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Winner — Best Sandwich
It was a horse race and the winner of the Sandwich Stakes won in a photo finish.

The Captain, as in , pounded to the wire and won by a nose in the first race of the Patch Best of Swampscott contest.
Captain got 25 of 88 votes.
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A survey of the field of comments from our Patch business listings shows one customer who not only likes the taste of Captain Pizza, but their place in the town.
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"They treat you like family when you come in, knowing your name by your 3rd visit," . "They always have given pizzas to the Big Blue Football team after wins since the 90s. When I needed pizza for a fundraiser that raised 3k for the salem food pantry hosted by the www.northshorenetworking.org they were at their quota, but still gave us 3 pizzas."
Back tot he restr of the field, Cindy's received 23 votes and Tony got 20.
It looked like the jockeys played fair. No fouls were claimed.
The winner of the race will receive a certificate from Patch.
Check out the racing form on Monday for our next contest, The Best of Swampscott Salons.
Results:
What's Your Favorite Sandwich or Sub Shop?
- Captain Pizza 25 (28%)
- Cindy's Pizza and Subs 23 (26%)
- Five Guys Burgers and Fries 7 (7%)
- Hot Cheese Pizzeria 4 (4%)
- Tony Lena's Sandwich Shop 20 (22%)
- Popo's 3 (3%)
- Bertucci's 0 (0%)
- Panera 5 (5%)
- UNO Chicago Grill 1 (1%)
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