"Jammin'" Joe LaRue (born 1960) is a competitive eater from Binghamton N.Y and currently resides in Northern Kentucky.
LaRue was educated at Johnson and Wales University.
He was a ranked member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating and is currently competing independently. LaRue is known to bring equal measures of determination and intellect to the table LaRue. A culinary arts Professional, had notable years of competition in 2003,2004,2005,2006 winning an 84 Lumber 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 the ability to play at the very top tier in the eating game.He presently holds the world record in sweet corn with 46 ears of corn eaten in 12 min.
Being an executive Chef with a B.S.in Advanced Culinary arts, LaRue understands the properties of the food he eats and uses that knowledge to advance his natural athletic talent. This man mountain—he is 6'8" tall—is in good physical condition, but he continues to train at the gym to give himself an edge at the table.
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