Competitive-eating star Molly Schuyler devoured 40 burgers in 10 minutes to win the 16th annual Z-Burger Independence Burger Eating Championship in Washington, D.C., on 3 July. The feat at Z-Burger’s Tenleytown location broke her own event record and earned the Maryland resident a $2,000 first-place check. Schuyler secured her 11th victory by edging perennial rival Dan “Killer” Kennedy, who finished with 39 burgers. Sean “The Mouth Eats” Yeager placed third with 27. The contest, a fixture of Independence Day celebrations, distributes $6,000 in prizes and precedes the higher-profile Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest slated for 4 July in New York.