Eric Booker
 Booker at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Competitive eating |
| Updated on 11 May 2015 | |
Eric Booker (born c. 1969), is an American rap artist from Jamaica, Queens and a record-holding competitive eater.
Competitive eating career
Booker trains for competitions by trying to stretch his stomach and develop jaw strength. He eats large amounts of fruit and vegetables and drinks a gallon of water in a sitting in order to stretch his stomach, and chews over twenty pieces of gum at a time to build jaw strength.[1] He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport, and has lost weight since he began competing.[2] He is presently ranked 10th by the IFOCE.
Some of Booker's accomplishments include:
- Burritos: 15 Qdoba burritos / 8 minutes[3]
- Candy bars: Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars / 6 minutes[3]
- Cannoli: 16.5 cannoli in six minutes / 2004[4]
- Corned Beef Hash: 4 pounds of hash / 1 minute 58 seconds[3]
- Cheesecake (Mini): 50 Mini-Cheesecakes / 6 minutes[4]
- Doughnuts: 49 glazed doughnuts / 8 minutes[3]
- Hamentaschen: 50 Hamentaschen / 6 minutes[3]
- Matzo balls (Ben's Deli): 21 baseball-sized (half-pound) matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds / 2003[3][5]
- Matzo Balls (Ruthie & Gussie's): 30 matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds
- Raw Onions: 8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ Whalers Village / 1 minute/ Aug. 8, 2004[3]
- Peas: 9.5 one-pound bowls / 12 minutes [3]
- Pumpkin pies: 4⅜ Entenmann's Pumpkin Pies / 12 Minutes/ Nov. 22, 2004[3]
Career
Outside of competitive eating, Booker is an aspiring independent hip-hop recording artist. Badlands has released several songs including "Hungry and Focused" to "Extended Play" and is still coming out with new songs. He works full-time as a conductor on the Number 7 Subway Train in New York City. Booker has appeared on the television series Wife Swap and Last Call with Carson Daly, where he served as announcer and "Eater in Residence." He also appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.
Personal life
Booker lives with his wife, Regina and son, Brandon on Long Island.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding by Brian Alexander - ^ http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/04/features/story2.html The Totally Earnest Eater by Pat Gee
- ^ a b c d e f g h i International Federation of Competitive Eating, Eater Profiles: Eric Booker. Copyright 2004. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Amy's Robot (blog) Robot-on-the-Spot: The World Cheesecake Eating Championship. http://amysrobot.com/archives/2004/09/robotonthespot_the_world_chees.php
- ^ The Jewish Advocate; April, 2005: by Nogg, Ozzie. Matzah ball-eating contest proves mother was right; Eric Booker cleans his plate, eats 21 matzah balls in five minutes. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5090/is_/ai_n18506795
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