- Back in November, a competitive eater who ate an insane ghost pepper meal has officially become a new watermark.
- Gregory Foster gobbled down 17 of the world's spiciest ingredient in one minute roughly nine months ago in San Diego ... and Guinness World Records formally crowned him the new king of heat eating on Wednesday.
- In the video via TMZ, you can see that he had to wear gloves because they were so spicy! Yet, somehow, he nearly ate the full plate -- consuming a total of 3.98 ounces -- in 60 seconds, barely beating the old record of 3.42 ounces.
- "This attempt was solely a personal endeavor to achieve another Guinness World Record alongside my currently standing [ones]," Foster said after the record was announced Monday. "I love chili eating and pushing myself."
- Gregory is also the founder of Inferno Farms -- where they make sauces in the hottest flavors. It's kind of his thing!
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