Eric Booker

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Eric Booker
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Booker at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest
Personal information
Nickname(s)BadlandsChugs, Badlands Booker
Born Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationCompetitive eater
Years active1997–present
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight400 lb (181 kg) [1]
SpouseRegina Booker
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Subscribers3.56 million [2]
Total views398 million [2]
Network Fox/FS1
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2018
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2019
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 three-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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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 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) tall and weighs 400 lb (180 kg). [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. [7] He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport and has lost weight since he began competing. [8] As of 2022, he is ranked 27th by the IFOCE. [9] Booker is also known for his YouTube channel, BadlandsChugs, in which he primarily performs soda chugging challenges. [10] 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. [11] He captured his second lemonade chugging contest title in 2022, [12] and repeated in 2023, setting a record of 23.08 seconds. [13]

Accomplishments

Some of Booker's accomplishments include:

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. [19] [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 [21]
TitleYear
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

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