Hot Pepper Records to be Attempted Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I will embark upon a fiery journey. I will blaze a trail for new pepper eating standards of the 21st century. I will set two new hot records. Ah, okay enough bad puns. But seriously, I am totally stoked about the opportunity to exhibit what I believe is my most unique and unbeatable talent in competitive speed eating - hot spice tolerance.

Rediculously spicy hot foods have long filled me with an insatiable desire for the flaming rush of releasing endorphins. It was my initial desire to prove my tolerable love for spicy food that drew me to wanting to competitively eat. Only after I couldn't find the particular type of spicy food contests I was looking for did I find myself curiously distracted and attracted by competitively eating all food types.

As an attraction to the venerable Seattle sports community tradition, I will be competing for two pepper eating records tomorrow (Friday, Spetember 14) at the 11th annual 950 KJR Groz-with-Gas-a-thon charity auction.

I will make my record attempts back-to-back (maybe a few minutes in between). The first record I will be attempting is A Guinness World Record for jalapeno peppers eating in one minute. The current record is 16 set by Alfredo Hernandes in September, 2006. 16 in one minute does not initially sound that impressive but Guinness has put their own particular twists on the record which make it much more difficult than just putting away peppers. First off the peppers must be at least 3" in length, they can be pickled however. Second, each pepper must be consumed individually meaning it must be swallowed and the eater must open and show his/her mouth to the judge after each pepper. The swallowing of each pepper separately and opening the mouth significantly slows things down. I can eat only about 50% of my potential with these strict rules. Click Here to read the complete rules.

The second record I will try to establish (there is no current record) will be a Major League Eating record for the most habaneros eaten in one minute without the aid of liquids or solids or any substance. This is the record that I will be most proud of if I can pull it off. Habanero peppers are about 100 times as hot as a jalapeno. Anyone who has ever tried to eat a habanero most likely as a dare knows that these peppers must be respected. The rules of this competition I have established myself. The eating will last one minute but the duration of the contest will continue for 5 minutes after the one minute of eating is up. During the 5 minutes following the eating, no liquids or solids or any substance may be consumed. Click Here to read the complete rules. My goal is to set a record that no one will be able to beat.

I will be making my record attempts tomorrow at the event site at Anthony's on Pier 66 (for those of you in the Seattle area) at around 5:00 pm PST. Anyone who is near a computer can listen to the event live through the Internet at 950 KJR.com (click 'Listen Live').

This year the Groz-with-Gas-a-thon auction will be raising money for three great and worthy local charities: The Central Area Youth Association, the Northwest Literacy Foundation, and the Greater Eastside Junior Football Association. Please visit the website, view the auction items, come to the event, or just listen online to see what happens.