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MADISON, Wis., May 27 (UPI) -- Organizers of Brat Fest in Madison, Wis., say the event broke its own world record by selling 191,712 bratwurst sausages during its four-day run.
Tim Metcalfe, one of the organizers, said the 2004 record of 189,432 brats was beaten when a "huge dinner rush" near the end of the festival led to 10,000 brats being sold in a single hour, The (Madison) Wisconsin State Journal reported Tuesday.
"The stage bands got up and said, 'If everybody buys one brat right now, we can break this record,'" Metcalfe said. "I think everybody just had one more."
Metcalfe estimated the bratwurst celebration raised more than $100,000 for the charities chosen by volunteer servers.
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