.jpg) Booker at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | ||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | BadlandsChugs, Badlands Booker | |||||||||
| Born | Queens, New York, U.S. | |||||||||
| Occupation | Competitive eater | |||||||||
| Years active | 1997–present | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||
| Weight | 400 lb (181 kg)[1] | |||||||||
| Spouse | Regina Booker | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.6 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 413 million[2] | |||||||||
| Network | Fox/FS1 | |||||||||
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Last updated: 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,[3] three Guinness World Records,[4] 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.[5][6]
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- ^ "Eric "Badlands" Booker". majorleagueeating.com. International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "YouTuber chugs litre of Mountain Dew in 6.8 sec to break record". Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Stein, Sam; Cherkis, Jason (July 2, 2015). "One Very Large Man's 18-Year Quest For Hot Dog Eating Glory". huffpost.netblogpro.com. BuzzFeed, Inc. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Results from The 2018 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest". majorleagueeating.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.