Video Of Jacksonville Krystal Square Off V Qualifier

Competitive eating pros Hall Hunt and Sonya Thomas squared off in Jacksonville on Labor Day.

The full video of the entire 8-minute Jacksonville Krystal Square Off V Qualifier is now posted on YouTube and here on KrystalSquareOff.com. Watch as top eating pros Hall Hunt and Sonya Thomas and a host of others battle for burger supremacy along the mighty St. John’s River for a seat at the Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship on Sept. 28.

Click play below to view.

For photos from the contest, go here.

Full Results, Photos From Jacksonville Krystal Square Off V Qualifier

Hall Hunt's 60 Krystals in eight minutes at the Jacksonville Krystal Square Off V Qualifier is the season's best so far.

As competitive eating fans look ahead to the Atlanta Krystal Square Off V Qualifier this Saturday, we have the full, official results from this past Monday’s qualifier in Jacksonville. As previously reported, Hall Hunt put up the biggest number of the day with 60 Krystals, earning himself a guaranteed spot at the finals on Sept. 28. In second was Sonya Thomas with 55 and far behind in third was local amateur Richard Guadagnolo who put away 15.

Here are the complete results:

1) Hall Hunt 60
2) Sonya Thomas 55
3) Richard Guadagnolo 15
4) Kenneth Musgrove 14
5T) Carl Vose 12
5T) The Hangman Bruce Pobanz 12
7) Andrew Zagoria 10
8T) Jeremy Kirch 9
8T) Zach Unger 9
10) Glen Owens 8
11T) Farrell Hoffman 5
11T) Kara Scremin 5

Also, we have just posted photos from the Jacksonville Qualifier including some excellent shots of the great fans who came out to cheer on their favorite eaters. Check them out on our photo page here.

Hall Hunt Wins, Shatters Joey Chestnut’s Jacksonville Krystal Square Off Record - UPDATE

Hall Hunt comes up with the big win today against Sonya Thomas to take the Jacksonville Krystal Square off V Qualifier and earn seat at the finals on Sept. 28.

The second of seven regional qualifiers for the Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship took place today in front of a boisterous crowd in a hot and sticky Jacksonville, Fla., and it was the hometown hero Hall Hunt, the eighth ranked eater in the world, who reigned supreme by devouring 60 of the fast food icon’s famous hamburgers in eight minutes. On his way to victory over a field that included the fiercely competitive Sonya Thomas, Hunt eclipsed the previous Jacksonville Qualifier record of 52 Krystals set in 2006 by Joey Chestnut, the world’s top ranked eating pro.

The win earns Hunt a spot at the FSN South-televised final table of Krystal Square Off V on Sept. 28, held in Krystal’s hometown of Chattanooga. There, Hunt will go up against defending champ and Krystal world record holder Joey Chestnut, three-time Krystal Square Off World Champion Takeru Kobayashi, the top finisher from each regional qualifier and three wild card entries. On the line will be a $50,000 cash purse, the largest in competitive eating history.

Hunt’s win over Thomas, who finished second today with 55 Krystals, brings The Black Widow’s impressive 12-0 lifetime qualifier streak to an end. Her mark today though could be good enough to earn her one of the coveted wild card spots at this year’s final table.

Finishing in third today was Rich Guadagnolo of Jacksonville with 15 Krystals. Guadagnolo was one of the five amateur eaters chosen on the spot to compete right before the contest began.

Bruce “The Hangman” Pobanz, who rightly predicted he’d lose to Sonya Thomas, ate just 12 Krystals.

Stay tuned to the Krystal Square Off blog for complete results and photos from today’s Qualifier.

UPDATE: Below are photos of Hall Hunt and Sonya Thomas from today’s Qualifier in Jacksonville. Click to enlarge. More photos to be added soon to the Krystal Square Off Flickr pages.

Eating Pros And ‘Average Joes’ Get Ready To Square Off In Jacksonville

Sonya Thomas, doing her best Dale Boone impression above, will seek to earn her fifth consecutive berth in the Krystal Square Off finals today in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Krystal Square Off V Qualifier is less than 30 minutes from starting, and the word on the scene is that the heat, humidity and occasional downpour hasn’t stopped hundreds of competitive eating fans from coming down to the Jacksonville Landing to cheer on their favorite eaters as they battle it out for a seat at the live, televised World Championship on Sept. 28.

While Hall Hunt is hands down the hometown favorite today, we hear there are some big time Sonya Thomas supporters among the crowd with a few people donning “I Love Sonya Thomas” shirts and one sign that says “Marry Me Sonya.” The Black Widow surely doesn’t like to disappoint, and we expect today to be a bite-for-bite battle until the very end between the two competitive eating pros.

For those not following along on the Krystal Square Off Twitter feed, you’re missing out on the action as it happens. As mentioned via Twitter earlier today, the below is the official list of eaters confirmed for today’s event:

Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas–Alexandria, VA
Hall “Hoover” Hunt–Jacksonville, FL
Bruce “The Hangman” Pobanz–Jacksonville, FL
Glen Owens–Hilliard, FL
Michael Parish–Tamarac, FL
Jeremy Kirch–Jacksonville, FL
Mark Barnes–Orlando, FL
Mike Greenspan–North Hollywood, CA

More than 50 “average Joes” have also signed up today for the chance to be one of the five amateur hopefuls picked on the spot to compete.

Don’t miss out on the action as it happens. Sign up to follow the Krystal Square Off V Qualifiers via Twitter. To read what you’ve missed so far, click on the “up” and “down” arrows on the Twitter box located on the right of this page.