update April 6 Joey Chestnut has an interview with WTSP about competitive eating dangers
update April 4 Voodoo Doughnut has suspended the challenge at all locations
KUSA reports that Travis Maloof passed away after choking during an attempt at the "Tex-Ass" Challenge at Voodoo Doughnut in Denver early Sunday morning. update KDVR has an interview with former MLE eater Brian Beard about the fatality who says “Every competitive eater has choked. It happens.â€
Choking in college pancake contest results in fatality
update April 10 The New York Post has an article about the funeral | Video about funeral
update April 6 A funeral mass will be held Saturday in Westfield, NJ. The official autopsy lists the cause of death as accidental asphyxia.
update April 5 InsideEdition has an interview with Fairfield Police Sgt. Mike Paris who says “Her mouth was compacted with pancakes, almost to her teeth.” (video)
The Fairfield Daily Voice reports that a college student who was hospitalizated aftter choking in a pancake eating contest at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT on Thursday passed away. The University held a vigil yesterday in her memory. update CTPost and TapInto have articles giving the name of the deceased as Caitlin Nelson from Clark, NJ. Her father, James Nelson, was a Port Authority police officer who passed away when the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. update #2 The New York Post has an article reporting that Caitlin Nelson’s allergies were not a factor in the incident.
A female student at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT was hospitalized yesterday after choking in a pancake eating contest held at a Greek Life dinner yesterday night. She is currently in stable but critical condition.
The Korea Times reports that a college student in Naju City reportedly passed away after passing out following her competing in an eating contest held for freshman orientation.
Former Austalian soccer start Brendan Favola stopped breathing after attempting an on-radio hot sauce challenge. Paramedics were able to treat his condition.
Some sad news: "Furious" Pete Czerwinski announced today that he started chemotherapy on February 6, his third treatment for testicular cancer since his initial diagnosis in 2014. He uploaded a vlog about his first day of taking drugs.
PhillyVoice has an article about "Arson" Arnie Adkins, who qualified for Wing Bowl 25, but will not compete after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm for which he will undergo surgery next month. "Arson" Arnie started his Wing Bowl career in Wing Bowl 3.
Metro.co.uk has an article about mukbangs, large meals that are streamed online with an interview with Erik "The Electric" Lamkin about how his videos have helped him overcome his eating disorder.
Bangkok Post reported a competitor in a rice ball eating contest in Hikone, Japan passed away after choking.
Mixnaija reports that Kenyan schoolteacher Paul Sang almost choked to death on dry bread competing in an eating contest. The educator was hoping to win a new smartphone.
Mirror.co.uk has an article about James McCarthy, who has completed several Northern Ireland food challenges. He dropped from 23 stone (322 pounds) to 16 stone (238 pounds), which has enabled him to hug his daughter for the first time.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine has an account of a injury produced by a ghost pepper eating contest that resulted in a 1 inch esophagus tear and a 23 day hospital stay. (via SMH)
Dave Barry on cockroach contest fatality
Humorist Dave Barry has a column for the Wall Street Journal about his home state of Florida which includes the following account of a 2012 bug eating competition:
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Ben Sumadiwiria, owner of the Awesome Eats youtube channel, claims he lost his hearing for two minutes after eating the Indomie Abang Adek, billed as the spiciest noodle dish in the world.
sde.co.ke reports that a man named Otange passed away after choking at an eating contest held at a funeral in the Nyang’iela area in Homa Bay County in Keyna. Feasts are commonly held at Kenyan funerals as a way of honoring the deceased.
Courthouse News reports that the family of Debra Harbeck is suing Fire & Ice nightclub in Santa Fe, NM after she choked to death after participating in a corn dog eating contest held on January 27. In the competition, entrants simulated oral sex by eating a corn dog held near the groin area of a another person. Before competing, Debra Harbeck drank at least 7 alcoholic beverages and her blood alcohol level was between .127 and .138. update ABQ Journal also has an article.
Mic.com has an article titled "This is What Competitive Eating Does to Your Body"
The Daily Mail reports that two customers who attempted the hot wing challenge at The George in Stockton on Tees, England were hospitalized. The wings are coated in a sauce containing the Carolina Reaper pepper, billed as the world's spiciest.
Reader's Digest has a list titled "15 Gross-Out Facts About Being a Competitive Eater"
The instagram for Man vs Food London reports that an ambulance has been required for restaurant customers 17 times.
Redmond (WA) Reporter has a story about 14 year old Moiz Chawdhary, who learned the Heimlich Maneuver and then performed the technique on one of his sister's friends after she started choking in a home grape eating contest.
The new issue of People magazine has an article about "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's battle vs. cancer.
Tech Insider has a history of the feud between "Furious" Pete Czerwinski and vegetarian bodybuilder "Vegan Gains", who claims that Pete's meat-heavy diet resulted in his cancer.
SindoNews.com reports that Fredy Jayadi passed away after choking in an eating contest held at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Jakarta, Indonesia. The competition was a qualifier for a nationwide contest that would have crowned a champion on June 3. update March 12 The grand prize for the contest was to have been Rp 5 billion ($385,000), by far the largest contest payout I have seen. The contest website (2nd page in English) announces the competition has been terminated.
The American Council on Science and Health claims that water intoxication is the biggest risk for competitive eaters.
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