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Hall Hunt & Erik Denmark KSO IV reports
Hall Hunt and Erik Denmark have both posted trip reports with several pictures on their experiences at the Krystal finals.
Behind the scenes with a bunnette
Liz has posted her trip report from the Krystal Square Off IV finals where she served as Pat Bertoletti’s bunnette. A gallery is available.
I really enjoyed cheerleading.
Like, maybe I should have been a cheerleader. I mean, if I hadn’t gone to the hippie high school with no cheerleading. Or sports. And if I hadn’t quit gymnastics in middle school after hitting my head trying to do a back handspring. And that I would never have been caught dead cheerleading when I was 16. I mean all that aside, I would have made a killer cheerleader.
Liz K counts Krystals
Liz has a report on her experience as Pat Bertoletti’s counter at the Square Off finals on the Krystal Lover blog
Kobayashi on KSO IV results
Kobayashi has a post about Krystal Square Off IV, which contains some pictures with Pat Bertoletti and Rich LeFevre from a training session at a Krystal franchise last year.
Krystal Square Off IV screen captures
Some captures from the Krystal Square Off IV broadcast:
Contest Introduction 
Eaters Introduction 
Contest 
Paul Barlow also has some contest pictures on his website
update ChuckyPurdue has a flickr gallery of over 100 pictures from the Krystal Square Off finals.
Eaters introduction transcript
A transcipt of the introduction of the competitors from the Krystal broadcast follows after the jump:
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Joey Chestnut wins KSO IV with 103 burgers
Krystal Square Off IV finals updated with official results
1. Joey Chestnut 103
2. Bob Shoudt 95
3. Pat Bertoletti 94
4. Tim Janus 74
5. Sonya Thomas 58
6. Rich LeFevre 53
7. Hall Hunt 52
8. Chip Simpson 49
9. Erik Denmark 45
10. Crazy Legs Conti 45
11. Juliet Lee 44
12. Tim Brown 38
13. Allen Goldstein 34
update
beautifulbrian.com has a video of the contest
The Times Free Press has an article.
A video posted by skinnyboy is available on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS1-2Kxkeco
The Gaston Gazette has a plea for picnic style rules
update
Blog entry by a competitor in the amateur 2 person contest.
the liveblog of the program follows after the jump
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Krystal Square Off IV broadcast notes
No reruns are scheduled on ESPN or ESPN2 for the Krystal Square Off finals in the next two weeks, so watch it or record it tomorrow at 2:30 pm eastern on ESPN if you are interested in seeing it.
A live bowling match precedes the Krystal finals, hopefully it will not run over.
With a 30 minute contest length, it does not appear there will be enough time for much more than introductions, the contest and a post-contest interview. From the schedule
2 p.m. – 2:40p.m. – Introduction of eaters by George Shea, Chairman of the IFOCE.
* 2:40 – 2:48 p.m. – 8 minute Krystal Square Off World Championship Final.
* 2:55 pm – Award Presentations
Liz will be counting for Pat Bertoletti, so she should appear on television.
Joey & Pat in Chattanooga
Krystal Lover has a picture from today’s press conference at the Krystal Square Off finals site which Joey Chestnut & Pat Bertoletti both attended.
Super Paul makes KSO IV predictions
Super Paul Bonebreaker Barlow has his posted his predictions for the Krystal finals on his myspace blog. His top 5:
1. Joey Chestnut
2. Pat Bertoletti
3T. Bob Shoudt & Tim Janus
5. Sonya Thomas
Sonya commits to Krystal finals
SBTW.com reports that Sonya will be able able to attend the Krystal finals Sunday:
I didn’t want to mention this again until I was absolutely certain, but I have been able to come up with a work around regarding my full time job, so that I will be able to compete at the Krystal Finals in Chattanooga, TN this Sunday, 28 Oct 07, which will be televised live on ESPN at 2:30 PM EST. As such, I am thoroughly excited, except for the fact that the World Champ, Takeru Kobayashi, will be unable to defend his title, due to the equivalent of arthritis in his jaw. (I hope he recovers in the next few months, because that’s no fun.)
Times Free Press: Kobayashi to miss Krystal finals
TimesFreePress.com reports on a change in the field of Sunday’s Krystal finals:
Three-time champion Takeru Kobayashi will not compete in this year’s Krystal Square Off IV World Hamburger Eating Championship due to persistent jaw pain.
“Takeru Kobayashi has informed us that he needs additional time for his jaw to repair and that his hiatus is indefinite but not permanent,” George Shea, chairman of Major League Eating, said in a prepared statement. “The well being of our competitors is paramount and we wish him speedy recovery.”
If Kobayashi’s slot is filled with the 5th highest wild card, Jim Reeves will receive it.
updated More links
IFOCE.com roster, Kobayashi is not present but Sonya Thomas is.
WMCTV.com article
TimesFreePress.com article from Sunday, does not mention Kobayashi’s absence
Schedule of Events on KrystalSquareOff.com
Letter about Krystal finals and hunger relief organizations
blog entry about Bo Hicks, top Alabaman in Tuscaloosa qualifier
Another Times Free Press article from Sunday gives finals location – Ross’s Landing and the Chattanooga Green at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Riverfront Parkway
update #2
Times Free Press has an article containing short interview podcasts with Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti
Krystal Square Off IV broadcast information
From zap2it.com
ESPN 2007 World Hamburger Eating Championship
Sun, Oct 28, 2:30 PM | Run Time: 30 min.
Genre: Sports
Live From Chattanooga, Tenn.
There will probably be some reruns.
Liz K to attend Krystal Finals
From Liz K’s latest blog entry:
I took advantage of some killer airline sales and bought a ticket to go to the Krystal Square Off finals in Chattanooga at the end of next month. I have never been to the south before and I’m a little afraid of what they do to vegetarians down there. I’m mostly excited about a little two hour road trip I get from Nashville to Chattanooga and the fact that Willow and Mike might meet me down there. I know, can you believe the seriousness of the party that will ensue? I sure wish I knew a southern blogger who loved Krystals who could come visit me while I was there…
Sonya Thomas 4-peats Chattanooga qualifier
KrystalSquareOff.com reports that Sonya Thomas won today’s qualifier in Chattanooga for the fourth year in a row with 51 burgers. Rick Petralia was second with 24 burgers.
Chattanooga qualifier roster
The roster for today’s Krystal qualifier in Chattanooga has been listed at http://www.krystalsquareoff.com/headlines.php?s=64 Sonya Thomas will attempt to win the qualifier for the fourth year in a row. Super Paul Barlow is the only other ranked IFOCE member on the list.
KSO IV prequalifiers begin
KrystalSquareOff.com reports that prequalifiers for Krystal Square Off IV started on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in a record heat wave of 104 degrees.
Humble Bob KSO III trip report
“Humble” Bob Shoudt has a report from his trip to Chattanooga to compete in Krystal Square Off III in his blog.
Chattanooga Pulse KSO III report
The Chattanooga Pulse has an excellent writeup of Krystal Square Off III with a lot of interesting information.
Paul Barlow’s KSO III gallery
Super Paul Bonebreaker Barlow Jr. has a gallery from Krystal Square Off III and the post party.
Audience video of Krystal Square Off III
Ernie attended the Krystal Square Off finals and wrote a blog entry and recorded the last 39 seconds of it from the audience.
Direct Krystal Square Off video capture uploaded by Skinnyboy
(Thanks Skinnyboy) In his blog entry about the AZ Fry bread contest, Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has a link to a direct video capture of the Krystal Square Off final (.ASF format, 11 MB).
Liveblog at krystal-lover
I will not be able to blog this afternoon due to other commitments. Krystal-lover will have a live blog of all the events in Chattanooga, not just the telecast, so I doubt my absence will be missed.
krystaladventure is a blog I just discovered which has some posts about the Square Off finals and qualifiers I you need some KSO material to read while you are waiting for the telecast to begin.
Time Free Press KSO III preview
The Chattanooga Times Free Press has a preview of todays Krystal Square Off finals. Kobyashi says his main bottleneck in eating Krystal burgers is removing them from their boxes.
Krystal-lover has some pictures from Friday’s press conference
Paul Page to announce KSO III
The USA Today TV Sports column has a section on the Krystal Square Off which says that Paul Page, who has appeared on several recent IFOCE broadcasts, will handle announcing duties for the Krystal Square Off III finals. Let’s hope that Page is correct in his assessment in the dangers of competitive eating versus auto racing.
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