Photo and Video: Hall ‘Hoover’ Hunt Wins KSO VI Jacksonville Qualifier
Competitive eater Hall 'Hoover' Hunt addresses the crowd prior to vacuuming down 40 Krystal hamburgers and 5 Big Angus Burgers in eight minutes at the KSO VI Jacksonville qualifier.
On a beautiful Labor Day Weekend at the Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., thousands of spectators gathered at the Krystal Square Off VI Jacksonville qualifier event to witness the seventh-ranked eater in the world, Hall “Hoover” Hunt, suck down 40 Krystal hamburgers and 5 Big Angus Burgers in eight minutes for a total of 65 Krystal Burger points.
The feat qualifies Hunt for the Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship final table, scheduled for Sept. 27 in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he will face KSO VI Chattanooga qualifier Pat Bertoletti, KSO VI San Antonio Qualifier Sonya Thomas, along with two-time defending champ and Krystal world record holder Joey Chestnut and three-time Krystal Square Off World Champion Takeru Kobayashi with a $50,000 cash purse on the line.
Check out this video of the Jacksonville qualifier shot by Jason Isaac from the site Jacksonville Confidential:
And here is a selection of photos from Monday’s event in Jacksonville. To see more head over to the KSO VI Jacksonville photo gallery:
September 8th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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