"Jammin'" Joe LaRue (born February 13, 1960) is a
competitive eater
Competitive eating, or speed eating, is an activity in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions c ...
from
Binghamton, New York who lives in
Dayton, Nevada
Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 15,153 at the 2020 census. Dayton is the first Nevada settlement and home to the oldest hotel in Nevada.
History
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LaRue was educated at
Johnson and Wales University
Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is a private university with its main campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded as a business school in 1914 by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU enrolled 7,357 students across its campuses in the fa ...
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He is an independent competitive eater associated with All Pro Eating. Previously he was a ranked member (as high as 7th) of
mle. LaRue, a culinary arts professional, had notable years of competition from 2003 to 2011, winning an
84 Lumber
84 Lumber is an operated American building materials supply company. Founded in 1956 by Joseph Hardy, it derives its name from the unincorporated village of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place south of Pittsburgh, where its ...
baked bean eating bout, winning the Footy's Y-100 Wing Ding chicken wing eating contest and placing second at the Sweet Corn Fiesta's Sweet Corn Eating Championship. It was his victory in the 2005 sweet corn eating match (31 ears of sweet corn in 12 minutes) that showed he has top-tier ability. He has held the world record in sweet corn for seven years, with 46 ears of corn eaten in 12 min set in 2010. He currently holds records of pickles, with 4 lb of sour garlic dill eaten in 5 min, Mall food, with 107 oz eaten in 6 min, and 14 Camp Washington coney dogs in 3 min. While LaRue no longer competes on a full-time basis, he continues to participate in select contests and challenges. As of 2019 he held the record for eating 35
flapjacks in 15 minutes.
Being an executive chef and graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in
culinary arts, LaRue understands the properties of the food he eats and uses that knowledge to advance his natural athletic talent. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall, and is in good physical condition, but he continues to train at the gym to give himself an edge at the table.
References
External links
Super Sized Meals: Jammin' Joe LaRue sets World Corn Eating Record
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American competitive eaters
Living people
Johnson & Wales University alumni
Sportspeople from Binghamton, New York
1960 births
American chefs
American male chefs
People from Roy, Utah