Pictures courtesy of Facebook/ Gold Curry Bangkok

 

A well-known curry restaurant in Bangkok has exposed a foreign customer for cheating during an eating challenge to claim a 20,000-baht cash prize. The incident prompted the restaurant to publicly revoke its congratulations after reviewing CCTV footage. The case has raised concerns among venues that run competitive eating events.

 

Gold Curry is a popular Bangkok restaurant known for Japanese-style rice curry served in very large portions, alongside timed eating challenges. The restaurant offers a range of incentives, including free meals, vouchers and cash prizes, depending on portion size and completion time. Challenges range from finishing a two-kilogramme curry in 15 minutes to consuming a 10-kilogramme portion within one hour for a 40,000-baht reward.

 

The 20,000-baht challenge requires participants to finish an eight-kilogramme rice curry within 45 minutes. On December 12, Gold Curry’s official Facebook page shared photographs congratulating a foreign man who appeared to complete this challenge in 40 minutes. The images showed restaurant staff presenting him with the 20,000-baht cash prize immediately after he finished the dish.

 

However, on December 18, the restaurant announced that the customer had been caught cheating during the contest. Staff reviewed CCTV footage after internal concerns were raised about his behaviour during the challenge. The restaurant later shared clips from the footage in the comment section of its Facebook post as evidence.

 

In the video, the man is seen eating the curry with his hands while repeatedly glancing around the restaurant. At several points, he appears to grab portions of rice and quickly place them into his trouser pockets. Gold Curry stated that he repeated this action multiple times, enabling him to finish the dish with five minutes remaining.

 

The restaurant warned other establishments, particularly those that host eating challenges, to remain cautious of this individual. Gold Curry did not confirm whether it plans to take legal action or demand the return of the prize money. No further details about the man’s identity were disclosed.

 

The incident has highlighted the challenges restaurants face in monitoring competitive eating events. Gold Curry has not announced any changes to its challenge rules or supervision procedures. It remains unclear whether additional safeguards will be introduced to prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A foreign customer was found to have cheated in an eight-kilogramme curry challenge for 20,000 baht.

• Gold Curry discovered the misconduct after reviewing CCTV footage and shared clips online.

• The restaurant has warned others but has not confirmed legal action or prize recovery.

 

 

 Adapted  by  Asean Now from TheThaiger 2025-12-20

 

 

 

BeardMeetsFood should pay them a visit.

 

He'll show how it's done.

 

 

Ridiculous challenge, but fitting the consumption society the world has become.

It looks the exact same on the way out. 

37 minutes ago, Packer said:

It looks the exact same on the way out. 

Smells the same, too.

that would feed 10 people

 

stupid

Reminds me of an old Mr Bean sketch.

Steak Tartare.

 

 

15 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

15 hours ago, Packer said:

It looks the exact same on the way out. 

 

Smells the same, too.

 

And the heat and burning sensation?

 

Same.

16 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

At several points, he appears to grab portions of rice and quickly place them into his trouser pockets

You never know when you're going get hungry, travelling home on the BTS. 

 

Fraud. Prison. IDC. Deportation. Ban.

45 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

Fraud. Prison. IDC. Deportation. Ban.

😅😅😅

On 12/20/2025 at 6:55 PM, smedly said:

that would feed 10 people

 

stupid

8 kg of food? Hell it'd feed 20. These eating challenges are just another symptom of the social depravity (before you jump on me; calm down I don't mean "the gays" - I mean the inverted incentive and reward structures) spreading from West to East. And I thought I might hide from it here. Oh well, anyone got a ticket to... I'd say Mars but I'm worried it's not far enough - might need a new solar system. 

On 12/20/2025 at 3:46 PM, VR333 said:

BeardMeetsFood should pay them a visit.

 

He'll show how it's done.

 

 

Beard is a Beast !   and so calm about chow'n down !

On 12/21/2025 at 7:39 AM, Briggsy said:

Fraud. Prison. IDC. Deportation. Ban.

Guillotine??😅

Yuck! Never attended an eating contest and most probably never will. These grose obese guys wonder why they can't get a girl

When you see a curry challenge at your local curry restaurant, avoid the WC

On 12/20/2025 at 3:30 PM, Georgealbert said:

In the video, the man is seen eating the curry with his hands while repeatedly glancing around the restaurant. At several points, he appears to grab portions of rice and quickly place them into his trouser pockets. Gold Curry stated that he repeated this action multiple times, enabling him to finish the dish with five minutes remaining.

And when he stood up to take the money, no-one noticed ?

So they got lazy and paid the price . They couldn't spend the time to watch he ate it all so their stupidity. 😄

I think it's plausible.  Santa Claus does this sort of thing, so maybe he wasn't cheating, just stuffing food in his pants.  (Dan Aykroyd-Trading Places 1983).

On 12/21/2025 at 7:39 AM, Briggsy said:

Fraud. Prison. IDC. Deportation. Ban.

I was wondering where the hang em high mob had disappeared to🤣🙃

Unless he goes around in specially made loose-fitting pants with plastic-lined pockets, how much rice could he pocket without the bulges and curry stains being extremely obvious? 

1 hour ago, Aviatorhi said:

8 kg of food? Hell it'd feed 20. These eating challenges are just another symptom of the social depravity (before you jump on me; calm down I don't mean "the gays" - I mean the inverted incentive and reward structures) spreading from West to East. And I thought I might hide from it here. Oh well, anyone got a ticket to... I'd say Mars but I'm worried it's not far enough - might need a new solar system. 

I bet your American right?

 

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

I bet your American right?

 

I'll wager you have to the ability to eat that plate of food.   

On 12/21/2025 at 6:55 AM, smedly said:

that would feed 10 people

 

stupid

 

   They could do a  version of that at the UK prison where the hunger strikers are staying ?

One prisoner gets to eat ten meals ?

He looks like the kid of barfines and powerlines and cheap charlie chronicles😂

I heard that they caught the guy, but he had already spent all the money on anti-diarrhea medication and toilet paper.

2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Guillotine??😅

Maybe The Electric Chair even ??

 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I bet your American right?

 

You think I'm an American because I dislike end stage capitalism? Most Americans seem to love it for some reason. 

On 12/21/2025 at 7:32 AM, NanLaew said:

 

And the heat and burning sensation?

 

Same.

the reason bum guns were invented presumably

1 hour ago, Iron Tongue said:

I heard that they caught the guy, but he had already spent all the money on anti-diarrhea medication and toilet paper.

and worming tablets