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Now the chili’s heating up. Vote in Round 3 of The State’s hot dog bracket today

Vote in Round 3 of The State’s Hot Dog Bracket.
Vote in Round 3 of The State’s Hot Dog Bracket.

Now we’re getting to the meat of the issue.

The State’s 2022 Hot Dog Bracket raced through the first two rounds over the last week. We are asking our readers to vote for their favorite hot dog spot in the area. Though seemingly a simple meal, folks have complex opinions about hot dogs.

The bracket kicked off May 4 with 16 entrants, identified by staff members at The State. It’s not a scientific or all-encompassing poll, of course, but readers were then asked to make their top choices among that initial group of 16.

Readers first whittled the field down to eight joints, and now they’ve trimmed it down to just four: Jimmy’s Mart, Mack’s Cash Grocery, Rosewood Dairy Bar and Zesto. We are asking readers to select their two favorites out of the remaining field in the poll below.

You have until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, to cast your votes in Round Three: The Franks Four. Stay tuned for the final round, The Tasty 2, which will launch on Monday, May 16.

So vote early and often. And don’t forget the extra mustard.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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