Michael Chant, a 43-year-old builder, claimed the title of world pie eating champion after devouring a meat and potato pie in a record-breaking 17 seconds at the annual Wigan event.
A builder has been crowned the world pie eating champion after wolfing down a meat and potato pie in a record-breaking 17 SECONDS. Michael Chant, 43, a first-time contestant, outpaced his competitors at the annual Wigan event by employing a unique technique of spinning the pies for speed. He dethroned the former record holder Martin Appleton-Clare, who had set a benchmark by devouring a pie in just under 23 seconds back in 2012.
This year's pies were supplied by none other than Noel Radford, father of Britain's largest family and the face of Channel 5's 22 kids and counting. After claiming his trophy, Michael, from Bury, said: 'My dad always told those who ate fastest, eat the most, so I've always eaten fast since I was a kid, so my dad didn't beat me.' 'I've wanted to compete for a while but Covid stopped it for a couple of years and this was the first time since then I could enter. I saw the previous quickest was 23 seconds and I thought I could probably eat two in that time. 'I'd been eating them in 12 seconds in practice, but these pies must be a bit bigger.' Michael romped to victory after munching his first pie in 15 seconds, but bosses said he'd dropped some filling on the floor, so he was forced to eat a second. He plans to defend his crown next year and said: 'I told the guy I beat about my technique so we should have a good battle next year. 'He just picked it up and ate it from his hand. What I do is slap the bottom of the pie so it lifts from the foil and spin it round. That way you can eat it quicker. 'I'm going to watch my son's nativity play and let him know his dad is a world champion.' The championships were rocked by scandal after two competitors were disqualified for eating too slowly. Dave Johnson, 54, and Gareth Jones, 49, both of Wigan, were red carded after saying the pies were 'too tasty' to eat quickly. Championship supremo Tony Callaghan said: 'I've never seen anything like it
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