Weird Sport
A series of caches to celebrate the weird, the unusual, the downright odd sports that are played in the UK. You've probably played a few of these at the local village fete, but bet your life there's a world championship for them and an entry in the Guiness Book of Records!
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Pie Eating
The annual World Pie Eating Championship is usually held at a bar in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Wiganers are proud to be called pie eaters, but the nickname is not thought to be because of their appetite for the delicacy. The name is said to date from the 1926 General Strike, when Wigan miners were starved back to work, before their counterparts in surrounding towns and were forced to eat "humble pie".
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N52 24.ABC E1 18.XYZ
- In December 201A, pies of the wrong size were delivered to the event, while the intended pies were sent to a nearby divorce party
- In 2018 Martin Appleton-Clare won the new category of "Chicken and Carrot" with a time of 1B.6 secs after a fierce Pie Off
- James Robinson, aged just 24, won in 2011, with a time of 2C.49 seconds. He retired from the competition following this to focus on taking up the trade professionally.
- Dave Smyth, a painter from Hindley, won the inaugural contest in 199X, when he ate four pies in three minutes
- In 2010, Neil Collier, aged 4Y, won this contest, with a new World Record of 23.91 seconds
- Martin Clare won, with a new record time of 22.53 secs in 201Z