Eating contest arena

An eating contest arena is an object in The Sims 3: Seasons. There are two versions: One where the contestants eat hot dogs (Typically associated with summer festivals) and one where they eat key lime pies (Typically associated with fall festivals).
Up to four Sims can compete in an eating contest. Sims can participate in the contest on their own or invite others to join. If no one is available to participate, the contest is cancelled and Sims have to retry participating. The contest lasts for approximately an hour, during which the winner will be determined, and after the contest is over, Sims have to wait for another two hours to compete again. If the eating contest stand is not on a festival lot, the contest can immediately be participated in again. Plumbots, stuffed Sims, and nauseous Sims cannot participate in the eating contest.
In determining the winner, each of the participants has a weighted winning chance. They are given a random weighted chance between 0 and 50. The higher the weighted chance a participant has, the more likely they'll win. It's not impossible, however, that a participant with lower weighted chance wins. The weighted chance is modified by a number of factors.
*If the Sim is hungry, the weighted chance increases by +10.
*For each eating contest a Sim has participated in, the weighted chance increases by +5, but is capped at +25.
*If the Sim is a SimBot, a ghost, or an imaginary friend, the weighted chance increases by +10. If the Sim is a vampire or a mummy, the chance decreases by -10.
*If the Sim's favorite food is hot dog (or key lime pie for pie eating contest), the chance increases by +10.
*If the Sim has the Competitive Eater lifetime reward, the chance increases by +20.
If the contest was held on a festival lot assignment, at the end of the contest, the winner will earn 25 festival tickets, while other participants will earn 5 festival tickets. The winner can boast their victory, and all participants will bring home an Excellent-quality platter of hot dogs or key lime pie. There's a 33% chance the participant will vomit right after the contest ends, and another 30% chance they will get nauseous and vomit later. After a hot dog contest, Vegetarian Sims will always get nauseous, as tofu dogs are not offered to any participants. There's also a 2% chance the watchers may vomit, and an additional +5% chance if the Sim is a vegetarian or pregnant. Pie eating contests result in Sims' faces being smeared from pie and their hygiene drops slightly.
Sims with Competitive Eater lifetime reward has numerous advantages in addition to boosted weighted chance. They will not get stuffed or fat from participating in the contest, and they will not vomit or get nauseous.
The stands are usually treated as only being available on community lot, but can be purchased by a Sim for residential lots for 50 festival tickets.
==Notes==
*When The Sims 3: Seasons was initially released, a glitch quickly became widely known wherein eating contest participants could die from hunger. This was patched soon afterwards.
*Although mermaids' very poor ability to obtain nutrients from hot dogs or pies make them able to eat approximately 10 normally cooked (i.e. made with stoves or grills) servings before becoming stuffed, they are not known to have any advantages at eating contests.
*Diners sporadically have eating contest community events on some Wednesdays, which is available regardless of installed expansion packs.
==Gallery==
Festival summer - hot dog eating contest.jpg|Sims competing in a hot dog eating contest
Festival fall - pie eating contest.jpg|Sims competing in a pie eating contest.
Pie eating nausea.jpg|A pie contest participant feeling nauseous.