The story behind the most famous Jell-O shots in America
Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 20, 2024. With the 2025 Men’s College World Series beginning Friday in Omaha, the annual Jell-O shot contest returns.OMAHA, Neb. — The chicken finger tycoon was insistent: He wanted $15,000 worth of Jell-O shots. There was a record that needed breaking.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPat McEvoy, the longtime bar manager at Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina in Omaha, Nebraska, was skeptical. He was quite used to this type of bombastic behavior in mid-June. The mayhem of the Men’s College World Series attracts a certain type of hollow heavy-hitter with a big mouth and zero follow-through.As McEvoy explained it: “Everybody says they’re somebody this time of year.”That’s particularly true at Rocco’s, which sits caddy-corner to Charles Schwab Field, less than 100 yards from the right-field gate. The bar’s annual Jell-O shot competition among the eight schools participating […]