Britain's first mince pie eating competition has taken place in Somerset.

One of America's eating champions was among those hoping to munch their way to victory.

One of America's eating champions was among those hoping to munch their way to victory.

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The Wookey Hole Big Eat Mince Pie Eating Contest, was held at 12 noon on 29th November 2006.
This is the first official competitive eating contest to be held in the UK under the jurisdiction and strict regulations of the United States of America's governing body of professional Stuffing Your Face, IFOCE (The International Federation of Competitive Eating).

The winner was Sonya Thomas who ate 46 Mince Pies in just 10 Minutes!
She received a first prize of £1,000. Not bad for 10 minutes work.

Second place went to local Shane Bridle, he only managed 15 Mince pies!

You can read more about the competition here