Tim "The Goose" Gilbert shows his winning form in yesterday's Italian-sausage eating competition at the annual Italia Unita festival in East Boston: In ten minutes, he ate 4.84 pounds of the stuff, taking the $300 first prize. Unlike in that Coney Island hot-dog thing, Eastie contestants actually had to chew their food. Watch the contestants in the early going:

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Other photos from the festival (which continues today, Sunday, July 22):