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Article: Sport of Eating to Award Cash Prize of Olympic Proportions.
- Article from:
- Science Letter
- Article date:
- August 26, 2008
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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 that it will award an unprecedented $50,000 in cash prizes, making it the largest cash purse in competitive eating history (see also The Krystal Company).
"Victory will be as good as gold at the Krystal Square Off V finals this year as we give away the largest cash purse in competitive eating history," said Brad Wahl, vice president ...