May 24, 2013

Save Email Print Bookmark and Share
A A
Reporter: CNN

Cockroach Eating Contest (Actual Video)

In this frame grab made from video on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, and provided by John-Patrick McNown, Edward Archbold celebrates winning a roach-eating contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Courtesy John-Patrick McNown)

Authorities are awaiting results of a toxicology report on a Florida man who died after eating dozens of cockroaches and worms as part of a contest.

32-year-old Edward Archbold took part in the contest at a reptile store in Deerfield Friday night.

That's him in the yellow shirt and white headband.

Would you participate in a contest like this? Leave your answers below.

The winner would get an $850 python.

Police say Archbold won the contest, but started throwing up afterward.

He later collapsed in front of the store and was taken to a hospital, where he died.

The store owner says the contestants had to sign a waiver saying they are sober and don't have allergies to shellfish, which have similar allergens to cockroaches.

None of the other contestants fell ill.

W-P-L-G T-V reports the medical examiner's office is waiting for the toxicology report before finishing the autopsy to determine the cause of death.


Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.
powered by Disqus

WTVY.com Features

Get the ingredients you need to cook with Rach all week long.
Full length exclusive concerts from hot artists.
Take a break!
Classic Pacman, Frogger, Asteroids and more.
FREE Listings
Sell almost anything locally.