The balut (duck embryo) eating contest held in Brooklyn on Saturday might be the most publicized prizeless contest since the 2006 Nathan's finals. (NY Times City Room preview | Yahoo! Postgame | competitor blog entry | Brooklyn Paper | Yahoo! Philippines gallery | ITN (gets winner and date wrong). Wayne Algenio, top amateur at the recent Dani's House of Pizza contest, won the contest with a total of 18 balut in 5 minutes.