A snail’s race

NICK EICHER, HOST: This weekend saw the return of a 50 year tradition.

AUDIO: Please, can you start to bring your snails to the course.

The Annual Snail Racing World Championships.

AUDIO: Ready. Steady. Slow! [CHEERS]

The snails start in the middle of the racing circle and glide to the outward edge. This year's winner went 13 inches in a blistering seven minutes, twenty four seconds.

AUDIO: Ladies and gentlemen, the winning trainer: Lettie! The youngest trainer in snail racing history. Four years old!

Lettie and her snail Evie earned the coveted championship trophy cup, and now we must know how trainers prepare these thoroughbred athlete animals!

AUDIO: We’ve given her bits of water and hosta leaves to keep her all ready for her race haven’t we? And you’re very happy aren’t you?

So, it just takes a little wo-tah and hosta leaves to get that es-car-going.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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