Hot Dog Havoc! is a hot dog eating contest that has been a part of all our past festivals. If you haven’t seen a hot dog eating contest live, you must check out our 2026 Hot Dog Havoc this year.
Hot Dog Havoc! is sponsored by Imperium Jiu-Jitsu, and they will be giving away $500.00 in prize money. They will also be giving away gift certificates to all competitors with a value of $150.00.
News Flash!!! – The 2025 Hot Dog Havoc Champion and Western Canadian Food Eating Legend Step “Daddy” J from Vancouver is returning to defend his crown. Jarett Crosby, the Hot Dog Havoc 2022, 2023 & 2024 Champion returns from last years’ hiatus to reclaim his crown. It has been confirmed that local favorites Dean Faris, Doyle Bentson and Blair Farthing will come back for another year to see if they can eat their way to an upset win at the 2026 Hot Dog havoc!
Hot Dog Havoc 2-Minute Eat Off Final between Step Daddy J and Dan Broberg (Above video)
Yearly Results
2025 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Step “Daddy ” J – 18
- Jamie Fitzsimmons – 11
- *Blair Farthing – 10
- Kevin Yu – 10
- Dean Farris – 8
- Doyle Bentson – 7.75
- Steve Hiebert – 6
* Blair Farthing and Kevin Yu tied for 3rd place, but Blair Farthing won a coin toss and edged out Kevin.
2024 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Jarett Crosby – 21
- Step “Daddy” J – 15
- Dusty Halfe – 9
- Doyle Benston – 8
- Aiden Coleman – 7.5
- Dean Farris – 6
Our good friends from Chungchun Rice Dog Saskatoon supplied us with their original Corn Dogs as a starter dog for our contestants.
A thank you to our special guest judges, Kirsten Stang (Synergy Credit Union) and Blair Farthing (CTV)!
2023 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Jarett Crosby – 20.5
- Step “Daddy” J – 17.5
- Doyle Bentson – 6.75
- Cole Krushelniski and Roman Randhawa – 4.5
- Jessie Timm – 3
- Teya Pelletier – 2
2022 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Jarett Crosby
- John ‘Step Daddy J’ Child
- Dan Broberg
Honorable Mentions: Ken Kwan, Brett Vogel, Ryan Bach, and Hunter Lutz.
2021 Hot Dog Havoc Results
No competition held.
2020 Hot Dog Havoc Results
No competition held.
2019 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Dan Broberg – 14, plus 4 in a tie breaker
- John ‘Step Daddy J’ Child – 14, plus 3.75 in a tie breaker
- Ken Kwan – 12
- Adrian Newsham – 10
- Shaun Romaniuk – 10
- Jesus Lopez – 7
- Valentino Fox – 6
- Claudia Fox – 5
- Gregger the ‘Hot Dog’ – 5
2018 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Ken Kwan – 11
- Xavier Duffaud – 10
- Chris Block – 8.75
- Jordon Delorme – 7
- Adam Trischuk – 7
- Roy Gariepy – 6.5
- Jayden Clarke – 5
2017 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Ken Kwan – 12
- Monique Morin – 8
- Colton Mireau – 7.5
- Elias Allcock – 7
- Greg Garand – 7
- Gabe Ng – 5 7/8
- Jessica Stang – 5
- Lerae McEwen – 1.5
2016 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Erich Johnson – 12
- Derek Perrin – 11 ¾
- Brian Foulds – 11 ¾
- Josh Bosomworth – 11
- Ken Kwan – 10
- Terrance Brown – 8 ½
- Roy Gariepy – 5 ¾
- Stephen Wenk – 5 ½
- Shaile Young Tessier – 4 ¼
2015 Hot Dog Havoc Results
- Derek Perrin – 13
- Josh Bosomworth – 12
- Dennis Ward – 10 ¼
- Adam Hawboldt – 10
- Tyler “Baby Panda” Ricard – 9
- Lucas Berg – 8
- Riley Russel – 7 ½
- J.P. Vives – 6
- Carl “The Swiss Machine” Knudsen – 5 ½
- Kingston Usher – 3 ½
2019 Hot Dog Havoc Contestants
