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Man eats 247 jalapenos to win contest
yahoo! ^ | Oct 9, 2006

Posted on 10/09/2006 10:04:48 AM PDT by stainlessbanner

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.


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KEYWORDS: contest; firebreather; fireinthehole; food; hot; jalepenos; stayupwind; texas
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To: Bacon Man; Xenalyte; Hap; humblegunner; pax_et_bonum
The red of course! I believe the bet started at $20, was raised to $50 and she still wouldn't do it. Wussy. ;)

Up it to $100. I'll chip in. And of course, wait until I'm home. ;-)

C'mon, Xenalyte...it can't be much hotter than those spicy beers you get at Ninfa's.

41 posted on 10/09/2006 11:05:11 AM PDT by Allegra (Super Elastic Bubble Plastic!)
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42 posted on 10/09/2006 11:08:59 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
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To: stainlessbanner
QUICK! Get him on a plane and drop him over North Korea!

Problem solved....

43 posted on 10/09/2006 11:11:08 AM PDT by Cogadh na Sith (There's an open road from the cradle to the tomb.)
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To: Flashman_at_the_charge
I was thinking more like this:


44 posted on 10/09/2006 11:16:40 AM PDT by NCC-1701 (RADICAL islam IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
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To: stainlessbanner
He'll be wanting a TON of this once it hits his internal system.


45 posted on 10/09/2006 11:25:24 AM PDT by girlscout
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To: stainlessbanner

Wow! Now that's gonna be some hot $hit!


46 posted on 10/09/2006 11:54:02 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (My Freedom of speech trumps your feelings!)
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To: MotleyGirl70; stainlessbanner

My first introduction to them was about 15 years ago. I was chopping them for chili (having a few beers) and after the chili was at a simmer, took a real quick bathroom break. Big mistake handling anything immediately afterwards.

I literally ran out the front door and down the hill - didn't know where I was going, but my brain said RUN, so I did.

On the slow walk back up the hill...I wiped a little sweat from my eyes...


47 posted on 10/09/2006 1:09:35 PM PDT by Sax
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To: JRios1968

These people have a serious screw loose....


48 posted on 10/09/2006 1:23:17 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Golden Eagle defends scum like Bill Gates and Fred Phelps. And he does it willingly.)
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To: Sax
Oh, you got some hot stuff on your Johnson. That must've stung like h!ll.

You poor thing! I hope you learned your lesson this for next time! :)

49 posted on 10/09/2006 1:27:51 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: MotleyGirl70

Yup, jalapenos are fine bare handed, but it's latex gloves for the habaneros/scott bonnets.


50 posted on 10/09/2006 1:33:03 PM PDT by Sax
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To: TexasTransplant

ROFL!!!!!


51 posted on 10/09/2006 1:48:55 PM PDT by Millee (A joke then, a joke N.O.W.)
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To: Xenalyte

You aren't chicken Xena, you are smart. My father had a name for this, he called it Mexican heartburn. It burned going in and it burned even worse coming out.


52 posted on 10/09/2006 1:55:18 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: stainlessbanner

All I know is that I wouldn't want to be sitting around watching TV with that boy after two hours of flatulent digestion!


53 posted on 10/09/2006 2:12:17 PM PDT by Continental Soldier
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To: stainlessbanner

WARNING

Eating this will Hurt...

Twice...


54 posted on 10/09/2006 2:52:20 PM PDT by Lost Dutchman (Black Helicopters are mutilating my crops and arranging my cattle in circles.)
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To: MotleyGirl70

That's the good stuff. Jalapenos are nothing.


55 posted on 10/09/2006 2:56:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: stainlessbanner

(I can't feel my face )



In a few hours that will be the least of his problems.


56 posted on 10/10/2006 8:03:46 AM PDT by Graycliff (Long haired freaky people, need not apply.)
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