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WATCH: Competitive Burger Eaters Chow Down At Astoria Restaurant
Guess how many burgers it took to win the $3,000 prize.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — Ten contestants chowed down on burgers at Uncle Jack's Meat House this weekend for a chance to win $3,000.
Competitive eater Molly Schuyler won by eating 10 "Ooey Gooey Mooey" burgers in 10 minutes, according to a restaurant spokesperson.
Schuyler bested fellow competitive eaters Dan "Killer" Kennedy and Andrew "Deadpool" Puhl for the prize.
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Food Network star and Uncle Jack's owner Willie Degel hosted the burger-eating contest to celebrate the Astoria restaurant's third anniversary.
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Degel also owns Uncle Jack's Steakhouse, which has locations in Bayside and Midtown Manhattan.
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