stepping outside of camcans system for a minute: World Pie Eating Championship FACTS!

Winners:

1992 - Dave Smyth, a painter from Hindley, won the first contest in 1992 when he ate four pies in three minutes.

1995 - Dave Williams of Preston, Lancashire.

2005 - Anthony "The Anaconda" Danson, a weight trainer from Lancashire, managed to eat seven pies in three minutes, setting a new record.

2006 - Matt Dunning (Australian rugby player).

2007 - Adrian Frost (42) from Wigan who downed his pie in a record-breaking 34 seconds [5].

Controversy:

Imported Pies

Controversy was caused in 2005 when pies were imported from nearby Farnworth, Bolton and local Wigan pies were sidelined, resulting in a four-man strong protest.

Quantity to Speed:

More controversy was caused in 2006 when the competition was changed (to meet government healthy-eating guidelines) from the number of pies consumed in a given time, to the fastest time to consume a single pie.

Lack Of Stock:

Controversy struck again for the third year running when the competition actually ran out of pies before the competition had finished.

Posted By: Tomblander, May 19, 13:20:38