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Festival Contests

Who doesn't enjoy a good friendly competition? Whether it be the official poster and t-shirt design contest or the Frank Carlton Hot Tamale Cooking contest, get all your contest information and entry forms here!

2020 Poster/ T-Shirt Art Contest

Interested in being this year's winner of the poster/ t-shirt contest and having your winning design displayed for all to see?  Click here for more information on rules and guidelines for submissions. 

this year's contest is closed. please check back in 2022.
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2021 FRANK CARLTON HOT TAMALE COOKING CONTEST

FRANK CARLTON HOT TAMALE COOKING CONTEST

2021 MISS HOT TAMALE CONTEST

PAGEANT CONTESTANT APPLICATION

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2021 Hot Tamale Eating Contest
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PAST WINNERS​
2019 Frank Carlton Hot Tamale Cooking Contest


Grand Champion – Roddy’s Tamale World  

Best Presentation – Roddy’s Tamale World

 
Commercial Meat Tamales:
                1st place – CC’s Hot Tamales
                2nd place – The Tamale Shakk
                3rd place – Southern Gals Hot Tamales
                4th place – Perry’s Original Sho-Nuff Hot Tamales
                5th place – CC’s Hot Tamales of Memphis
 
Home Meat Tamales:
                1st place – Roddy’s Tamale World
                2nd place – Mr. Hot “T” Molly’s
                3rd place – HomeBoy’s
                4th place – O’Sheilas Hot Tamales
                5th place – Katie’s Kitchen
 
Other Tamales:
                1st place – CC’s Hot Tamales
                2nd place – Hot Tamale King
                3rd place – Katie’s Kitchen
 

         

2019 Miss Hot Tamale Contest


2019 Delta Hot Tamale Festival Pageant Winners:
 
Miss Hot Tamale Princess – Abby Montgomery
Miss Hot Tamale Sweetheart – Anna Marsalis Poole
Miss Hot Tamale Pre-Teen – Jaria Fulton
Miss Hot Tamale Teen – Myisha Turner
Miss Hot Tamale Queen – Maya Brooks

Photos provided by: Amy Oakes


 2019 Hot Tamale Eating Contest

Congratulations to this year's tamale eating contest winner Benton Brown with a total of 17 hot tamales in 5 minutes!

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Main Street Greenville
504 Central Street
Greenville, MS 38701
Phone: 662-378-3121
Fax:      662-378-3966
events@mainstreetgreenville.com

About Our Organization

Main Street Greenville is a subsidiary of The Greater Greenville Development Foundation, Inc. which was developed exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, and literary purposes. The purpose of the organization is to promote events and issues which are relevant to the quality of life for the residents of Greenville, Washington County, the Mississippi Delta and the State of Mississippi, including but not limited to, economic planning and development, education, housing and cultural development. 

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