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Winner Of Roach Eating Contest Chokes On Bug Parts
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 11:44
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This may have been the last year for the roach-eating contest at the Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, Florida, after the winner died shortly after the event.
Edward Archbold ate 26 roaches to win the female ivory ball python offered as the grand prize, the Associated Press reports. But shortly after the contest ended, Archbold became ill and collapsed outside the pet store.
He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead when he arrived. The cause of death? Eating bugs, which puts the contest in danger.
Continue reading Autopsy Finds Roach-Eating Contest Winner Choked on Bug Parts.
Will the roach’s relatives sue the human’s estate?