION • 2001 CHAMPION

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

32	MARTIN RIVAS MONROE TWP. , NJ 2000 CENTURION

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

28	BIG BILL GRAHAM STATEN ISLAND, NY

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

17.5

FRONK CALABRO
STATEN ISLAND , NY

7/1-10

7/11-17

4.5

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

14.5

SEAN "FRENCHIE" JOHNSON
GREAT SOUTH BAY, NY

7/1-10

2.5

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

13	JASON ERNST STONY BROOK, NY

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

10	KRISTINA HAHN CHICAGO, IL

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

4	TOMBIE McGIVNEY + JACKIE, MATTY & KATIE ALPHARETTA, GA

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

3	BRENDAN HEDDLE BETHPAGE. , NY

7/1-10

7/11-17

7/18-24

7/25-31

HOF 13!

8/1-7

HOF 13!

8/8-14

8/15-21

...

8/22-28

8/29-9/4

9/5-11

9/12-18

9/19-25

9/26-10/2

10/3-9

PARTICIPANTS: Report your weekly total of corn eaten every Monday during the contest by e-mailing us... totals that are sent in more than one week late will not be counted.

CORN
CHALLENGE
OFFICIAL
RULES!

Declare your intention to enter the Challenge by e-mailing us. All entries must be received by June 30th, 2005.

Eat as many corn-on-the-cobs as you can between 4th-of-July Weekend and October 9th, 2005 (the Sunday of Columbus Day Weekend). Contestant who eats the most ears will be crowned the Corn Champion. In the event of a tie, co-champions will be crowned. The Corn Champion(s) will receive, what else, bragging rights! You certainly deserve it if you manage to consume as much corn as you'll need to to win this thing. Anyone eating 100 ears or more will be crowned a Corn Centurion and will receive, again, the right to brag to disinterested co-workers and family members that YOU ate 100 ears of corn this summer!

Report your weekly total of corn eaten every Monday during the contest by e-mailing us...
totals that are sent in more than one week late will not be counted.

An interactive chart showing the contestants and number of corn-on-the-cobs eaten will be posted on this page and updated every Tuesday during the Challenge... follow along, it's fun!

You will be trusted to be honest when reporting your weekly totals... if you cheat, all you're doing is cheating your fellow contestants and yourself out of what is supposed to be a fun contest.

If a contestant fails to report totals for 8 consecutive weeks, he or she will be considered OUT of the Corn Challenge.

For the purposes of the Challenge, 1 ear of corn will equal a full-length cob of corn as it naturally appears on the stalk. Any cut ears will count as 1/2 an ear if they are of a reasonable size as determined by the judge (Mart). Anything smaller than 1/2 an ear is deemed UNACCEPTABLE and will not count at all. Green Giant 1/2 cobs of corn ONLY COUNT AS 1/2 AN EAR... Kentucky Fried Chicken cobs are legit... the little-bitty corn cobs in Chinese Food DO NOT COUNT (sorry Tombie)!

In the event of any disputes, the disputees will be disqualified. No crybabies in Corn Challenge! NONE!

Main Page | News & Happenings

Hall-of-Fame Weekend | Corn Challenge

Mister Roy | Merchandise

Picture of the Week | The Picture Barn

Hall of Fame Game Heroes | Mart's Music

Rusty | TombieCall

Links | Downloads

Acreage Weather | E-mail Us

The Betty's Twisted Acres Corn Challenge came into being about 15 years ago when Mart made up his mind to try to eat 100 ears of corn between Memorial Day and Labor Day... Betty tried to help him out by growing corn in her yard and instructing him to make each of her ears count as two. Mart never made it to 100, but he sure had a lot of fun (and corn) trying...

In 1999, Mart decided to open up the Corn Challenge to friends stupid enough to try it, and he was shocked to see just how many stupid friends he had.

2000 brought the first-ever Corn Centurion (person who eats 100 ears or more) in John Hagemann, and the Championship went to Vincent Campisi, who ate 142.5 ears, almost DOUBLE what Mart would eat in those early years going it alone.

2001 saw the Corn Challenge for Charity, which was interrupted by the events of September 11th.

2004 saw the Tradition return, with official BTA mixologist Matthew Maas taking the yellow jersey early and not looking back.

What will 2005 bring? Only YOU can decide. Accept the Challenge.