Farrell’s Annual Ice Cream Challenge

FromJune 20 through July 13, anyone with an appetite for fun and ice cream can walk into any of the seven California Farrell’s locations during normalbusiness hours to try and qualifyby being one of the fastest to eat a qualifying sundae. All the categories,except the professionals,attempt to qualify by eating a 3-scoop ice creamsundae as fast as they can. Professionals qualify by eating a 6-scoop sundaecalledthe Pig’s Trough. All sundaes include chocolate, vanilla, and strawberryice cream, hot fudge, pineapple and strawberry toppings andthen covered withFarrell’s freshly made whipped cream.

Thecost to attempt to qualify is $20 for all categories except the Professionals,which is $40. Each entry receives a limited editionevent t-shirt, a $5 couponfor a future visit to Farrell’s and the qualifying sundae. 100% of the netproceeds from this event benefitCHOC Children’s and Make-A-Wish.

Farrell’sthen invites the top qualifiers to the Championship event onJuly 20, whereFarrell’s closes down Birch Street in BreaDowntown in front of their Farrell’slocation. The Championship event is an all day family festival from 11am until5pm with lots of rides(courtesy of Carnival Services), games, prizes, raffles,food, booths, music, and more.

Atthe Championship event, the Men, Women, Kids, and Big and Small categories allcompete to be the first to finish a Farrell’s famousPig’s Trough that has6-scoops of ice cream and all the toppings. The 4-person team and each individualprofessional are going toattempt to finish a Farrell’s Famous Zoo sundae,which is 30 scoops of ice cream with all the toppings.

Winnersfrom each category will win a trophy and a year of free Farrell’s ice cream. 1stplace in the professional category also wins$300, second place wins $200 andthird place walks away with $100.

Farrell’s has an option for those that just don’t have the stomach to pound ice cream as fast as they can but still want to participate in all the qualifying fun. During the qualifying,June 20 to July 13, guest can get the event shirt, the ice cream sundae to eat and $5 coupon for the same $20 but they just won’t be timed. All they need to do is let their Farrell’s server know.

QualifyingFarrell’s locations include Brea, Buena Park, Mission Viejo, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Sacramento, and Santa Clarita. Complete details andrules can be found at Farrell’swebsite