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WOWK wins Ribfest eating contest 3rd year in a row

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With no bones about it, WOWK employees won the Media Rib Eating contest for the third year in a row.

They took on members of WKEE radio to see who could eat the most ribs in five minutes.

They ribs were cooked and supplied by some of the vendors at the Rib and Music Festival kickoff Thursday night.

The WOWK team took the trophy by collectively finishing 38 ribs, beating the WKEE team's final count of 35.

The 17th annual Rib and Music Festival continues this week.