Winner Winner Cockroach Dinner

Life is all about the decisions you make. Take Edward Archbold here, for instance. Eddie was a tattoo aficionado and also loved his long hair and tats, but hey, he was in south Florida, so I guess he tried to blend in. He was also crazy about snakes and reptiles. He entered a competition to win a python, and the winner was determined by the person who ate the most cockroaches. Shortly into the competition, Eddie barfed into his own mouth, choked on cockroach carapace and vomit, and died. Ah, decisions.

From CBS here:

A Florida man choked to death after downing dozens of live roaches during a contest earlier this year in which the grand prize was a python, according to an autopsy released Monday.

Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach died as a result of “asphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents,” according to the report released by the Broward County medical examiner’s office. It said his airway was obstructed by the roach body parts, which caused him to not be able to breathe.

Lab tests for drugs came back negative. The death has been ruled an accident.

At least Eddie died the same way Jimi Hendrix did- choking on his own vomit. But people will remember Jimi.