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The three teams prepare to eat all the shrimp they can in five minutes. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Fire Department team and its supporters. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Police team and its supporters. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The shrimp-eating contest participants wait for the pounds of shrimp to be delivered. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Firefighter Ethan Wilson hands out fire helmets to the crowd. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The bowls of shrimp were weighed before the contest. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The contest featured its own walking shrimp. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Officer Cierra Devane peels shrimp as fast as she can. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Firefighter Rand Bennett piles on the shrimp. He didn't peel all of them before eating. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Firefighter Francis Autorino devours the shrimp on his plate. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The teams had five minutes to eat all the shrimp they could. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The contest was streamed live. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The teams rush to eat shrimp as time dwindles down. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Firefighter Rand Bennett made sure to leave no shrimp behind even as the contest had wrapped up. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
How much shrimp can you eat in five minutes? For a couple of Ormond Beach firefighters, the answer was 2 pounds, 12.9 ounces.
The RiverGrille on the Tomoka hosted the first annual shrimp-eating contest on Saturday, Feb. 29, where three teams of two competed to see who could eat the most shrimp in that short timeframe. The competing teams were composed of the Officer Cierra Devane and Capt. D.W. Smith of the Ormond Beach Police Deparment; firefighters Rand Bennett and Francis Autorino of Ormond Beach Fire Department, and Mayor Bill Partington and Commissioner Rob Littleton with the city of Ormond Beach.
The contest was a fundraiser for the Police Explorers and Fire Cadets, both youth programs. RiverGrille donated $100 per pound of shrimp consumed for both programs, amounting to $552.50 thanks to the three teams collectively eating a total of 5 pounds, 8.4 ounces of shrimp.
Here is the breakdown, per pound, for each team:
