A dishonest scandal engulfed the world of aggressive chestnut cracking in England.
The World Conker Championships mentioned Tuesday that officers launched an investigation into 82-year-old Dave Jakins after he was discovered with a metal chestnut in his pocket following his victory within the males’s division.
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King Conker David Jakins takes half within the annual World Conker Championships on the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough, England, on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (Jacob King/PA by way of AP)
Let’s again up for a second. What’s conkers?
Conkers is a standard youngsters’s recreation rooted in Britain and Eire. Two gamers sq. off in an effort to attempt to break one another’s conker with their very own. The identify conker refers back to the seed of a horse chestnut tree, which is threaded within the center.
On Sunday, greater than 200 fanatics of the sport entered the annual competitors within the village of Southwick in central England.
Jakins received however was accused of utilizing a metal chestnut to defeat his opponents. Alastair Johnson-Ferguson raised the allegations after shedding to Jakins within the males’s remaining. He claimed his conker “disintegrated in a single hit,” in keeping with The Telegraph.
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Rivals participate within the annual World Conker Championships on the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough, England, on Sunday Oct. 13, 2024. (Jacob King/PA by way of AP)
A metal chestnut was present in Jakins’ pocket, however organizers mentioned it was unlikely he was in a position to cheat underneath the scrutiny of judges.
“He was very carefully watched by 4 judges. It appears prefer it was completely not possible for him to cheat,” St. John Burkett, chair of the occasion’s organizing committee, informed Sky Information.
Jakins denied the allegations.
Competitor Neil Morbey, sporting a conker-themed hat, takes half within the annual World Conker Championships on the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough, England, on Sunday Oct. 13, 2024. (Jacob King/PA by way of AP)
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Kelci Banschbach, who was initially from Indianapolis, defeated Jakins to earn the title of World Conker Champion. She was the primary American to win the title for the reason that World Conker Championships started in 1965.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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