Tim “Eater X” Janus Takes Trophy at KSO VI Knoxville Qualifier

Knoxville's "Fairest of the Fair" pageant winner Tori Martin congratulates Tim "Eater X" Janus on his Krystal Square Off Qualifying win.

The rain stopped and clouds began to part just as eaters took the stage yesterday afternoon at the Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville for the last eight-minute eating contest of the Krystal Square Off VI Qualifying Tour. The man behind the mask, Tim “Eater X” Janus, took home the trophy with 30 Krystals and 5 Big Angus Burgers for a total of 55 Krystal Burger Points.

After receiving a deduction of 2 Krystal Burgers, Juliet “The Lovely” Lee finished in second place with a controversial 49 Krystal Burger Points. Eaters were required to swallow all food in their mouths within 30 seconds after the time stopped, but Lee was not able to get the last few Krystals down. Therefore, judges decided that the 2 burger deduction was fair. However, Lee was not in agreement, especially since her original 51 Krystal Burger count would have put her in second for a Wild Card spot, which has now been secured by Jim “Buffalo” Reeves.

Janus’ win earns him a seat at the Krystal Square Off VI World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga this Sunday, Sept. 27, where he will compete against the great Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi and more for a piece of the $50,000 cash purse. Stay tuned for more updates about the KSO VI finals and the 11 finalists who will make their way down for the main event.

Knoxville Qualifier results below:

• Tim “Eater X” Janus – 30 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 55 Krystal Burger Points
• Juliet “The Lovely” Lee – 26-2 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 49 Krystal Burger Points
• Micah Collins – 17 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 42 Krystal Burger Points
• “Nasty” Nate Biller – 17 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 42 Krystal Burger Points
• Russell Keeler – 16 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 41 Krystal Burger Points
• Erik Unger – 15 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 40 Krystal Burger Points
• “Crazy Legs” Conti – 15 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 40 Krystal Burger Points
• Anthony Reganato – 13 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 38 Krystal Burger Points
• David Solomon – 10 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 35 Krystal Burger Points
• “Wild” Bill Myers – 6 Krystals, 5 Big Angus = 31 Krystal Burger Points
• Tony Canada – 11 Krystals, 4 Big Angus = 31 Krystal Burger Points
• Larry Elkins – 4 Krystals, 4 Big Angus = 24 Krystal Burger Points
• Thomas Liplin – 11 Krystals, 2 Big Angus = 21 Krystal Burger Points