History Main / DrinkingContest

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* In ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', Belldandy ends up in one with either Chihiro (in the manga) or Sayoko (in the ''Flights Of Fancy'' TV series), and doesn't so much as burp (which could be [[JustifiedTrope somewhat justified]]-- she's based on a goddess from the mythology of the ancient Norsemen, who were infamous for their drink). It's not until after, when Keiichi gives her a can of cola to wash away the taste, does {{Intoxication Ensue|s}}.

* The start of a quest in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' involves you taking on a stranger in a drinking contest. You end up [[WhatDidIDoLastNight passing out and doing some crazy stuff offscreen]], setting up the rest of the plot. [[spoiler: The "stranger" is actually Sanguine, Daedric Lord of debauchery; completing the quest impresses him enough to award you his artifact.]]

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' has Numbah Five challenging Stickybeard to a ''sugar'' drinking contest in exchange for information ("Unless you're...''sugar free''!" "Oooooh!"). They compete to see who can drink theirs fastest, but Numbah Five finishes hers in the time it takes him to blink. Later, she challenges Black John Licorice to a contest to see who can drink the most, but John outmatches her easily. [[spoiler: However, the contest was only a stalling tactic to wait until the sun came up, causing John's curse to take effect and turn him into black licorice.]]

-->'''Umpire''': Let's go over the ground rules: You can't leave first until you chug a beer. Any man scoring has to chug a beer. Chug a beer at the top of all odd-numbered innings, and the fourth inning is the beer inning.
-->'''Chief Wiggum''': Hey! We know how to play softball.

-->'''Bart''': Think you'll win?
-->'''Homer''': Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose, [[TheAlcoholic it's how drunk you get]].

-->'''Marge''': Wake up, Homer! Come on, move your butt, you're blocking traffic!
-->'''Homer''': ''[holding up a trophy]'' That's no way to address "Sir Drinks-a-Lot."

* At one time a Russian agent was ordered to challenge a Turkish official to a drinking contest in order to get information out of him when drunk. Despite the fact that the Russian knew his employers were [[YouHaveFailedMe unforgiving]], it was the Turk that won and got information out of him. This was kind of an alcoholic DuelToTheDeath. Drinking the enemy to honesty was a favorite Soviet Spy technique, but Turks, growing up with legendary GargleBlaster Raki, nicknamed Lion's Milk, had the Russian babbling like an idiot in no time.
* ''[[UsefulNotes/TheStudentenverbindung Studentenverbindungen]]'' practice Beer, Wine or Schnaps duels, which are highly ritualistic versions of this trope. Being intended to settle minor matters of honour, they have more in common with TenPacesAndTurn than the average DrinkingGame. The goal is generally to finish one's drink first ''and'' do so cleanly and completely. Depending on the ''Comment'' (read: duel code), both sides can employ the services of an arbiter and seconds. The quality of each others' drinking performance can additionally be reviewed via a traditional ''Nagelprobe'' (literally 'fingernail test'') to ensure that no cheating or sloppiness transpired. Naturally, the whole thing is SeriousBusiness.

* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} often takes advantage of his healing factor to coax money out of suckers this way.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Suske en Wiske}} - De stoute steenezel'', Lambik wins one against the alcohol devil, by having Jerom getting him a vat of alcohol-free beer and the strongest beer he could find for the devil.
* During [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules']] funeral/wake, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] relates a tale about how Hercules, to prevent the Frost Giants from assaulting the Olympians, challenged Thor's usual foes to a drinking match. Thor joined in, the two heroes won, and the images (both of the flashback and Thor's very pleased look in the retelling) strongly implied that Herc and Thor both parlayed their success in drinking with [[DivineDate some pleasurable time with large, shapely Frost Giant females]].

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** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights''
** ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''

* ''[[UsefulNotes/TheStudentenverbindung Studentenverbindungen]]'' practice Beer, Wine or Schnaps duels, which are highly ritualistic versions of this trope. Being intended to settle minor matters of honour, they have more in common with TenPacesAndTurn than the average DrinkingGame. The goal is generally to finish one's drink first ''and'' do so cleanly and completely. Depending on the ''Comment'' (read: duel code), both sides can employ the services of an arbiter and seconds. The quality of each others' drinking performance can additionally be reviewed via a ''Nagelprobe'' (literally 'fingernail test'') to ensure there was no cheating or sloppiness. Naturally, it reeks of SeriousBusiness.

* In Fanfic/TorqueJakAndDaxter, at some point Keira tried to out drink Sig with the expected results. She wants a rematch.