PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

The winner of a bug-eating contest died in the midst of his victory celebration this week, after downing dozens of the live, 3- to 4-inch roaches on top of worms and crickets, authorities said. Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Archbold defeated about 30 other contestants to win the grand prize, a pet python, at Ben Siegel Reptiles in this coastal city 40 miles north of Miami. “He would push everything into his mouth and try to swallow it with water,” said witness Sarah Bernard. “He ate a very large number of insects.”