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| The annual '''World Pie Eating Championship''' is usually held at ''Harry's Bar'' on Wallgate, ], ]. The competition has been held since 1992. In 2006, a vegetarian version was added. <ref></ref> | The annual '''World Pie Eating Championship''' is usually held at ''Harry's Bar'' on Wallgate, ], ]. The competition has been held since 1992. In 2006, a vegetarian version was added. <ref></ref> | ||
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The annual World Pie Eating Championship is usually held at Harry's Bar on Wallgate, Wigan, UK. The competition has been held since 1992. In 2006, a vegetarian version was added.
In the 2006 competition, the meat and potato pies were all 12cm (5in) in diameter with a depth of 3.5cm (1.5 in). In the separate vegetarian contest, the pies were 10cm (4in) by 3cm (1.2in).
Winners
1992
Dave Smyth, a painter from Hindley, won the first contest in 1992 when he ate four pies in three minutes.
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).
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.
Background
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".