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A big dill: Registration opens Wednesday for the Picklesburgh Pickle Juice drinking competition

Registration begins at noon on June 29, 2022

A big dill: Registration opens Wednesday for the Picklesburgh Pickle Juice drinking competition

Registration begins at noon on June 29, 2022

TURNPIKE TO VETERANS BRIDGE. MICHELLE: THIS STORY IS A BIG "DILL" FOR PICKLE LOVERS. JANELLE: TODAY, YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE ANNUAL PICKLE-JUICE DRINKING CONTEST AT THIS YEAR’S "PICKLESBURGH" FESTIVAL. RYAN: YOUR OBJECTIVE IS SIMPLE -- DRINK A QUART OF PICKLE JUICE FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. REGISTRATION FOR THE CONTEST OPENS AT NOON TODAY -- AND WE HAVE A LINK FOR YOU TO SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE. THE WINNER GETS $500 AND WILL BE CROWNED MAYOR OF PICKLESBURGH. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS AND THEY FILL UP QUICKLY. PICKLESBURGH WILL BE HELD JULY 15TH THROUGH 17TH. IT’S A CELEBRATION OF PICKLES, AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER FOODS. WE’RE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL’S LOCATION AND EVENTS AS WE GET CLOSER. YOU CAN SEE HOW PAST THAT GETS. MICHELLE: THE QUESTION IS -- WILL METEOROLOGIST ASHLEY DOUGHERTY ENTER THE CONTEST? BACK TO 2019 -- SHE SHARED SOME PICKLE JUICE WITH GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S GINGER ZEE WHEN "GMA" BROUGHT THEIR RV TOUR TO PITTSBURGH. SHE DID A STORY ON THE FESTIVAL. ASHLEY: I ACTUALLY LIKE PICKLE JUICE, BUT I DO NO
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A big dill: Registration opens Wednesday for the Picklesburgh Pickle Juice drinking competition

Registration begins at noon on June 29, 2022

It’s a big dill:On Wednesday, June 29, at 12:00 p.m., registration will open for the Picklesburgh Pickle Juice drinking competition.You can register for the competition here starting at that time. The competition will be held during Pittsburgh’s Picklesburgh celebration which is set to be held July 15-17 in Downtown Pittsburgh.Preliminary rounds happen on the 15th and 16th followed by a championship round on the final day of the festival.The winner gets $500 in prize money and will be crowned the new Mayor of Picklesburgh.

It’s a big dill:

On Wednesday, June 29, at 12:00 p.m., registration will open for the Picklesburgh Pickle Juice drinking competition.

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You can register for the competition here starting at that time.

The competition will be held during Pittsburgh’s Picklesburgh celebration which is set to be held July 15-17 in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Preliminary rounds happen on the 15th and 16th followed by a championship round on the final day of the festival.

The winner gets $500 in prize money and will be crowned the new Mayor of Picklesburgh.