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They said he had nuts of steel. The winner of a world championship tournament for the children’s game “conker” is being accused of cheating his way to the title — with a steel chestnut ...
Conker matches have been played in British schoolyards for around 200 years READ MORE: World Conker Championships under threat as seeds fall early For many Brits, nothing heralds the start of ...
The men's champion of the World Conker Championships is being investigated after a steel chestnut was found in his pocket. According to The Telegraph, David Jakins, known as "King Conker," came ...
The infamous King Conker has now broken his silence as he was accused of cheating at the World Conker Championships after being found with a steel chestnut. Allegations of foul play are swirling ...
The men’s world conker champion faces being stripped of his title as tournament organisers investigate claims he may have secretly used a steel nut to ‘obliterate’ his opponents. David ...
But that isn’t the end of the tale. It is only the beginning… The story behind the controversy at this year’s World Conker Championships, which took place last weekend, has generated plenty ...
“It’s kind of funny because I had won on two separate occasions, and kind of joked that I was the reigning conker queen. Despite impressing among colleagues and traveling to Northamptonshire ...
In the 20 years since Microsoft acquired Rare in 2002, the studio has only produced one actual game in the Conker series, which was the 2005 remake of Conker’s Bad Fur Day called Conker ...
It's a massive statue the size of a person's torso that depicts The Great Mighty Poo, a boss from Rare's beloved and seedy collectathon Conker's Bad Fur Day. The Great Mighty Poo is a musical ...
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The World Conker Championships has dismissed complaints of cheating against this year's men's champion David Jakins following an investigation, a statement issued on ...
But what's the best way to win a conker match? And when you're choosing your conker from the ground, what exactly should you look for? Speaking to MailOnline, scientists and conker aficionados ...