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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: 09-22-2012
Winner: Joey Chestnut

JOEY EDGES GRAVY BROWN IN OVERTIME TO THREE-PEAT IN ZINZINNATI, OH!

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut claimed his third straight Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship by the narrowest margin in the event's history. When the clock read 0:00, Joey had tied Tim "Gravy" Brown with 32 brats a piece. And so in accordance with MLE regulations, a one-minute eat-off, a brat-off, was held. Final OT score: Joey five, Gravy three. The fairytale of Gravy bowed its head to the juggernaut that is Joey Chestnut's World Destruction Tour 2012. All, it would appear, must obey.

LA Beast took third with 24; Andrew "The Bear" Kogutkiewicz leaned on his proud brat-scented Wisconsin heritage to take fourth with 16.5. Vance "All Day Cake" Van Drake dressed in traditional German costume adorned with meat.

FULL RESULTS!. 1 Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, 37 (32 regulation; 5 OT) 2 Tim Gravy Brown 35 (32 regulation; 3 OT) 3 The LA Beast Kevin Strahle 24 4 Andrew The Bear Kogutkiewicz 16.5 5 Hunter Brankamp 12 6 Sean Mulcahey 11 7 Matthew Raible 10.5 8 Brian Gee 10 9 Tracy Mmm Goode of Anderson, IN 8.5 10 Cameron Hamby 4.5 11 Veronica K 4.5 12 Vance All Day Cake Van Drake 4

About Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati USA Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati USA is an outdoor festival held in downtown Zinzinnati, Ohio that showcases the rich German heritage of Southwestern Ohio, as well as tasty samples of German-style music, food and beer. First held in 1976, the event has grown to be North America's largest Oktoberfest with over 500,000 people attending each year.

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