Dog ate all the pies before pie eating contest

The 15th annual World Pie Eating Championship was thrown into chaos when a pet pooch ate all the pies.

Former champion Dave Williams had been entrusted with the pies, specially made for the contest in Wigan.

But as he was taking delivery of them, he was distracted by a pigeon stuck up the chimney and left the fridge door ajar. When he returned, he found his dog Charlie had pounced - and scoffed the lot



The pies are specially prepared to strict contest regulations and left with a former champion for safe-keeping and to ensure there is no cheating.

But fortunately for Charlie, piemaster Rob Stewart, of Wigan Pies, "worked through the night" to replace the tasty treats.

In the end, the event went off without a hitch, a single father claiming the title in a sudden-death "pie-off". Adrian Frost, 42, of Beachill Lane, Wigan, scoffed his pie in a world record 35.86 seconds, seeing off the challenge from last year's winner Brendan Brockbank.

With news video.