Russian Drinks Himself to Death in Vodka Contest. Loses Prize of More Vodka.
A Russian man died after downing 1.5 liters of Vodka in a drinking contest in a bar in the southern town of Volgodonsk. The unlucky winner succumbed to alcohol poisoning only 20 minutes after finishing the contest. The 1.5 liters consumed by the winner equates to 50.72 ounces, or almost 34 standard 1.5 ounce shots.
In the contest, participants were given half-liter glasses and invited to fill them from buckets filled to the brim with the spirit. Rye bread, sausage, and mustard (…mustard?) were provided to help the participants keep it down.
5 other participants were sent to the hospital after trying to keep up with the eventual winner.
It’s all in a day’s work for the Russians. Russians are among the heaviest drinkers in the world, consuming an average of 15 liters of alcohol per person each year. In 2002, more than 40,000 Russians died from alcohol poisoning. Some experts estimate that one in seven Russians is an alcoholic.
Crazy! As for the winner, his untimely death means that he will be unable to take advantage of his prize: another 10 bottles of Vodka.
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