How fast can you eat an apple pie?
That query will be answered in three parts Sunday afternoon, when the North Central Chamber of Commerce hosts the pie-eating contest as part of the 28th annual Apple Fest.
Unlike previous years, the contest – which will begin at 2 p.m. on the pristine park’s main stage – will feature a 12-and-under age division and two other categories for people who think they can devour a medium or large apple pie in record time.
There’s no entry fee, and all a person has to do is show up and state which category he or she wants to enter.
“Bring your appetite and plenty of energy, and eat the pie as fast as you can,” said Daniel P. Orovitz, the Apple Fest’s general chairman and assistant vice president and branch manager at Washington Trust.
Appleland Orchard of Smithfield is supplying two of the three pies that will be used in the annual, fun-filled contest. There will be a small, six-inch pie for children ages 12 and under, while anyone 13 and older can enter either the contest for medium-size pie eaters or the large pie division, which will feature a 10-inch pie.
Contestants must eat the pie while sitting at a covered table and place their hands behind their backs at all times. The only time eaters can use their hands is to take sips of water that will be provided during each contest.
Cherry Hill Manor, the award-winning nursing and rehabilitation center located off Cherry Hill Avenue in Johnston, has again signed on to sponsor this year’s pie-eating contest.
Hope Valloney of Warwick is the defending adult champion, while Lyman Musa – who last year upset perennial champion Damon Bedford – is the reigning teenage eating champ. Trinity Varr, who was then 10, took the pre-teen division honors a year ago.
Entries will be accepted into each of the three categories prior to the start time.
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