Eric Booker

Eric James "Badlands" Booker (born June 21, 1969), also known by his online pseudonym BadlandsChugs, is an American competitive eating athlete, rapper, and YouTuber. He holds seven Major League Eating recognized world records, three Guinness World Records, is a four-time Nathan's Lemonade Chugging Contest champion, and competed in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest every year from 1997 to 2018.

Biography By age 20, Booker began training his chug skills and training to compete in food championships. Booker lives on Long Island, he’s 6 ft in (1.96 m) tall and weighs . He maintains that competitive eating is a healthy sport and has lost weight since he began competing. As of 2022, he is ranked 27th by the IFOCE. Booker is also known for his YouTube channel, BadlandsChugs, in which he primarily performs soda chugging challenges, including Mountain Dew, Sprite, Gatorade, and milk. In 2019, over the span of a year, his YouTube channel amassed over 3 million subscribers.

Nathan's Lemonade Chugging Contest (2021-present) At the 2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Booker won a lemonade drinking contest by consuming one gallon of lemonade in under 40 seconds. He captured his second lemonade chugging contest title in 2022, and repeated in 2023, setting a record of 23.08 seconds. In 2024, he continued his lemonade-chugging winning streak, breaking his 2023 record with a time of 21 seconds.

For the 2025 contest, Booker drank a gallon and a half of lemonade. He drank a gallon of lemonade in 21 seconds to capture his sixth consecutive title in 2026.

Accomplishments Some of Booker's accomplishments include:

Burritos: 15 BurritoVille burritos/ 8 minutes Candy bars: Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars / 6 minutes Corned Beef Hash: 4 pounds of hash / 1 minute 58 seconds Matzo Balls (Ruthie & Gussie's): 30 matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds Raw Onions: 8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ Whalers Village / 1 minute/ August 8, 2004 In May 2021, he set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to drink two litres of soda (18.45 seconds). In June 2022, he set two more Guinness World Records, drinking 1 liter of soda in 6.8 seconds and 1 liter of tomato sauce in 1 minute and 18 seconds. Much of the music used on his YouTube channel is created by himself and his son Brandon Booker (OKHIPHOP).