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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.
