Asher had been too interested in people watching to hear the start of the contest. Realizing he needed to catch up, he dove in face first, lapping up tongue fulls of lemon pie into his mouth. "Mmmmm" is all he could get out through the thick curd and meringue.

He glanced from side to side to see how the other competitors were doing and quickened his pace. Shovel. Chomp. Gulp.