One Day Left in the First Round of Burger Cup Balloting!

Kipp Whittaker | Jun 2, 2016 2:00 pm | Add a comment | 1031 reads

First of all, we hope all of you out there surfing the internet at this very moment are having a burger-ific day. In case you have yet enter the fray, voting remains open until Friday noon time in the opening Round of 64. More than half the remaining battles are neck-and-neck, with virtual ties in six of the head-to-head competitions.

Show your support and vote now to send your favorite burger venues on to the next round. There are loads of new competitors this year so it's imperative that you get in early to make sure they advance into the next round. Wouldn't that be great if it ended up being a Cinderella story scenario, where one of the lesser known burger joints goes on to the final round. Well, with your help, we can dream.

If you're hankering for a new burger to try, get out there and feast at any one of these venues that we profiled in our ever-evolving Grilled series; here's all of the mouthwatering establishments we've covered so far:

While these matches have yet to be determined, we can say with absolute certainty that you're a bunch of burgerholics, as voters in the first round so far eat on average 5.6 burgers a month – that's more than once a week to those of you counting at home.

Remember, these burgers can't win without your participation, so you'll need to help your favorites survive each round by returning to vote; here's the schedule of voting:

The current round closes at noon tomorrow.

Round of 32: Opens at 4pm, Fri, Jun 3; Closes at noon, Wed, Jun 8.
Sweet 16: Opens at 4pm, Wed, Jun 8; Closes at noon, Sun, Jun 12.
Elite Eight: Opens at 4pm, Sun, Jun 12; Closes at noon, Wed, Jun 15.
Final Four: Opens at 4pm, Wed, Jun 15; Closes at noon, Fri, Jun 17.
Finals: Opens at 4pm, Fri, Jun 17; Closes at noon, Mon, Jun 20.