A cleaned up Curtis Lewis waves the coveted Mangia trophy after being declared the 2024 Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest winner in 2:20.
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A cleaned up Curtis Lewis waves the coveted Mangia trophy after being declared the 2024 Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest winner in 2:20.

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<p>Curtis Lewis, of Pittston, raises his arms in victory after downing a pound of spaghetti in two minutes and twenty seconds, ahead of 20 other contestants at the Pittston Tomato Festival.</p>
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Curtis Lewis, of Pittston, raises his arms in victory after downing a pound of spaghetti in two minutes and twenty seconds, ahead of 20 other contestants at the Pittston Tomato Festival.

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<p>Spaghetti-eating contestant Matt Cianfichi gets down and saucy as he attempts to eat one-pound of pasta at the Pittston Tomato Festival.</p>
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Spaghetti-eating contestant Matt Cianfichi gets down and saucy as he attempts to eat one-pound of pasta at the Pittston Tomato Festival.

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<p>This contestant used the slurp and inhale method while participating in the 2nd Annual Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon.</p>
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This contestant used the slurp and inhale method while participating in the 2nd Annual Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon.

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<p>Defending spaghetti-eating contest winner of 2023, Paul Angeli, could not defend his title this year.</p>
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Defending spaghetti-eating contest winner of 2023, Paul Angeli, could not defend his title this year.

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<p>Sarah Donahue, of the Pittston Tomato Festival committee, holds up the first place price, The Mangia Award, with throngs of onlookers for the 2nd Annual Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon of the 41st Pittston Tomato Festival. </p>
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Sarah Donahue, of the Pittston Tomato Festival committee, holds up the first place price, The Mangia Award, with throngs of onlookers for the 2nd Annual Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon of the 41st Pittston Tomato Festival.

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PITTSTON – The 2nd Annual Pittston Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest

took place on Saturday afternoon at the Main Stage along side the James Zarra Building.

Twenty-one contestants took part in the event with Pittston resident Curtis Lewis

taking home the Mangia trophy.

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The spaghetti was perpared and donated by Pittston Meals on Wheels.