About a month after the announcement of the passing of Tim "Eater X" Janus, the New York Times has published an obituary for him. His sister, Tess McNair, said that Janus was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023 which resulted in truncation of his Foreign Service job in Mexico City.

October 14, 2026 at 11:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Tim "Eater X" Janus | Permalink * Comments (18)

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  1. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 1:53 am

    Lung cancer? I dont believe he ever even smoked So much for the theory that it was related to competitive eating

  2. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    October 15, 2026 @ 7:47 am

    Andy Kaufman was another non-smoker who died early of lung cancer, but he was in smoke-filled comedy clubs of the 1970s

  3. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 8:08 am

    thats prob th deal second hand smoke I live in a building where some people smoke and it travels fromtheir apt to my bathroom or kitchen . One lady who finally dropped dead at 92 smoked to the day she croaked . Management turned deaf ear when i complained so i calmly knocked on her door and told her please stop smoking or else i will grab the cig and shove it down your throat Second hand smoke no joke Last check she died in nursing home Goodbye good riddance

  4. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 9:16 am

    Tim never smoked he hung out in many bars inhaling smoke from smokers or he might have gotten it from his co workers as a custom agent

  5. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 12:25 pm

    If i was a betting man i would say there are two and only two Mr Shmelkin haters that still congregate on this site because their family life is filled with misery and grade school mentality One who invested in rather expensive but noticeable hair plugs and the other one who resembles a gorilla that looks like he spray painted his scalp black if you notice in that video there is no hairline on the shorter golstein scalp just a mop of fake hair with an overabundance of just for men hair coloring

  6. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 1:49 pm

    the comment about going to the celeb of life just for free food is totally uncalled for

  7. Anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 8:08 pm

    Lucky that his cancer wasn’t directly related to competitive eating. Would have been a real bad look for the sport if he had gastric or esophageal cancer.

  8. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 8:34 pm

    so deceased comp eaters are Tim Janus, Charles Hardy Stephanie Torres , Juliet Lee & Bryon Beard all names mentioned death was not related to competitive eating Boyd Bulot 2005 death undetermined

  9. anonymous said

    October 15, 2026 @ 8:36 pm

    Gavonne will probably kick the bucket real soon but he was never a comp eater so his death doesnt count

  10. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 8:47 am

    agree 808

  11. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 9:01 am

    Brian Dudzinski a very good eater quit compt eating altogether His water traing attempts of 3 gallons in one sitting nearly killed him ended up in emergency room He was also diagnosed with cancer but the type of cancer was not made public could have been esophageal for all we know Last check on FB his last post was 2022 and he hasnt responded to comments as well and that includes birthday wishes Same applies to Stephanie Wu whom i belive is deceased

  12. Patty Cake said

    October 16, 2026 @ 9:26 am

    Gavonne is gonna kick your ass, you disgusting piece of filth. The next time you show up at a contest in NYC your ass is grass.

  13. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 10:45 am

    926 ha ha ha the only ass you can kick is your own or yo mama

  14. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 10:53 am

    Hey Gavonne you better hire a bodyguard or have someone film it with your 1999 flip phone because after seiken beats the living shit out of you , you wont be able to hold the phone while getting hit with non stop punches to face and the few remaining teeth in your mouth

  15. Patty Cake said

    October 16, 2026 @ 12:08 pm

    Yeah right. Everyone knows what will happen. Seiken will run to the police like the cowardly little bitch he is & then lie about it later (even though there’s video proof of it). Name the time & place & the great gavonne, who is older than the lying creep but looks half his age, will be there & will put you down for everyone to see. Lies won’t get you out of this one.

  16. Anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 3:33 pm

    Seiken and Gavonne have nothing to do with a superior person and eater, Tim Janus. Shame on all who write drivel rather than paying respect to Tim.

  17. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 6:49 pm

    333 dont even mention this gavonne guy in the same sentence with this seken guy Seiken work is incredible the other dude is a loser and copycat Have you seen his videos? Then again why bother If Seiken had some sense he would ignore this lackey completely

  18. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 6:55 pm

    Rose actually has $1.50 to his name for senior citizen discount to ride MTA ? Prob panhandle with a tin cup begging for $1,50 so he can get through the turnstile LMFAOOO

  19. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 7:08 pm

    Question how come big bad US Male gave this guy a 10 second interview instead of grab his cellphone and busting his face in like he once promised? another one big bark no bite Gavonne god must be lookin out for you One day your luck will run out
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLt5cCZLJeQ

  20. anonymous said

    October 16, 2026 @ 10:03 pm

    I actually witnessed two confrontations that began with name calling and ended up becoming physical and violent and the party involved was none other than Dale mouth of the south Boone . During the alka seltzer us open of competitive eating,Boone and a bunch of the other competitors were in the bar at stratosphere hotel in Vegas Boone was jealous that all the girls were paying attention to Janus and Hall hunt while ignoring him . That along with the fact that they wouldnt allow Boone to sing Mccarther park at karaokee bar . Janus was minding his own business having a few beers when Boone began needling him . Janus was ready to fight then Boone pushed him Crazy legs intervened told Boone to lay off Boone grabbed Crazy Legs Crazy Legs punched Boone in the face Boone ripped Crazy Legs shirt Crazy Legs threw Boone over bar table manager called cops Hardy broke them up cops showed At first they wanted to arrest Bob Shoudt who was an innocent bystander . Hardy pulls out his badge tells cops he has everything under control Ok Hardy saved the day but he is not an actual police officer he was a CO big difference plus fact that he was a retired CO allowed to keep his badge He could have put himself in deep hot water if the vegas cops knew about it The other incident again involved Boone Boone was talking smack to of all people Dave Brunelli a former pro boxer and martial arts expert during a wing or burger contest not sure. Brunelli ignored him Brunelli GF stepped in and punched Boone square in mouth Boone called cops cops arrested her She had to pay $100 fine which of course Brunelli payed her back I remember Brunelli saying i got off cheap only cost me $100 If he actually took matters in his own hands lord only knows what would have happened The ones who post here that boast about how bad they are , ( count them on 3 fingers) are nothing more than shit talkers who talk a good gane but are unable to back up their words when it comes to one to one physical combat. Those same individuals never actually threw a punch or for that matter were on the recieving end of a punch Very easy to tell just look at the faces of these so called tough guys Scars dont lie . If their faces are void of visible cuts bruises or scars , then more than likely the big barkers are full of shit unless they had cosmetic surgery which is highly unlikely Catch my drift?

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