The early bird gets the Krispy Kreme doughnut in Mesa

Tribune Reporter Mike Sakal

Tribune Reporter Mike Sakal

Mike Sakal, Tribune

Krispy Kreme

First in line: Adam Brown, 25, a second-year law student at Arizona State University, camped out for nearly 24 hours to win a dozen free doughnuts each week for a year at the grand opening of the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Mesa on Tuesday. Brown arrived at the store at 8 a.m. on Monday and waited until the shop opened at 5:30 a.m. the next day for his winnings. (Tribune photo, Mike Sakal)

Mike Sakal, Tribune

Krispy Kreme

Cameron Farnsworth, 21, of Mesa and a freshman at Mesa Community College, was first in the drive-through winodw line at the grand opening of the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at West Main Street and Dobson Road in Mesa on Tuesday after camping out to win a dozen free doughnuts each week for a year. (Tribune photo, Mike Sakal)

Krispy Kreme

Handing’em out: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts worker Debbie Pacheco hands out boxes of the first dozen free glazed doughnuts during the grand opening of the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at West Main Street and Dobson Road in Mesa on Tuesday. the second through the 100th person in line received a dozen free doughnuts for one year. (Tribune photo, Mike Sakal)