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.
Jeff "FaFa" Woods passed away after experiencing chest pains while running the first mile of the five mile Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC yesterday. The incident occurred before the midpoint of the race where competitors consume a dozen Krispy Kreme dougnuts. Woods was 58 years old and not a regular runner according to his friends.
Chris "Beefeater" Coyne, billed as a Wing Bowl runner-up in a legacy.com obituary, passed away at 50 on Monday. I could not find what year he finished second; a 2003 AP article is the only mention I could find of his competitive eating career.
Telegraph.co.uk reports that rugby player Sam Burgess of the South Sydney Rabbitohs successfully applied the Heimlich maneuver after an employee of Decosti Seafood started choking in a fish eye eating contest held at the Sydney Fish Markets. The facebook gallery of the competition has no mention of the incident.
Stephanie Torres' sudden passing in September make Las Crcuces Sun-News 2015 timeline of local news stories.
The Daily Meal asks if it possible to eat yourself to death.
Very good news from "Furious" Pete Czerwinski: he has received the results from his radiation therapy sessions and has been found to be cancer free.
The Wall Street Journal has a report on how Frankfurt, Germany is responding to the World Health Organization report claiming that consumption of processed meats increase the risk of cancer.
Fusion.net has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi about the World Health Organization report that consumption of processed meats increases the chance of cancer. He says it will not affect his career and does not think it will impact competitive eating in general.
Valerie Pondering, a blog by a Mormon missionary in Japan, was at a festival holding an eating contest in which an entrant required CPR from paramedics. She does not know the fate of the competitor.
Competitive Eaters diagnosed with cancer
- Balinda Gould ate 42.5 chili dogs in four hours at the Rockford Corner Bar in 2005 to break a 23 year old record and claim a $500 prize. In 2011, she passed away from cancer at the age of 46. (As far as I know, the chili dog record was the only eating contest or challenge she attempted.)
- “Furious” Pete Czewinski Diagnosed with cancer in 2014, requiring the removal of a testicle. Unfortunately that did not stop the spread of the cancer, resulting in radiation therapy in 2015.
- Ed “Cookie” Jarvis Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2010 He has had 11 tumors removed (some non-cancerous) according to a July 2012 Deadspin article.
- Curtis Sliwa the Guardian Angels founder and 1994 Nathan’s 3rd place finisher was diagnosed with prostrate cancer in 2011.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest is being used to illustrate articles about the World Health Organization's new report that claims consumption of processed meats increases the chances of colon and stomach cancer.
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