Man dies after live roach-eating contest in Florida
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say the winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms. The grand prize in Friday night's contest was a live python.

The Broward County sheriff's office says in a news release that it is waiting for an autopsy to give the official cause of death.

However, the news release Monday says 32-year-old Edward Archbold became ill soon after winning and collapsed in front of the Ben Siegel Reptile Store where the contest was held. The store is in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. Archbold was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say several contestants ate insects but no one else became ill.
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Sneezlebug
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October 09, 2012
What kind of store would even host such a dangerous contest? One too stupid to know he can and will be sued for wreckless endangerment or something of the sort! The man that ate the nasty disease carrying roaches was responsible for his actions, but the business that would host such a dangerous contest should be fined by the city/county.
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Ihatepolitics
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October 09, 2012
Not only that, but somebody stupid enough to enter this contest was to be given a live python to take care of. Kind of like giving a loaded shotgun to the person who can smoke the most meth in an hour.
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erikmann
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October 09, 2012
a pure example of darwinian natural selection in practice. one can only hope this happened before this unfortunate man was able to pass on his genes to another generation......
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