CRAZY: American man dies after winning cockroach-eating contest

Edward Archbold

Edward Archbold

On Friday Edward Archbold, 32, was declared the winner of the night’s contest at the Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, but he soon started to feel unwell.  Police investigating the death said Archbold began to vomit the untold number of cockroaches he consumed before collapsing.

He was rushed to Broward Health North hospital where doctors pronounced his death.

Nollywoodgossip learned that the contestants were fighting for the chance to win a python (snake).

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  1. Lawrence Lurrenz Onuzulike October 9, 2012 at 12:08 am - Reply

    wow

    • Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:34 pm - Reply

      it sure wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

    • Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:34 pm - Reply

      madness practical

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm - Reply

      a total madness

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:12 pm - Reply

      for sure

  2. Osuchukwu Ekiti October 9, 2012 at 6:22 am - Reply

    Crazy American !

  3. Obadagbonyi Abimbola October 9, 2012 at 6:05 am - Reply

    This is madness eating cockroach

    • Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:33 pm - Reply

      critical madness indeed…

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm - Reply

      eating cockroaches to win a snake

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:12 pm - Reply

      confirm madness

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:12 pm - Reply

      confirm madness

  4. Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:29 pm - Reply

    dis white people r somtin else oooooo.

    • Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:30 pm - Reply

      how can a normal human being eat cockroach jus bcos of a python snake lolszzzzzzzzzzzz…hmmmmmmmmmmm na wa oooo

    • Happy Albert October 9, 2012 at 1:31 pm - Reply

      one man's food is another man's poison dis seems……

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm - Reply

      i wonder my sister

    • Happy Albert October 10, 2012 at 4:30 pm - Reply

      lolssss

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm - Reply

      wonders shall never end

  5. Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm - Reply

    what? so sorry about that, may his soul rest in peace.

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:06 pm - Reply

      amen

    • Happy Albert October 10, 2012 at 4:39 pm - Reply

      amen

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm - Reply

      Amen

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm - Reply

      Amen

  6. Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:01 pm - Reply

    its a pity, if its not panadol, its not the same thing as panadol.

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm - Reply

      was he a chinese man? or was just try to be like them

    • Happy Albert October 10, 2012 at 4:39 pm - Reply

      lolssss

    • Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm - Reply

      lolzzz

  7. Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:05 pm - Reply

    my people but is this not a total madness, for fighting to win a python snake?

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:05 pm - Reply

      eating cockroaches to win a python snake, habaaa

    • Tina Ak. October 9, 2012 at 4:06 pm - Reply

      but to do what with the python snake nah? as pet or what?

    • Happy Albert October 10, 2012 at 4:31 pm - Reply

      i dnt knw for dem oooo

  8. Persia October 12, 2012 at 1:41 pm - Reply

    In fact, his death had happened while deciding to do that job just for winning a snake. Anybody who sells himself so cheap is a dead.

  9. Ijeoma Onyeke October 12, 2012 at 1:12 pm - Reply

    madness

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