- July 1, 2026
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Lt. Kevin Whitker, firefighter enginneer Mike Arrant, firefighter Caleb Gray and Capt. John Ward of the Ocoee Fire Department were ready to compete with the support of Deputy Chief CJ Van Camp and Sparky.
Firefighter Caleb Gray ripped his ribs apart ready to eat all he could.
Ocoee Fire Capt. John Ward was steadily making his way through a slab of ribs.
Capt. John Ward dug into the ribs as Sparky cheered on the Ocoee Fire Department.
Sgt. Joe Rodriguez made sure each bone was completely clean of meat to ensure they counted.
Officer Matthew Ramirez dove into the ribs, ready to compete.
A Texas Roadhouse employee was watching to see when contestants needed more ribs.
Firefighter engineer Mike Arrant powered through the competition, eating as many ribs as he could.
Ocoee Fire Department's Sparky was ready to help out in the rib-eating contest.
Ribs had to be clean to the bone in order to count.
Officer Shane Kelly paced himself during the rib-eating contest.
Members of the Ocoee Police Department gave the rib-eating contest their all.
Ribs were ready to be eaten.
Members of the Ocoee Fire Department celebrated their victory.
Members of the Ocoee Police Department and Ocoee Fire Department came together to celebrate the end of the rib-eating contest.
Before the rib-eating contest began at Texas Roadhouse in Ocoee, members of the Ocoee Fire Department asked for silverware to eat the most ribs in 30 minutes.
"Oh, I didn't know we had bougie firefighters," Ocoee Police officer Matthew Ramirez said.
Five members of the Ocoee Fire Department and five members from the Ocoee Police Department went head-to-head in a rib-eating contest Tuesday, June 30, at Texas Roadhouse.
The contestants had 30 minutes to eat as many ribs as possible with the winner obtaining bragging rights. Also, 10% of the revenue from the meals of customers who mentioned the contest went to charity.
As time ticked away, the contestants' drive to eat slowed, with some calling it quits with minutes left in the competition.
After all the bones were counted, the Ocoee Fire Department was victorious, eating 92 bones compared to the Ocoee Police Department's 85 bones.
