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Man dies after live roach-eating contest in Florida
Posted: 10.09.2012 at 8:08 AM
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This frame grab made from video on Friday, Oct. 5, and provided by John-Patrick McNown shows Edward Archbold competing in a roach-eating contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, Fla.  / AP photo
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About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python.

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