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28 March 2024

Man dies after winning cockroach-eating contest

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A 32-year-old man from Florida, US, who went by the name of Edward William Barry on Facebook was 'a bit of a showoff' according to those who knew him.

Unfortunately for him, he died after winning a giant cockroach-eating contest, reveals US News.

Police probe into the man's death reveals that several contestants signed up to eat a variety of insects at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach.  After consuming several dozens of giant cockroaches, the man was declared the winner.

The man had allegedly also participated in a superworm-eating contest on the same night.

The cause of the death is yet to be determined but the man had fallen sick right after winning the unorthodox contest in the store and fell to his death immediately thereafter.