BEER HERE: The St. Louis region may have a legitimate claim to being the beer pong capitol of the world after back-to-back wins by regional teams, including this year's first place finish by the "Seek N Destroy" duo from Edwardsville.

The team, composed of Matthew "White Boy" White, 24, and Ross "The Boss" Hampton, 23, won $50,000, diamond-studded dog tags, a custom beer pong table and a year's supply of condoms in the Seventh Annual World Series of Beer Pong.

The three-day competition, which organizers say is the largest organized beer pong tournament in the country, concluded Wednesday. It ended with last year's winner, Dan Range of the St. Louis-based team "Standing Ovation," congratulating the Edwardsville duo by giving them the last cup, the balls from the winning game and a BPONG Rack Kit.

"I knew we were good enough to win," Hampton said in an interview today. "I knew we had a shot at it. But I just didn't know if we would do it."