Three random Manchester eating challenges
| 15 spicy wings | Peri Peri Wing King Challenge | Perito's | Rochdale, England, UK | |
| 5 sandwiches | The Croque Monster | Montpellier's | Manchester, England, UK | |
| 1 lb. burger | Man vs. YOLO | YOLO Burger & Milkshake Bar | Bolton, England, UK | includes hot wings, onion rings, potato wedges & milkshake |
The Black Ladd pub in Oldham, Lancashire has started a breakfast fry up challenge.
The World Pie Eating Championship held in Wigan, England announced that it will be cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid-19 restrictions. The competitition is probably the most famous eating contest in the UK.
The Black Ladd in Oldham, England has started a 100 ounce steak challenge.
Kyle "Kyle v Food" Gibson finished the 7kg Grand Thali challenge at Lily's Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, in Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Wigan pie eating contest request coronavirus exemption
Harry’s Bar in Wigan, England has requested a coronavirus exemption from prime minister Boris Johnson for its World Pie Eating Championship.
“We are applying for special dispensation to hold it this year on the grounds that the event should be classified as an elite sport, but also involves consumption of a substantial meal. Well, maybe not on the grounds itself because of the tier thing and we’re shut, but we might see if we can use Wallgate car park.
“”We cannot do this by Zoom because the buggers will all cheat. Also, some think Zoom is a nightclub in Bolton, so they will be confused.
The 2019 "World Pie Eating Championship" will take place tomorrow at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England. The competition will be restricted to the top 2 finishers from the 2018 contest with the general public relegated to an undercard.
Martin Appleton-Clare ate his pie in a record 19.6 seconds to take his fifth title at the World Pie Eating Championships at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England. To reduce competitors' flatulence, the pies were changed from meat and potatoes to chicken.
The World Pie Eating Championship, held in December at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England, will be recreated tomorrow for a commercial for online betting firm Casumo. The ad will feature non-traditional sports and the public is welcome to attend the filming.
Martin Appleton Clare ate a pie in a record 32 seconds to win the World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan, England for the third year in a row.
The Manchester Evening News has an article about "Joe Burger Challenge" of Spain being the first person to finish the burger challenge at Shooters.
Martin Appleton-Clare ate a meat and potato pie in 45.5 seconds at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England yesterday to defend his title in the "World Pie Eating Championships". This is his third victory overall. Vocativ has a video of a pie ascending 19 miles high via weather balloon to promote the contest.
The BBC reports that a pie that ascended to 100,000 feet after being attached to a weather balloon will be used in The World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan, England on December 20. The goal of the flight was to determine how high altitude affects the molecular structure of the pie and makes it easier to eat.
The rightful champion of the 2014 World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan, England was the dispute in today's episode of Judge Rinder, a UK court show (video) update Episode link (UK only)
The rightful champion of the 2014 World Pie Eating Championship at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England will be adjuciated in an upcoming British courtroom television show Judge Rinder. (via Claire Hannah)
WiganToday.net reports 2012 winner Martin Appleton-Clare ate a pie in 38.2 seconds to regain the World Pie Eating Championship title at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England today. update Dec 19 Reuters has a video
Mirror.co.uk reports that an attempt to cook the world's spiciest chilli produced toxic fumes which required the evacuation of four student houses at the University of Manchester. The firefighters responding called it "the most stupid thing they'd been sent out for in 20 years."
Chronicle.co.uk has an article about Kate Ovens competing in a hot dog eating contest at GrillStock in Manchester yesterday. According to this video, Josh Wilson was the winner.
The results of today's World Pie Eating Contest in Wigan, England were officially voided after oversized pies were sent to the event. Previous winner Barry Rigby ate his pie half the fastest with a time of 42.6 seconds. (Huffington Post slideshow).
The Guardian has a cartoon about the World Pie Eating Contest in Wigan, England on December 18.
The Total Guide to Manchester has a list of Manchester, England eating challenges and Chronicle Live has a list of restaurants offering challenges in northeast England.
Dogs N Dough in Manchester, England plans to cook 1600 hot dogs for its hot dog eating contest Wednesday.
The Daily Star has an article about the first attempt by a female at the 9,000 calorie breakfast challenge offered by the Castle Cafe in suburban Manchester.
The "World Pie Eating Championship", probably the best publicized European eating contest, will take place tomorrow at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England. This year's gimmick is "topless" or crustless pies, supposedly due to the request of risk assessment lawyers. update Dec 18 Ian Coulton won the contest with a time of 1:06
Yahoo! Shine has a blog entry about former anorexic Matthew Booth from Manchester, England who has gained 110 pounds since he dropped to 60 pounds. He credits "Furious" Pete Czerwinski with inspiring his recovery after his heart stopped for 20 minutes.
The World Pie Eating Championships held at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England are mentioned in a New York Times article about Wigan Athletic's relegation from the Premier League after a bottom 3 finish.
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