Six More Weeks Of Winter

12,000 people who came from as far as Chile and the Netherlands to see the 124-year-old tradition in 18 degree Fahrenheit (-8 degrees Celsius) temperatures.

In an unseen twist of events, Phil’s rival, New York City’s “Staten Island Chuck” did not see his shadow.

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had criticized the event for traumatizing the groundhog and said Phil should be replaced with a robotic rodent.

Organizers dismissed the idea as "ridiculous."

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