Action from the 26th annual World Pie Eating Championships 2023, held at Harry's Bar, Wigan. This year for the first time in the competition's history, competitors were allowed to drink water during the pie eating contest. After a pie-off, Ian Coulton from Orrell, was crowned the winner of the 2023 World Pie Eating Championship.
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00:00 So we've got different pies and again Health and Safety has got involved and for the first time in 26 years we've got lubricant.
00:06 So the water is there for you to drink the water while you're eating the pies if you so wish.
00:11 The competition is a very simple competition. On the sound of the whistle which will go off shortly,
00:18 it is to eat the Southern meat and potato pie as quickly as possible.
00:24 And then it's the first one with the hand up with an empty job.
00:27 Spillage on the floor, you will get a yellow card. More spillage on the floor, you get a red card.
00:32 You're in competition. It's as simple as that.
00:34 3, 2, 1, get eating!
00:37 Go on Martin!
00:51 What we've made the decision is because there are actually two ex-world champion pie eaters here today.
00:58 And the crumbs on the floor, there's a substantial amount of crumbs.
01:02 Health and Safety can't decide whose crumbs belong to who.
01:05 So I think the only fair way to do it is for them to have a pie on.
01:08 And after 3, 2, 1, get eating!
01:11 Go on Martin!
01:13 Empty jobs have to come off. Get them done.
01:15 Go on Martin!
01:19 Empty jobs, knock your face, we don't want to look at your message.
01:22 Oh yes, oh yes.
01:24 Open your mouth, have a look.
01:26 Open your mouth. That's it. It's time.
01:29 Well done, well done.
01:31 My name is Ian, I'm the 2023 Pie Eating World Champion.
01:36 What happens during the pie eating competition is it's how fast you can eat the pie.
01:42 There's no particular way of doing it.
01:45 It's just to chew it as fast as you can.
01:49 This year there was water permitted.
01:53 And it did make it a bit easier.
01:56 The pie wasn't easy to swallow fast.
02:00 I'm happy to have won it, yeah.
02:02 I thought I had a chance about 6 months ago.
02:05 But I thought during the play-off final, I thought Martin was probably the favourite.
02:12 But it didn't work out that way this time.
02:15 Do you know what time you got?
02:17 The first one was about 35 seconds.
02:22 I'm not sure about the second time.
02:24 I think the second one was 44 seconds.
02:26 Was it 44 seconds? I do remember that time, yes.
02:28 Probably fourth time. Fourth time I've entered it.
02:31 And how many times have you been the champion?
02:33 Twice.
02:34 Twice. And do you get to keep the trophy?
02:36 You do get to keep the trophy. It was a nice trophy.
02:38 The 2013 one was nice as well.
02:40 Yeah, it's a nice trophy, isn't it?
02:43 And what are you going to do with it?
02:45 Put it on a mantelpiece.
02:48 In the front room somewhere where I can see it.
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