U.S. Wife Carrying Championships Crown Champion [VIDEO]

Andreozzi and Wasko of Bethel took first place at Sunday River’s 12th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River Ski Resort on Saturday. They finished the final run with a time of 49.64 seconds, shaving off 12.27 seconds from their winning time last year.The Lewiston Sun Journal reported:

The top two spots were honored with winning the wife’s weight in beer. A large seesaw scale was used with the wife on one end and cases of beer stacked on the other. The winning couples also won the wife’s weight times five in cash.

Andreozzi and Wasko received a check for $620 and nine cases of beer.