Thursday, August 20, 2009, 12:55 PM
Food and Drink
By Kirsten Ott
Can you eat more than 103 Krystals in 8 minutes?
I just received a press release announcing that Krystal is having a qualifying square off for its burger eating contest on Sept. 13 at Lenox Square Mall. The reigning champ consumed 103 Krystals in 8 minutes. That's some serious scarfing. Only five amateurs will be selected, so consider this your save the date.
Following is the release:
KRYSTAL SQUARE OFF VI ATLANTA QUALIFIER COMES TO LENOX SQUARE ON SEPT. 13
Top Gurgitators from the Sport of Competitive Eating to Battle Against Five Amateurs for Seat at the World Hamburger Eating Championship
*** TWO NEW RULES—BIG ANGUS BURGER POINTS AND NO DUNKING RULE—SHAKE UP COMPETITION***
WHAT:
At the Krystal Square Off VI Atlanta Qualifier, professional and amateur eaters will battle it out to see who can consume the most Krystal Burgers and Big Angus Burgers in an 8-minute eating contest. For the first time in Krystal Square Off history, eaters will contend with two new rule changes—Big Angus Burger Bonus Points and a No Dunking policy—that drastically alter the face of the competition and have forced eaters to rethink their strategies.
And once again, five amateur hopefuls will be chosen on the spot an hour before the qualifying eating contest to go head-to-head and bite-to-bite against professional eaters. The winner of this event earns one of the 12 coveted seats at the final table of the Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship, where the top eaters compete for a whopping $50,000 in cash prizes, the largest cash purse in competitive eating history.
WHEN/WHERE:
Sunday, Sept. 13
1:00 p.m. - Open Registration for Five Amateurs Spots
Lenox Square Atlanta
2:00 p.m. – Atlanta Qualifier
Lenox Square Atlanta
3393 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
WHO:
Top IFOCE Competitive Eater and George Shea – Chairman of Major League Eating and Krystal lovers from the Atlanta area.
ADMISSION: Free. The Krystal Square Off VI Atlanta Qualifying Event will be free and open to the public.
KRYSTAL SQUARE OFF VI:
Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship is heralded as the “Super Bowl of competitive eating” and one of the two “majors” in the sport. It is the only world hamburger-eating championship officially sanctioned by Major League Eating, the world governing body of all stomach-centric sports. At the Krystal Square Off VI final in Chattanooga on Sept. 27, competitors will battle for the title and a $50,000 total cash purse, the largest in competitive eating history. Joey Chestnut, the world’s number one-ranked eater and the hamburger-eating world record holder with 103 Krystals in eight minutes, receives an automatic seat to this year’s championship as the reigning Krystal Square Off champion.
The schedule for the Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship:
August 22 – Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga, Tenn.
August 29 – Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Tex.
September 7 – Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla.
September 12 – Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham Football Game in Birmingham, Ala.
September 13 – Lenox Square in Atlanta, Ga.
September 19 – Tennessee State Fair in Nashville, Tenn.
September 20 – Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville, Tenn.
September 27 – Krystal Square Off VI World Championship at Ross's Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn.