Edward Archbold, the West Palm Beach man who died in October after a cockroach-eating contest, was asphyxiated when roach parts lodged into his lungs, the Broward County Medical Examiner has determined.

Archbold, a canvas maker, participated in a contest at the well-known Ben Siegel Reptiles store in Deerfield Beach. The grand prized with a pricey python, and Archbold’s plan was to give it to a friend.

It is unclear how many of the insects, and worms, Archbold ate. But he won the contest — and collapsed in the store parking lot moments later. Eddie loved his cockraoches and was heard saying they tasted like chicken. He later tweeted – “So, I nailed the qualifying. Quota was 10 roaches in 30 seconds. I did 8 and the 2 that my competitor vomited next to me.”

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