Overview

• The second annual competition begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, outside the Norms at 4551 Mills Circle with public viewing in the parking lot.
• The total purse is $10,000, paying $5,000 for first, $2,500 for second, $1,250 for third, $750 for fourth, and $500 for fifth.
• Organizers expect about a dozen professional eaters, with hotcakes served in plates of three and judges tallying totals by counting plates.
• Norms corporate executive chef David Cox plans three hours of hotcake prep and anticipates competitors will down upward of 50 each.
• The first 50 guests receive a voucher worth up to $20, and the event promotes National Hotcake Day on Sept. 26 with short-stack deals.