Competitive eater smashes Guinness World Record by devouring 22 of the hottest chilli peppers ever

 

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A competitive eater was filmed sweating and panting as he broke a world record devouring handfuls of the hottest chili peppers ever.

Wayne Algenio, 31, from New York, consumed 22 Carolina Reapers, which measure over 1.5 million on the Scoville heat unit scale.

The video shows him shovelling the round red peppers down his throat at record speed, almost vomiting as he chews and swallows them.

The competitive eating veteran won the record title after competing in the Puckerbutt Pepper Company's Smokin' Ed's Reaper Eating Challenge at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn on April 24.

This was the second time Wayne had competed in the contest, but the first time he'd ever won.

 

Wayne looked as though he was about to vomit as he completed the challenge

Because the peppers vary in size, they are weighed in grams to ensure the contestants are eating the same amount.

The competition bans contestants from drinking anything, even water, to cool their burning throat.

He told ABC News : "You eat as many as you can in a minute and then after that minute is over, you have to stand there for another minute without vomiting or drinking any liquids.

"After I stopped, I could feel the burn in my throat. It's an excruciating pain."

Wayne cheered as he finished the challenge

Wayne said he drank milk to help soothe his burning throat once the contest was over.
Guinness World Records confirmed to ABC News that Algenio has officially been named as the record holder.

Wayne said he thinks this will be the last time he takes on such a challenge "unless anyone breaks it".