Wyoming
PAIN: Chugwater Wyoming Jalapeno Eating Contest
The 2026 Chugwater Chili Cookoff and Rodeo celebrated its 40th anniversary last weekend, and the number of people who attended broke all previous records by a long shot. Honestly, we have never seen lines like that.
Great bands, great food, and vendors. But also the pie and hot jalapeno eating contest.
First the kids go, then the adults. An audience gathers to watch and see who will drop out first. These people are sadistic.
Here is how it goes.
The contest begins, and the contestants start eating those jalapeños like it’s nothing. They have to eat them all the way down to the stem.
After a few minutes, you’ll see their ears start to go red. Then their cheeks. Watch their next go red next. Eyes go bloodshot. They look a little tipsy at this point. When snot starts running from their nose, they are nearly done.
One at a time, they start dropping out. The audience applauds those who failed because at least they tried.
It’s gross, I know. But it’s worth watching. Because we are all sadistic like that.
There are a few who can eat all of those jalapeños without it affecting them a bit. It’s strange to watch. They don’t feel a thing. Maybe that’s a mutant power. I’m not sure.
Started in 1986, the Chugwater Chili Cook-off was created by the Chugwater Chili Corporation to celebrate the town’s legendary chili and boost the local community. Over the past four decades, it has grown from a simple local contest into Wyoming’s largest single-day event, drawing thousands of visitors.
See the gallery below including the pie eating contest.
Chugwater Chili Cookoff 2023
What a huge year for the Chugwater Chili Cookoff and Rodeo in Chugwater Wyoming.
Perfect weather, great off, awesome music, record crowd, damn fine car show, and the rodeo was a blast.
If you missed this year’s, hope to see you at next.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
Chugwater’s Hysterical Pie Eating Contest.
One of Wyoming’s smallest towns added a new event. A PIE EATING CONTEST.
The rules are simple:
Not hands allowed.
Eat as much as you can before time is up.
The results are hysterical.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
TETON COUNTY, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health recently confirmed two additional cases of measles in Teton County, bringing the statewide total to six cases, with five cases having occurred in Teton County.
A release from the WDH states that one recently-confirmed case is an adult with no identified links to the previous three Teton County cases, while the other case is also an adult, who had direct exposure to a previously identified case.
“This underscores the highly contagious nature of the measles virus,” the release states.
According to the release, the public may have been exposed to measles at the following locations and times:
Target Jackson Hole, 510 S Highway 89, Jackson, Wyoming 83001
- July 5, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
- July 6, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
- July 7, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
Smith’s Food and Drug, 1425 South Highway 89, Jackson, Wyoming 83001
- July 8, 2026, 9:00 AM through noon
“Measles is very contagious and can cause serious illness, including pneumonia, encephalitis, hospitalization, and death,” the release states. “Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles infection.”
For more information on measles, including case counts, exposure locations, and guidance on what to do if exposed, visit the Wyoming Department of Health website.
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