Mince pies are traditionally associated with Christmas but after Wednesday (November 29, 2006y may equally be linked with competitive eating. Hundreds of people entered a draw to be a contestant in the "Big Eat Mince Pie Eating Contest." A place at the table was reserved for U.S. contestant Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, who weighs 48 kilograms (105 pounds). She earned her nickname after regularly defeating men five times her size. Thomas, 39, has won thousands of dollars in previous competitions where, for example, she has chomped her way through 65 boiled eggs in six minutes and 40 seconds. Britain's first official competitive eating contest took place in Somerset, western England, with contestants starting the 10-minute race with a plate full of 50 mince pies in front of them. By the end, a total of 159-and-a-half mince pies had been devoured. Mince Pies, a candied fruit and sugar mixture in a dense pastry crust are a Christmas-time favourite in Britain and proved slightly...