The World Custard Pie Throwing Championships
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Channel: Britclip · 2017 · Travel & Events
This was the 50th anniversary of the World Custard Pie Championships. It was held in Coxheath, Kent, South East England. The rules for this rather chaotic Championship are very simple, well they would be wouldn’t they! Teams are made up of four (4) people each wearing fancy dress. They stand behind a table and throw five pies with their left hand at their opponents who are eight feet away. As for the scoring, a direct hit in the face is 6 points, 5 points for the chest, 3 points on the arm and if you miss three times points are deducted. And, as with any other sporting competition, the judge’s decision is final. Real custard is not used as they don’t want to be seen as wasting food, so its just flour mixed with water. Bouts or heats lasted anywhere from 15 seconds to 30 seconds. Teams battled it out in a knock out style event, culminating in one team being crowned world champions.
