Wife-carrying competition gives beer, cash to winners
Elliot and Giana Storey from the US state of Maine were awarded 11 cases of Oktoberfest beer and $665 after winning this year's North American Wife Carrying Championship. The couple completed the 278-yard obstacle course in 59.18 seconds, beating 43 other couples. The prizes awarded were the wife's weight in beer and five times that value in cash.