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Photos: Bacon And Beer Festival Returns To Arena

WGLT | By Amy Niebur

Published March 3, 2019 at 3:44 PM CST

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Andrew Bettendorf of Bloomington won the contest by consuming the most amount of bacon at the Bacon and Beer Festival on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

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The Bacon and Beer Festival on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

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Bloomington's A to Z's Catering and Parties staff, from front to back, Latoya Chambers, Letoyia Miller, Chef Allen Chambers, and Nordra Woodmancy serve candy bacon maple cream cheese mousse.

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Brewery sales representative Anthony Carapella helps guests at the Destihl tent.

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Epiphany Farms co-owner Stu Hummel and event sales manager Morgan Dodson warm up bacon-wrapped pork tamales to hand out to guests.

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Grossinger Motors Arena staff members Taylor Tinch and Leticia Tinch help serve guests at the Revolution Brewing tent.

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Lidya Hasten and Travis Hasten serve participant at the White Oak Brewing station.

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Nick Schaefer of Biaggi's works to prepare bacon-wrapped dates.

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Nightshop participated by serving bacon wraps and chocolate chip cookies with bacon crumbles.

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Participants of the bacon-eating contest had one minute to eat as much as they could from a pound of bacon.

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Lil Beaver Brewery partner Justin Bellas serves guests their beer.

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From left, Brent, Andy and Chelsea from Bloomington enjoy their time at the Bacon and Beer Festival.

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A big crowd turned out Saturday for the second year of the Bacon and Beer Festival at Grossinger Motors Arena.

The event featured local and regional restaurants and breweries. Restaurants competed for the so-called "Squeeler Award," for the show's best bacon dish. There was also a bacon-eating contest.

See more photos from the event in the gallery above.

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