Article: Sport of Eating to Award Cash Prize of Olympic Proportions.

Largest cash purse in competitive eating history up for grabs at the World Hamburger Eating Championship

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- When the very best from the sport of eating descend upon Chattanooga for the Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship on Sept. 28, 2008, it will be more than just the title on the line. Top-ranked eaters such as Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will also battle for some serious money as The Krystal Company announced today that it will award an unprecedented $50,000 in cash prizes, making it the largest cash purse in competitive eating history.

"Victory will be as good as gold at the Krystal Square Off V ...

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