Daniel Mercer won the first place prize of $5,000 in the finals of the chili eating contest held at Lone Pine Tavern in Rooty Hill, Australia. update Crecenzo Rillo has emailed the top 4: 1 Daniel Mercer (39 seconds) 2) Crescenzo Rillo 3) 3 Liam Moylan 4) Lee Wiliams

December 16, 2012 at 12:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia | Permalink * Comments (4)

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  1. crescenzopasta said (Registered November 10, 2012)

    December 20, 2012 @ 4:08 pm

    Hi everyone. Just to clarify, the comp involved 750 grams (1.65 pounds) of super hot (spicy) chili con carne to be eaten with a teaspoon and the bowl only to be lifted from table on completion. Disqualified if bowl not deemed clean enough. Only 4 out of the 12 finalists completed their bowl. Winner Daniel Mercer did it in just under 39 seconds claiming his cash prize of $5000 (that’s more than US$5000). The biggest cash prize for an Aussie eating comp we’ve ever heard of! Cheers, Crescenzo 🙂

  2. crescenzopasta said (Registered November 10, 2012)

    December 20, 2012 @ 5:02 pm

    How hot was the chili? Trust me, it was a scorcher. The chef’s secret recipe included the dreaded habanero chili. Spectators were invited to taste test before the start of the comp. An honorable mention to finalist Lee Williams who caused a roar in the crowd but deciding to compete shirtless moments before kick-off. Only in Australia!

  3. anonymous said

    December 20, 2012 @ 6:34 pm

    Habaneros? People eat them raw.

  4. DTCM said (Registered December 3, 2012)

    December 20, 2012 @ 10:33 pm

    I’m telling you now anonymous, I’ve eaten many a habenero raw, and I’m telling you now, it was MUCH hotter. Much closer to the heat level of a ghost chilli, with a habenero kick.

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