Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub

In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer.

Grazer beat Chunk by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras atexplore.org of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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Fans cast votes online for their favorite chunky competitor in tournament-style brackets that begins with 12 bears.