“Humble” Bob Shoudt Conquers at Krystal Square Off VI Atlanta Qualifier

Seen here being as "Humble" as ever by sporting his own personalized hat, Shoudt had much to celebrate with his win at the KSO VI Atlanta Qualifier at Lenox Square this past Sunday.

The cool and comfortable temperatures inside Lenox Square Mall proved to be very advantageous for competitive eater “Humble” Bob Shoudt on Sunday as he put away 41 Krystals and 5 Big Angus Burgers for a total of 66 Krystal Burger Points to take first place.

Shoudt is the first headline eater in the Krystal Square Off VI qualifying tour thus far to start with the Famous Krystal Burger and end with the Big Angus Burger. A risky strategy, but one that clearly paid off as he came in at only one point less than 2nd-ranked eater in the world Patrick Bertoletti’s 67 Krystal Burger count done at the Chattanooga Qualifier. It’s no doubt that Shoudt is in it to win this year’s Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship.

The win in Atlanta guarantees Shoudt a seat at the final table in downtown Chattanooga on Sept. 27 next to fellow competitive eaters Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi and the KSO VI Qualifying winners to date: Patrick Bertoletti, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, Hall “Hoover” Hunt and Eric “Badlands” Booker.

Finishing in second place with 42 Krystal Burger Points was Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and not far behind was up-and-comer Jon Bello who actually beat out his previous score at the KSO VI Jacksonville Qualifier with 39 Krystal Burger Points.

Full results below:

• “Humble” Bob Shoudt – 41 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 66 Krystal Burger Points
• Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston – 17 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 42 Krystal Burger Points
• Jon Bello – 14 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 39 Krystal Burger Points
• Mike Landrich – 10 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 35 Krystal Burger Points
• Richard Foley – 9 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 34 Krystal Burger Points
• Steve Martin – 7 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 32 Krystal Burger Points
• Steve Ramirez - 5 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 30 Krystal Burger Points
• Damien Boykin – 5 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 30 Krystal Burger Points
• Chad Elkins – 3 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 28 Krystal Burger Points
• “Super” Paul Barlow – 3 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 28 Krystal Burger Points
• David Pirkle – 4 Krystals, 4 Big Angus = 24 Krystal Burger Points
• Kyle Thayer – 0 Krystals,  Big Angus = 20 Krystal Burger Points

The next Krystal Square Off VI Qualifier takes place in Nashville, Tenn. on September 19 at the Tennessee State Fair. For more details, follow the Krystal Square Off on Twitter @ksquareoff.