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If you thought a pie-eating contest was undertaken in harmless fun, think again. The world pie-eating championships held in Wigan yesterday proved to be a controversy-strewn battleground as the sole female competitor stormed out, and officials banned gravy following rumours of doping with cough mixture.

Julie Walsh, who had hoped to become the first woman to seize the trophy, walked out when she realised the pies used in the contest were not from Wigan, but from nearby but “foreign” Adlington.

Clearly competition is fierce in the pie-eating world, and origin of the pies makes all the difference. We’re astounded to learn this is such a controversial sport!