U.S., Switzerland dominate world cheese contest

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | 8:23 p.m. CST; updated 8:29 p.m. CST, Wednesday, March 7, 2012

MADISON, Wis. — Watching 40 judges in white lab coats nibble on cheese and then spit the samples into garbage cans might not sound like the most elegant evening. But hundreds of cheese lovers have paid $25 each for a close-up view of Wednesday's World Championship Cheese Contest finals.

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