world eating contest
7/01/2009 @ 12:53PM. The World's Top Eating Contests. From its humble pie-eating-contest roots in county fairs to the frankfurter mecca of Nathanâs Famous in Coney Island, N.Y., the slice of Americana now known as the sport of Major League Eating (MLE) has grown into a $10 million industry.
World pie-eating contest leaves competitors choking. After claims last year of cough linctus in the gravy, Wigan event sees anger and a walkout over switch to Adlington pies. Novice Barry Rigby holds aloft a pie and a trophy after winning the world pie-eating championship at Harry's Bar in Wigan. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA.