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Sweet victory at the Strawberry Festival

 
Jeremy Lloyd of Abilene, Texas, and an employee of the Belle City Midway, celebrates after winning the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest at the Stingray Chevrolet entertainment tent at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on Thursday.
Jeremy Lloyd of Abilene, Texas, and an employee of the Belle City Midway, celebrates after winning the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest at the Stingray Chevrolet entertainment tent at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on Thursday.
Published March 7, 2014

It was a day for shortcake at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

Participants in the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest were given 10 minutes to consume a 4-pound strawberry shortcake, complete with homemade whipped cream, made by St. Clement's Church in Plant City.

Jeremy Lloyd of Abilene, Texas, and an employee of the Belle City Midway was the winner.