Iowa Man Wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys

Joshua Mogle raises the winner's belt after devouring a 9-inch Key lime pie at the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, Fla., on July 4, 2023. Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP

KEY WEST, Fla.—New York had its hot dog eating contest to celebrate Independence Day. But the Florida Keys had a sweeter alternative on Tuesday.

The Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, where Key lime pie originated, was won by Joshua Mogle, a 38-year-old Altoona, Iowa, tire manufacturing manager.