Alaska Teen Wins Rotten Sneaker Contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Ben Russell has a title most people would walk away from. Russell, 15, from Eagle River, Alaska, beat seven other contestants from around the country to claim the title of rottenest sneakers in the country.

He won the championship in Montpelier, Vermont, in the annual Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest, sponsored by the shoe insert maker.

Now, as a I guy who sells shoes for a living I've seen some bad old shoes but nothing that bad..ewe