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'{{Short description|American competitive eater and rapper|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Distinguish|Eric Booker (golfer)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Lebron James | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Eric Booker 2010.jpg | image_size = <!-- Use only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Booker at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | nickname = BadlandsChugs, Badlands Booker | nationality = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|21}} | birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], U.S. | education = | occupation = Competitive eater | years_active = 1997–present | height = 6 feet 5 inches | weight = 400 pounds<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14/|title=Eric "Badlands" Booker|website=majorleagueeating.com|publisher=[[Major League Eating]]|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> | BMI = 47.1 | spouse = Regina Booker | module = {{Infobox YouTube personality | embed = yes | name = BadlandsChugs | logo = | logo_caption = | occupation = | website = | pseudonym = | channel_name = BadlandsChugs | years_active = 2012–present | genre = | subscribers = 3.31 million | views = 342 million | network = [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox]]/[[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] | associated_acts = | silver_button = yes | silver_year = 2018 | gold_button = yes | gold_year = 2019 | stats_update = January 8, 2023 }} }} '''Eric James Booker''' (born June 21, 1969), known professionally as '''Badlands Booker''' or '''BadlandsChugs''', is an American [[competitive eating|competitive eater]], [[rapping|rapper]] and [[YouTube]] personality. He holds seven [[Major League Eating]] recognized world records,<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric "Badlands" Booker |url=https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14 |website=majorleagueeating.com |publisher=International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> three [[Guinness World Records]],<ref name=Guinness2022>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/6/youtuber-chugs-litre-of-mountain-dew-in-6-8-sec-to-break-record-708210|title = YouTuber chugs litre of Mountain Dew in 6.8 sec to break record}}</ref> is a two-time Nathan's Lemonade Chugging Contest champion, and competed in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest every year from 1997 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Sam |last2=Cherkis |first2=Jason |title=One Very Large Man's 18-Year Quest For Hot Dog Eating Glory |url=https://huffpost.netblogpro.com/entry/nathans-hotdog-contest_n_7713460 |website=huffpost.netblogpro.com |date=July 2, 2015 |publisher=BuzzFeed, Inc. |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Results from The 2018 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest |url=https://majorleagueeating.com/articles/1002/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=majorleagueeating.com |language=en}}</ref> ==Biography== By 20, Booker began training his chug skills and training to compete in food championships. Booker lives on Long Island. He is married to Regina Booker. Booker is 6&nbsp;ft&nbsp;{{frac|5|1|4}}&nbsp;in (1.96 m) tall and weighs {{convert|400|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="auto"/> ==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 a gallon of water in a sitting in order to stretch his stomach and chews over twenty pieces of gum at a time to build jaw strength.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002527620_eating29m.html |title=The Seattle Times: Food & wine: Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding |accessdate=February 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410224756/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002527620_eating29m.html |archivedate=April 10, 2011 }} Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding by Brian Alexander</ref> He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport and has lost weight since he began competing.<ref>[http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/04/features/story2.html] The Totally Earnest Eater by Pat Gee</ref> As of 2022, he is ranked 27th by the [[IFOCE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/|title=Rankings|website=majorleagueeating.com}}</ref> Booker is also known for his YouTube channel, BadlandsChugs, in which he primarily performs soda [[drinking|chugging]] challenges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvMEZips_QKqajfXGY_C5Q|title=BadlandsChugs - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric 'Badlands' Booker wins inaugural Nathan's chug contest |url=https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/31761752 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN, Inc. |access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> He captured his second lemonade chugging contest title