Eric Booker

Eric "Badlands" Booker (b. circa 1969, Jamaica, Queens) is an American hip hop artist and former record-holding competitive eater.

Formerly ranked by the IFOCE, some of Booker's accomplishments include:

*Burritos: 15 BurritoVille burritos / 8 minutes
*Candy Bars: Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars / 6 minutes
*Corned Beef Hash: 4 pounds of hash / 1 minute 58 seconds
*Cheesecake (Mini): 50 Mini-Cheesecakes / 6 minutes
*Doughnuts: 49 glazed doughnuts / 8 minutes
*Hamentaschen: 50 traditional Purim cookies / 6 minutes
*Matzo Balls (Ben's Deli): 21 baseball-sized matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds
*Matzo Balls (Ruthie & Gussie's): 30 matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds
*Raw Onions: 8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ Whalers Village / 1 minute/ Aug. 8, 2004
*Peas: 9.5 one-pound bowls / 12 minutes
*Pumpkin Pies: 4-3/8 Entenmann's Pumpkin Pies / 12 Minutes/ Nov. 22, 2004

Outside of competitive eating, Booker is an aspiring independent hip-hop recording artist. He works full time as a conductor on the Number 7 Subway Train in New York City. Booker has appeared on the television series "Wife Swap" and "Last Call with Carson Daly", where he served as announcer and "Eater in Residence." He lives with his wife and sons on Long Island.

External links

* [http://www.badlandsbooker.com/ Badlands Booker's website]