Iowa man wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys
July 5, 2023
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — New York had its hot dog eating contest to celebrate Independence Day. But the Florida Keys had a sweeter alternative on Tuesday.
The Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, where Key lime pie originated, was won by Joshua Mogle, a 38-year-old Altoona, Iowa, tire manufacturing manager.
Mogle plunged face-first into a 9-inch pie smothered with whipped cream during the challenge, whose rules forbid contestants to use their hands.
The gooey competition has become a subtropical substitute to Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.
Mogle consumed the confe...
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