The knob eating contest will not take place this year (Picture: Rex)
The famed Dorset Knob Throwing Games are back this year after they were scrapped for getting too big.
Last held in 2019, the games challenge people to toss the county’s traditional knob biscuits and even had an eating contest – but this year, that too has been scrapped for fear contestants may choke on the knobs.
On July 14 at Chilfrome, Dorset, locals and visitors alike will descend upon the town to try their hand at knob-related activities.
These include knob painting, knob and spoon races, knob darts and pyramids, and guess the weight of the massive knob.
Organising committee member Ian Gregory said: ‘We are not doing knob eating this year, we don’t want people choking on a knob, but you can pin the knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant.’
The festival was first held in 2008 in Cattistock, but due to arena size issues, COVID and large crowds, has not been held since 2019.
Others are challenged to run while holding the biscuit on spoons (Picture: Rex)
Knob throwing will still go forward this year (Picture: Rex)
The ‘knob crew’ – or volunteers – help out at the popular event (Picture: Rex)
Mr Gregory said: ‘We wanted to bring it back home to Cattistock. Chilfrome is a whole quarter of a mile from Cattistock. There is better parking, plenty of space.
‘The countryside show has been held at that venue for many years so they are entirely familiar with hosting events of this sort.’
The ‘knob crew’ – or volunteers – help out at the popular event each year.
The Dorset Knob biscuit is a local delicacy, made by the Moores family for more than 150 years.
With consistency akin to that of ‘dry stale bread or rusks’, the knob biscuit is a dry, savoury treat that is very crumbly.
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Locals often eat them with Blue Vinny cheese, dipped in tea or cider, and taken with honey and cream.
They’re baked from leftover bread dough and left to dry out in the heat of the oven as it cools – giving the biscuit its unique consistency.
A highlight of the event includes the contest to see who can hurl a knob the furthest.
Strict rules state one foot must stay on the ground while throwing, and that throws must be underarm.
If the baked good breaks at any point during its airborne adventure, the umpire has final say on where to measure from.
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