Man Eats 247 Jalapenos In Eight Minutes To Win Contest

[matcom]

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DALLAS --A 62-year-old retired accountant from Nevada swallowed 247 peppers in eight minutes to win the Jalapeno Eating World Championship at the State Fair of Texas.

Richard LeFevre won $2,000 for prevailing in Sunday's contest, which was sponsored by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.

"I love to eat, and I love to compete, so the two go pretty well together," said LeFevre, the world's eighth-ranked eater according to the federation.

LeFevre, who has also won the fair's World Corny Dog Eating Contest three times, said his winning strategy was to mix three or four peppers in his mouth with a swig of milk before swallowing.

LeFevre was one of four professional eaters who took the top four places in the competition.

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas said she had never eaten a jalapeno before the contest. Ranked third in the world by the federation, she downed 239 peppers to take second place and $1,000 in prize money.

Christopher Huang, of Arlington, entered the competition even though he doesn't normally eat spicy foods.

"I eat mild salsa," Huang said. "But there's nothing like putting yourself through a lot of pain for no reason."

The 26-year-old required several minutes of recovery time after eating 53 jalapenos.

"I cant feel my face," he said when he was able to speak again.

Dr. Daniel DeMarco, a gastroenterologist and director of endoscopy at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, said the amount of jalapenos consumed in an eating contest is more harmful than the burn.

"It's really pretty stupid," DeMarco said. "Like any sort of abuse of your body, it doesn't make any sense."

He said long-term complications are unlikely, but there are some risks.

"If they get sick, they're going to be vomiting it up, and that can cause esophageal tears," he said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/10/09/man_eats_247_jalapenos_to_win_contest?mode=PF

[XNASA]

1. Is there a tie between this article.....

...and the article from yesterday wherein somebody has lightning explode out of their anus? :shrug:

[Archae]

2. Cartman farts!

:rofl:

[johnnie]

3. What a bunch of idiots

I can only hope that they are burning their asses and maybe even throwing up..out their noses..LOL.

[LynneSin]

4. HEY - don't diss the Black Widow

That gal is like just over 5ft tall and weighs less than 100lbs and can still packaway the food. She's damn good! I know she's won Wingbowl here in Philly a few times

[johnnie]

5. Oh, I'm not dissing her

I am dissing all of them. 200 plus jalapenos? That is just plain stupid.

[gemdem]

6. C'mon ice cream!!! n/t

[Deja Q]

7. How much for the hospital bill?

:hurts:

[Mutley]

8. Eating contests are disgusting

I don't care if they're eating the perfect chocolate ice-cream.

:puke:

[barb162]

10. I agree with you there

It's a waste of food, just sheer gluttony, etc

[KFC]

12. That does not impress me. I have to go with the mayonnaise champ

Mayonnaise
4 32-ounce bowls mayonnaise
8 minutes
Oleg Zhornitskiy

http://www.ifoce.com/profile/large/18

Damn commies.

[Mutley]

13. But what Kind of mayonnaise was it?

That's a pertinent question.

[KFC]

14. Miracle Whip of course

[Mutley]

15. Maybe that's okay, then.

:o

[barb162]

9. I wonder if he is still alive

[MrCoffee]

11. nobody can eat 247 jalapenos