Stroud Life has a report on an investigation into the death of Gary Sims at an egg eating competition held at a pub in Berkeley, England in June. The former Royal Marine choked after attempting to insert three eggs into his mouth simultaneously. The blood test revealed he had a blood alcohol level above the maximum allowed for driving. (Daily Mail article) The eating / drinking fatalities lists (chronological order | by country) have been updated.
Tom Balmforth reports that a female victor of a vareniki (dumpling) eating contest in Lviv, Ukraine died on stage while receiving her prize. Tass.com has an English article about the fatality. update Nov 20 The Express gives the name of the deceased as 53 year old Lyana Koroleva.
BBC Health News and the Morning Advertiser have articles about criticism the English pub-restaurant chain Hungry Horse is receiving for offering a burger with donuts for buns containing 1,996 calories. update Nov 20 Lynn News and the Guardian have challenge attempt reports. The Guardian also has a critical column about the burger.
Gizmodo has a post about stomach ruptures from overeating. One of the cases cited comes from the zany tabloid Weekly World News. The cover story for the issue containing the article is "Satan Speaks from Erupting Volcano".
A question has been posted to Reddit.com asking how competitive eaters train to avoid death.
Sad news from "Furious" Pete Czerwinski: in his latest vlog, he reports that he has contracted testicular cancer. He has had one testicle removed, which doctors hope will stop the spread of the disease. Let's pray he makes a full recovery.
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez has posted on his facebook fan page that he is currently in a hospital intensive care unit. Let's hope he gets well soon. (via comment)
New Indian Express reports that a 52 year old man named Kandamuthan passed away after choking in an idli eating contest held in Nellukuthupara, India.
An EMT needed to clear an 11 year boy's throat who choked in a watermelon eating contest at the Berkeley County Youth Fair in Martinsburg, WV.
The Physicians Committee has awarded Nathan's Famous the SICK (Social Irresponsibility toward Consumers and Kids) Award for the harmful effects of hot dog consumption.
WBUR has a podcast of an interview with Crazy Legs Conti, who claims that the fatality at the Custer, SD hot dog contest could have been prevented with onsite medical personel (Custer County EMTs were present at the event site according to the contest sponsor.) Conti is billed as the world record holder in string beans, pancakes, bacon, beef brisket and Twinkies; for those five foods, MLE records page only lists him as the holder for green beans, Pat Bertoletti, Erik Denmark, Bob Shoudt and Joey Chestnut have the other four records.
The Washington Post has a column about the health risks of competitive eating.
Larell Marie reports that Brian Dudzinski was hospitalized with water poisoning of the brain, but has started to improve. Let's pray he makes a full recovery. update July 11 Larell Marie reports that Brian has been discharged from the hospital
In a TMZ article, Molly Schuyler calls competitive eating dangerous and says she has experienced choking incidents during competitions.
The Custer County News has more about the hot dog eating contest on July 3 where Walter Eagle Tail passed away after choking. He reportedly attempted to eat whole hot dogs and choked on his second frankfurter. First responders were present at the contest site, but could not dislodge the sausage from his throat.
Eating / drinking contest fatalities by country
Updated Nov 20 2014
The Rapid City Journal has an article about Walter Eagle Tail passing away after competing in a hot dog eating contest in Custer, SD on Thursday reporting that paramedics were present at the contest site, but unable to revive the 47 year old. The article has been picked up by the Associated Press.
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The Custer County Chronicle reports that Walter Eagle Tail passed away after competing in a hot dog eating contest today. Earlier today, Jared Patterson announced that an eating contest competitor in South Dakota needed CPR and an ambulance. update CusterCountyNews.com has an article (which says the same thing as the facebook post).
Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa, third place finisher in the 1996 Nathan's finals, is calling for investigation of PED usage in competitive eating on his facebook. (Red Angel Dragnet, a song about the Guardian Angels by The Clash)
Bob Shoudt reports that he currently appears with Joey Chestnut in a picture on the home page of FoxNews.com used to illustrate a story about the dangers of processed red meat.
Stroud News & Journal reports that a 56 year old man died after choking in a pickled egg eating contest held at the Boars Head Inn in Berkeley, England.
A teenager in Hackensack, NJ is suing the Paramus Board of Education after slipping on debris on the floor left over from a pie eating contest.
The Courier Mail reports that a man collapsed after a pepper eating contest in Southport,QLD, Australia. He reportedly ate a Trinidad scorpion pepper.
Wales Online reports that Sizzle & Grill, a Cardiff restaurant with numerous eating challenges, was cited with 18 food hygiene offences and received a food hygiene rating of 0 (it has been upgraded to 2). The owner, Paul Stevens, also admitted that he received £37,830 worth of illegal housing benefit and income support.
Reddit has a question asking winners of hamburger & sausage eating contests if their victory was worth it. (via Le Fuu).
Russell Spangler has produced a graphic about the amount of calories in foods consumed at competitive eating events.
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