Free pie for a year? Big prize up for grabs at this year’s Pi Day pie eating contest

Find out who won!
Free pie for a year? Big prize up for grabs at this year’s Pi Day pie eating contest

For the seventh year in a row, world-champion eater Joey Chestnut was unavailable to participate in News 3 Now’s annual Pi Day pie-eating contest. But we had a crop of fierce candidates ready to tackle pie.

Producer Stephanie Olson, meteorologist Dave Caulfield, film critic Wil Loper, and photojournalist Chris “Bubba” Hawbaker each had one minute to tackle a massive, 3-pound pie taco at Hubbard Avenue Diner. But who won? Watch the video to find out.

Hubbard Avenue Diner hopes to sell 3,141 slices of pie Thursday. Most are whipped up by Jason “The Pie Guy,” himself. News 3 Now talked to him before the annual contest.

Free pie for a year? Big prize up for grabs at this year’s Pi Day pie eating contest

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