Eric Booker Explained

Nickname:BadlandsChugs, Badlands Booker
Birth Place:Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Competitive eater
Years Active:1997–present
Height:6 feet 5 inches
Weight:400pounds[1]
Spouse:Regina Booker
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BadlandsChugs
Channel Name:BadlandsChugs
Years Active:2012–present
Subscribers:3.56 million
Views:398 million
Network:Fox/FS1
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Silver Year:2018
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Gold Year:2019
Stats Update:March 12, 2024

Eric James "Badlands" Booker, also known by his online pseudonym BadlandsChugs, is an American competitive eater, rapper, and YouTuber. He holds seven Major League Eating recognized world records,[2] three Guinness World Records,[3] is a four-time Nathan's Lemonade Chugging Contest champion, and competed in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest every year from 1997 to 2018.[4] [5]

Biography

By 20, Booker began training his chug skills and training to compete in food championships. Booker lives on Long Island. Booker is 6 ft  in (1.96 m) tall and weighs 400lb.[1]

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 gallons of water in a sitting position in order to stretch his stomach and chews over twenty pieces of gum at a time to build jaw strength.[6] He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport and has lost weight since he began competing.[7] As of 2022, he is ranked 27th by the IFOCE.[8] Booker is also known for his YouTube channel, BadlandsChugs, in which he primarily performs soda chugging challenges.[9] In 2019, over the span of a year, his YouTube channel amassed over 3 million subscribers.

At the 2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Booker won a lemonade drinking contest, drinking a gallon of lemonade in under 40 seconds.[10] He captured his second lemonade chugging contest title in 2022,[11] and repeated in 2023, setting a record of 23.08 seconds.[12] In 2024, he continued his lemonade-chugging winning streak, breaking his 2023 record with a time of 21 seconds.[13]

Accomplishments

Some of Booker's accomplishments include:

15 BurritoVille burritos/ 8 minutes[14]

16.5 cannoli in six minutes / 2004[15]

50 Hamentaschen / 6 minutes

Nathan's Famous chug contest / 1 gallon lemonade / 21 seconds / July 4, 2024[18]

Music career

Since 2004, Booker has performed and recorded competitive eating themed hip-hop as Badlands Booker, and he frequently performs selections from his albums at competitions.[20] [1] Besides his own nine albums, Booker has also made guest appearances on albums by Jendor and Loser's Lounge.[21] Much of the music used on his YouTube channel is created by himself and his son Brandon Booker (OKHIPHOP).

Discography!Title!Year
Hungry & Focused2004
Hungry & Focused II: The Ingestion Engine2005
Hungry & Focused III: The Reframing2006
Hungry & Focused IV: Fork, Knife & Mic2007
Extended Play2009
Surf & Stillwell2010
Big Man Mentality2011
Surf & Stillwell 22017
Surf & Stillwell 32018
Big Man Mentality 22019

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric "Badlands" Booker. majorleagueeating.com. Major League Eating. 2 October 2021. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421192625/https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14/. live.
  2. Web site: Eric "Badlands" Booker . majorleagueeating.com . International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. . 8 July 2022 . October 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020235512/https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14/ . live .
  3. Web site: YouTuber chugs litre of Mountain Dew in 6.8 sec to break record. October 12, 2022. October 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012003846/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/6/youtuber-chugs-litre-of-mountain-dew-in-6-8-sec-to-break-record-708210. live.
  4. Web site: Stein . Sam . Cherkis . Jason . One Very Large Man's 18-Year Quest For Hot Dog Eating Glory . huffpost.netblogpro.com . July 2, 2015 . BuzzFeed, Inc. . 8 July 2022 . July 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708173255/https://huffpost.netblogpro.com/entry/nathans-hotdog-contest_n_7713460 . live .
  5. Web site: Results from The 2018 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest . 2022-10-26 . majorleagueeating.com . en . October 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026085303/https://majorleagueeating.com/articles/1002/ . live .
  6. Web site: The Seattle Times: Food & wine: Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding . February 27, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110410224756/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002527620_eating29m.html . April 10, 2011 . Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding by Brian Alexander
  7. http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/04/features/story2.html
  8. Web site: Rankings. majorleagueeating.com. July 21, 2019. July 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710142416/https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/. live.
  9. Web site: BadlandsChugs - YouTube. www.youtube.com. October 20, 2019. October 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191030063006/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvMEZips_QKqajfXGY_C5Q. live.
  10. Web site: Eric 'Badlands' Booker wins inaugural Nathan's chug contest . ESPN . 24 December 2021 . December 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224071247/https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/31761752 . live .
  11. News: Eric "Badlands" Booker won the Nathan's lemonade chug and celebrated with a massive burp . Darney . Caroline . . 5 July 2022 . March 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313203341/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/07/eric-badlands-booker-nathans-lemonade-chug-record-burp . live .
  12. Web site: Chayes . Matthew . July 4, 2023 . Nathan's hot dog eating contest: Joey Chestnut wins again; Long Island's Eric 'Badlands' Booker sets lemonade-chugging record . 15 July 2023 . . en . Associated Press . July 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715135956/https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/nathans-hot-dog-contest-lemonade-xnbz1d57 . live .
  13. Web site: 2024-07-04 . Eric 'Badlands' Booker set a new record in the Nathan’s lemonade chug and roared into the microphone . 2024-07-04 . For The Win . en-US.
  14. International Federation of Competitive Eating, Eater Profiles: Eric Booker. Copyright 2004. Web site: International Federation of Competitive Eating - IFOCE . December 30, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081226021729/http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=14 . December 26, 2008 .
  15. Amy's Robot (blog) Robot-on-the-Spot: The World Cheesecake Eating Championship. http://amysrobot.com/archives/2004/09/robotonthespot_the_world_chees.php
  16. 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
  17. Web site: Ruthie & Gussie/Empire Kosher Matzo Ball Contest . majorleagueeating.com . 12 February 2024 . en.
  18. Web site: 2024-07-04 . Eric 'Badlands' Booker set a new record in the Nathan’s lemonade chug and roared into the microphone . 2024-07-04 . For The Win . en-US.
  19. Web site: Fastest time to drink two litres of soda. September 9, 2021. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909202023/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/655871-fastest-time-to-drink-two-litres-of-soda. live.
  20. Web site: Selden's 'Badlands' aims for Nathan's title. Newsday. October 20, 2019. October 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020235457/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/selden-man-goes-to-the-dogs-and-buns-1.2067973. live.
  21. Web site: November 6, 2020. Badlands Booker. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201004153250/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4crc58hMWEnZ9aBuxTGSeB. October 4, 2020. November 6, 2020. Spotify.

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