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Contestants each were given a 4-pound serving of strawberry shortcake.
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Each competitor was asked their reason for entering the contest.
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Eaters were given 10 minutes to clean their plate.
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Ed Grifhorst
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The shortcake eating contest was one of many at the festival.
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Julia Moyer came close to claiming the trophy.
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Leon Silcox took his last bite.
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Mr. Berry made an apperance before the timer started.
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The spoons were taken away after seven minutes.
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Without spoons, the competion got messy.
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Leon Silcox was the 2016 Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest winner.
By Abby Baker
Staff Intern
Who knew strawberries could create such fierce competition? Four pounds of the Plant City's most beloved fruit, whipped cream and shortcake went flying at the 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival Thursday, March 10, during the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest. The group of 10 was given 10 minutes to make their shortcake disappear, but before the timer went off Leon Silcox finished and licked his plate clean.
