The 2025 Men’s College World Series ended Sunday with LSU winning its second national championship in the past three seasons. The Tigers also earned a big win elsewhere in Omaha, Nebraska, again dominating the competition in the Rocco’s Jell-O shot challenge.
LSU beat the competition by nearly 43,000 shots. Fellow MCWS finalist Coastal Carolina finished second, with 9,117 shots. Arkansas was the third of the eight fan bases in Omaha to crack the 9,000 mark, downing 9,075 shots.
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When Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina posted the final results Sunday night, LSU finished with 52,390 shots. That fell well short of the record 68,888 Jell-O shots set by the Tigers in 2023. Tigers fans now hold the top two marks in the contest’s six-year history.
As the second fan base competing for a national championship, Coastal Carolina rallied from fourth as of Friday night to finish second, going from 7,509 shots to 9,117.
LSU finished a two-game sweep in the finals with a 5-3 win Sunday, led by Derek Curiel and Chris Stanfield each driving in two runs, while pitcher Anthony Eyanson notched nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. The Tigers won Game 1 1-0 behind a dominant performance from pitcher Kade Anderson, who threw eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts.
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Rocco’s started the Jell-O shot challenge in 2019. During the College World Series, fans of any of the eight teams in the tournament can buy $5 Jell-O shots as a show of support for their team. The fan base that consumes the most Jell-O shots “wins” the competition. Rocco’s donates a portion of each Jell-O shot sale to local food banks.
Rocco’s Jell-O shot challenge record
LSU is no stranger to dominating this event. The school holds Rocco’s all-time record. In 2023, the LSU fan base consumed an incredible 68,888 Jell-O shots. Tigers fans gave themselves an opportunity to top that mark with their team in the 2025 College World Series finals, but the record seems untouchable.
That said, the school can’t be counted out for future seasons. LSU has a young team that could return to Omaha next year and beyond. You can bet Tigers fans will do their best to dominate the Jell-O leaderboard and pursue a record with each College World Series visit.
