Rich LeFevre Wins Memphis, Secures Seat At Final Table
Rich LeFevre, 64, will be at the World Hamburger Eating championship table this Sunday thanks to his win in Memphis.
As we promised yesterday, below are the results of the Memphis Qualifier for the Krystal Square Off V. As the last competition before this Sunday’s World Hamburger Eating Championship event, the Memphis contest decided who would fill the final seat as well as the three wild card spots.
Here’s a summary of the contest from the Krystal Square Off Blog:
More Krystal Fast Food News:“As expected, the event drew a tough field featuring some of eating’s finest including Rich LeFevre, Crazy Legs Conti, Juris Shibayama and Erik Denmark. All were looking to win a seat at the Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship this Sunday in Chattanooga, whether by victory or by grabbing one of the three wild card spots.
The sixty-four year old LeFevre, who has qualified for all four previous Krystal Square Off finals, was considered the slim favorite going into Sunday’s competition, and while he struggled to maintain the lead for most of the contest, in the end his experience triumphed over the youth and bravado of his competitors, earning him the win with 52 Krystal burgers. Shibayama, aka “Dr. Bigtime,” took second with 51 burgers, the same number he was credited with in Nashville a week ago.
Denmark, who promised a victory this week via his Twitter feed, improved upon his performance from a week ago when he ate just 43 Krystals, but he was penalized in Memphis for cramming two Krystals in his mouth after time was called. After deductions the Seattle-based eater was deemed the third place finisher with 50 Krystals. Crazy Legs, who last week downed half a century in Knoxville, finished two behind that mark in Memphis to finish fourth with 48 Krystals.
Click here for photos from the Krystal Square Off V Qualifier in Memphis.”
