Eric Booker

Eric Booker (born June 21, 1969), known professionally as Badlands Booker, is an American competitive eater, rapper and YouTube personality.

See also: Eric Booker (golfer)
Eric Booker
Booker at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest
Personal information
Birth nameEric Booker
Full nameEric "Badlands" Booker
Nickname(s)BadlandsChugs, Badlands Booker
Born (1969-06-21) June 21, 1969
Jamaica, Queens, New York
OccupationCompetitive eater
Years active1997-present
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight400 lb (181 kg) lb[1]
Spouse(s)Regina Booker
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012 – present
Subscribers2.7M subscribers
(February 2021)
Total views238,616,815 views
(January 2021)
Catchphrase(s)"Chugging the world, one bottle at a time. BadlandsChugs is back." "Enough talk, lets get to the chug." "Dont touch that mouse"
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

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.[2] He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport and has lost weight since he began competing.[3] He is presently ranked 21st by the IFOCE.[4] Booker is also known for his YouTube channel, BadlandsChugs, in which he primarily performs various chugging challenges.[5] In 2019, over the span of a year, his YouTube channel amassed over 2 million subscribers.

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.[9][10][11] Besides his own nine albums, Booker has also made guest appearances on albums by Jendor and Loser's Lounge.[12] Much of the music used on his youtube channel is created by himself.

Discography[12]
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

References
  1. https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Eating champs to chow down at Everett wingding by Brian Alexander
  3. http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/04/features/story2.html The Totally Earnest Eater by Pat Gee
  4. https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/
  5. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvMEZips_QKqajfXGY_C5Q
  6. International Federation of Competitive Eating, Eater Profiles: Eric Booker. Copyright 2004. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Amy's Robot (blog) Robot-on-the-Spot: The World Cheesecake Eating Championship. http://amysrobot.com/archives/2004/09/robotonthespot_the_world_chees.php
  8. 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
  9. https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/BadlandsBooker
  10. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/selden-man-goes-to-the-dogs-and-buns-1.2067973
  11. https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters/14
  12. "Badlands Booker". Spotify. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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