History Main / DrinkingContest

* In ''X-Play'', a series of skits centering around "Johnny Extreme" trying to make a game called "Johnny's Extreme Adventure" (tagline: "''It'll punch your balls off!''"), the P.R. people seem not to like it and propose some alternatives ''he'' doesn't like. Johnny Extreme suggests they settle this with a contest and takes out a bottle. The man at hand relaxes, smooths out his shirt and assures Johnny Extreme he was a recognized face in drinking contests in his college days. Johnny Extreme takes the bottle and smashes it against his own groin. First round... they decide to go with his plan, same as he suggested.

** It's how Peter convinces his real father that he's his son.

** It's how Peter convinces his real [[AcceptableTargets Irish father]] that he's his son.

* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'', [[{{Bishonen}} Legolas]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Gimli]] have a last-man-standing-wins drinking contest. By the end of the night, Gimli passes out on the floor while Leglolas is left perfectly sober except for a "slight tingling" in his fingers. However, if one looks closely it appears that Gimli has drunk quite a bit more than Legolas, making it an uneven contest.

* ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'': The male protagonist's elder sister and his homeroom teacher are fond of these.

* In ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Marian's introduction comes as she is winning a drinking contest.

-->-- '''Duke of Clarence''', ''Tower of London'' (1939 version)

* In ''Swords and Sausages'', this is how the important matter of who gets to buy [[BigFuckingSword an axe]] is settled.

* The novel spin-off material of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' has one of these between Dante and [[SignificantAnagram Gilver]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' episode, "[[PottyEmergency Hold It Lazlo]]" begins with Lazlo and Edward in a lemonade-drinking contest. Lazlo wins the contest, much to the annoyance of Edward, whose four older brothers won the contests from years past. To get revenge on him, Edward attempts to sabotage every chance for Lazlo to use the bathroom, since Lazlo now desparately needs to use it after drinking so much lemonade.

* The reader's first sight of Sakyon in ''Manga/{{Ooku}}: The Inner Chambers'' is him winning a drinking contest with some luckless woman with a crush on him. It seems he makes a fair bit of money doing this.

* In ''X-Play'', a series of skits centering around "Johnny Extreme" trying to make a game called "Johnny's Extreme Adventure" (tagline: "''It'll punch your balls off!''"), the P.R. people seem not to like it and propose some alternatives ''he'' doesn't like. Johnny Extreme suggests they settle this with a contest and takes out a bottle. The man at hand relaxes, smooths out his shirt and assures Johnny Extreme he was a recognized face in drinking contests in his college days. Johnny Extreme takes the bottle and smashes it against his own groin. First round. ...they decide to go with his plan, same as he suggested.

* In "Music/BannedFromArgo":
->Our Engineer [[NeverGetsDrunk would yield to none at putting down the brew]];
->He out-drank seven SpaceMarines and a demolition crew.
->The Navigator didn't win, but he out-drank almost all,
->And now they've got a shuttlecraft on the roof of City Hall!

* The novel adaptation of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' has one of these between Dante and [[SignificantAnagram Gilver]].

* The ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' novel #1 has one of these between Dante and [[SignificantAnagram Gilver]].

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* During [[ComicBook/IncredibleHercules 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]].

* Creator/WillSmith challenged another guy to a drinking contest in ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', he lost badly.

** Hercules actually challenged Galactus, devourer of worlds, to a drinking contest. Neither budge, but Galactus is amused enough to spare Hercules.

* The start of Sanguine's quest in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' involves you taking him on in a drinking contest. You end up passing out and doing some crazy stuff offscreen, setting up the rest of the plot.

* 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.

** Implied in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E16MakeRoomForLisa Make Room for Lisa]]." The morning after ditching work to attend a radio promotion at a bar, Homer is woken up by Marge. The camera pulls out reveal that Homer had apparently passed out while getting out of his car; which is parked in the street in front of the Simpson house blocking both lanes of traffic. He becomes slightly indigent when Marge points out the situation he's found himself in:

* ''Film/TheWeddingYear:'' Because [[RealityEnsues they can't afford to travel to fifteen weddings in one year,]] Mara and Jake get into a drinking contest for each wedding that only one of them wants to attend, passing out at least once in the process. They ultimately narrow it down to seven weddings.

** Implied in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E16MakeRoomForLisa Make Room for Lisa]]." The mourning after ditching work to attend a radio promotion at a bar, Homer is woken up by Marge. The camera pulls out reveal that Homer had apparently passed out while getting out of his car; which is parked in the street in front of the Simpson house blocking both lanes of traffic. He becomes slightly indigent when Marge points out the situation he's found himself in:

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* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' parodies this with a ''coffee'' drinking contest in the Old West.

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* A week of ''Dilbert'' comics focused on Alice meeting with an outside vendor to discuss his company's product, which (the PointyHairedBoss actually ''called it'') apparently has this between "professional" and "dating".
-->'''Alice:''' This is strictly business, right? We're going to talk about your company's product.\\
'''Vendor:''' I'll bet I can chug more Chardonnay than you can.\\
''[Third panel, Alice is cross-eyed and the vendor's combover has sprung loose.]''\\
'''Alice:''' You're a hanshum man and so ish your twin bruver.
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