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Fat Bear Week has crowned its 2025 winner after running a single-elimination, bracket-style competition decided by votes

The final round came down to two bears known as Chunk and Bear 856

The competition uses online votes from fans around the world to determine which bear in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska is most prepared for hibernation

Fat Bear Week 2025 has crowned its winner!

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, voting in the 2025 Fat Bear Week competition concluded. The final match-up in the single-elimination, bracket-style contest came down to Chunk (also known as Bear 32) and Bear 856. Chunk ended up winning the final round with 96,362 votes, beating Bear 856's 63,729 votes.

After voting closed, Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve and Explore.org announced t

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