egg and spoon race

American  

noun

1. a novelty race in which contestants each carry an egg in a spoon to the finish line, the winner being the first to finish without dropping or breaking the egg.

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egg-and-spoon race British  

noun

1. a race in which runners carry an egg balanced in a spoon

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Etymology

Origin of egg and spoon race

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"The funny thing is we’d be with our grandchildren running in the egg and spoon race. She was always a better, faster runner than me."

From Fox News

The set-piece sequences are spectacular – in particular, Jenkins’ bravura opening vision of a cross-Themyscira athletics marathon that makes the modern Olympics look like a toddler’s egg and spoon race.

From The Guardian

In Kent, a reception class has been practicing a socially distanced egg and spoon race ahead of a full school sports event.

From BBC

The last book that made me laugh PG Wodehouse’s The Inimitable Jeeves – the story “The Purity of the Turf”, in which Bertie is consulting Jeeves as to whether to lay a bet on the forthcoming Girls’ Open Egg and Spoon Race at the annual village school treat.

From The Guardian

I cheered the egg and spoon race while sneaking a peek at Twitter.

From The Guardian