in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric "Badlands" Booker won the Nathan's lemonade chug and celebrated with a massive burp |url=https://news.yahoo.com/former-nfl-cornerback-predicts-trevor-152511157.html |website=news.yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> ===Accomplishments=== Some of Booker's accomplishments include: *[[Burritos]]: 15 [[Qdoba]] burritos/ 8 minutes<ref name="IFOCE">International Federation of Competitive Eating, Eater Profiles: Eric Booker. Copyright 2004. {{cite web |url=http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=14 |title=International Federation of Competitive Eating - IFOCE |accessdate=December 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226021729/http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=14 |archivedate=December 26, 2008 }}</ref> *[[Candy bar]]s: Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars / 6 minutes<ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Cannoli]]: 16.5 cannoli in six minutes / 2004<ref name="AR">Amy's Robot (blog) Robot-on-the-Spot: The World Cheesecake Eating Championship. [http://amysrobot.com/archives/2004/09/robotonthespot_the_world_chees.php]</ref> *[[Corned Beef]] [[Hash (food)|Hash]]: 4 pounds of hash / 1 minute 58 seconds<ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Cheesecake]] (Mini): 50 Mini-Cheesecakes / 6 minutes<ref name="AR" /> *[[Doughnut]]s: 49 glazed doughnuts / 8 minutes<ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Hamentaschen]]: 50 Hamentaschen / 6 minutes<ref name="IFOCE" /> *Matzo Ball (Ben's Deli): 21 baseball-sized (half-pound) matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds / 2003<ref name="IFOCE" /><ref>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]</ref> *[[Matzah ball|Matzo Balls]] (Ruthie & Gussie's): 30 matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds *Raw [[Onion]]s: 8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ [[Whalers Village]] / 1 minute/ August 8, 2004<ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Pea]]s: 9.5 one-pound bowls / 12 minutes <ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Pumpkin pie]]s: {{frac|4|3|8}} [[Entenmann's]] Pumpkin Pies / 12 Minutes/ November 22, 2004<ref name="IFOCE" /> *[[Lemonade]]: Inaugural [[Nathan's Famous]] chug contest / 1 gallon lemonade / 37 seconds / July 4, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/31761752|title = Eric 'Badlands' Booker wins inaugural Nathan's chug contest &#124; Watch ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/youtuber-badlands-chugs-dominates-nathans-lemonade-chug-for-4th-of-july-1605823/|title = YouTuber BadlandsChugs dominates Nathan's lemonade chug for 4th of July|date = July 4, 2021}}</ref> * In May 2021, he set the [[Guinness World Record]] for the fastest time to drink two litres of soda (18.45 seconds).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/655871-fastest-time-to-drink-two-litres-of-soda|title = Fastest time to drink two litres of soda}}</ref> * In June 2022, he set two more Guinness World Records, drinking 1 liter of soda in 6.8 seconds and 1 liter of tomato juice in 1 minute and 18 seconds.<ref name=Guinness2022 /> ==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/|title=CD Baby Music Store|website=store.cdbaby.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/selden-man-goes-to-the-dogs-and-buns-1.2067973|title=Selden's 'Badlands' aims for Nathan's title|website=Newsday}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Besides his own nine albums, Booker has also made guest appearances on albums by Jendor and Loser's Lounge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 6, 2020|title=Badlands Booker|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4crc58hMWEnZ9aBuxTGSeB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=Spotify}}</ref> Much of the music used on his YouTube channel is created by himself and his son Brandon Booker (OKHIPHOP). {| class="wikitable" |+Discography<ref name=":0" /> !Title !Year |- |Hungry & Focused |2004 |- |Hungry & Focused II: The Ingestion Engine |2005 |- |Hungry & Focused III: The Reframing |2006 |- |Hungry & Focused IV: Fork, Knife & Mic |2007 |- |Extended Play |2009 |- |Surf & Stillwell |2010 |- |Big Man Mentality |2011 |- |Surf & Stillwell 2 |2017 |- |Surf & Stillwell 3 |2018 |- |Big Man Mentality 2 |2019 |} ==See also== * [[List of competitive eaters]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Eric Booker}} * [https://www.youtube.com/user/BadlandsChugs/ Badlands Booker's YouTube Channel] {{Competitive eating}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Booker, Eric}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:African-American rappers]] [[Category:American competitive eaters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Jamaica, Queens]] [[Category:Rappers from New York City]] [[Category:21st-century American rappers]] [[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]] [[Category:20th-century African-American people]]'