2023

Joshua Mogle, right, of Altoona, Iowa, raises the winner’s belt after devouring a 9-inch Key lime pie at the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Mogle, a 38-year-old tire manufacturing manager, consumed the Florida Keys’ signature dessert in three minutes and 35 seconds, the fastest time of 25 contestants. The gooey competition whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to New York City’s hot dog eating contest. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Joshua Mogle, left, of Altoona, Iowa, raises his hands to signify that he has finished devouring a 9-inch Key lime pie at the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Mogle, a 38-year-old tire manufacturing manager, consumed the Florida Keys’ signature dessert in three minutes and 35 seconds, the fastest time of 25 contestants. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to New York City’s hot dog eating contest. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Carol Tedesco/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Joshua Mogle, right, of Altoona, Iowa, buries his face in a Key lime pie as he eats his way to victory at the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Mogle, a 38-year-old tire manufacturing manager, devoured the Florida Keys’ signature dessert in three minutes and 35 seconds, the fastest time of 25 contestants. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to New York City’s hot dog eating contest. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)