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Eugene's Own Sammitch Truck Took On Billionaire Burger Boyz...So Who Won The Brawl?

Brenda Lowry PR

This past June we reported on a Eugene food truck going up against a Los Angeles-based challenger, as part of a new traveling contest series, “Burger Truck Brawl.”

While shooting wrapped up in late June, the results weren’t revealed until this weekend on the Discovery Plus Network. 

Sad spoiler: local favorite Sammitch lost to the Billionaire Burger Boyz. 

Credit Casey Brooks
Sammitch!

But Sammitch owner Casey Brooks isn’t letting the outcome wilt his outlook. In an email to KLCC, Brooks says being on “Burger Truck Brawl” was an amazing experience, that let them show why Eugene and the Sammitch scene is so unique.

Brooks says his food truck and crew are doing only special events currently, but plan to provide food for The Big Dirty, and hopefully be at home Duck games before winter.

Photo info: Sammitch's crew (pictured above, from left; Tyler Snyder, Angela "Sparkle" Barajas, and Casey Brooks) and Billionaire Burger Boyz's crew (same photo, right; Davidlee Kitchen, Jennifer Johnson, and Derrick Bivens), in publicity photos from Brenda Lowry PR.  

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Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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