Like the traditional EGOT, the Western EGOT is an honor bestowed upon individuals who achieve the four most elite accomplishments of the
American West. To earn a Western EGOT, at some point in their life an individual must eat 50
hard-boiled eggs, survive at least one gunfight, complete an oxen drive of at least 500
miles (oxen
may be substituted for cattle or other livestock), and kill their first bear by the age of three (also known as the Davy Crockett Challenge).
Western EGOT (Traditional EGOT)
E - Eggs Eaten (Traditional:
Emmy)
G - Gunfight Survived (Traditional: Grammy)
O - Oxen Driven (Traditional: Oscar)
T - Three-year Bear (Traditional: Tony)
Previous honorees include folk hero Davy Crockett and businessman Cornelius Roosevelt.