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In front of 6,000 cheering spectators, Domino’s Pizza named Pali Grewal the 2010 "World’s Fastest Pizza Maker."

Grewal, who is from the United Kingdom, made three large pizzas in just 39.1 seconds. Domino’s President and CEO, J. Patrick Doyle awarded Grewal with $3,000 in prize money and a trophy.

“I’ve been hungry for this title for such a long time and it is just awesome to finally win it,” said Grewal. “Like any great athlete, I’ve been practicing and practicing and now I am going to take a day off.”

The finalists represented Domino’s Pizza stores from around the world, including stores as far away as Malaysia. They had to hand-stretch fresh dough, pizza sauce and top three large pizzas — one pepperoni, one mushroom and one cheese — as quickly as possible.

Organizers say that while speed was important, it was only part of the recipe. Judges also took into consideration quality.  Two Domino’s quality control employees inspected the stretching of the dough, application of the sauce and portioning of toppings during the competition. If the pizza was not perfect, it was returned to the competitor who had to remake the entire pizza, while still being timed.

Grewal is a multi-store franchisee from Surrey and has been with Domino’s for over 18 years. He says he has been making pizzas since he was 13-years-old.

Domino’s began the “World’s Fastest Pizza Maker” competition in 1982 to honor their pizza makers.

The “World’s Fastest Pizza Maker” competition was held at Domino’s 50th Anniversary Worldwide Rally in Las Vegas.