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♪ gentle music playing ♪
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[pepper crunching]
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[crowd cheering]
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♪
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NARRATOR: Chili eating
is a ballet of snot and tears.
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An inferno of heat attacks the sinuses
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before the cramp and the shakes begin.
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SHAHINA WASEEM [on microphone]:
One, two, three!
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NARRATOR:
At Zest Fest in Dallas,
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underdog chili eater Zach Goot
is feeling it all.
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CROWD [chanting]:
Zach, Zach, Zach, Zach, Zach.
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[clock ticking]
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[heartbeat thumping]
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[ticking]
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[heartbeat thumping]
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[ticking faster]
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[stomach rumbling]
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[bell rings]
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[retching]
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[crowd cheering]
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Woo!
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[flames whooshing]
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Oh!
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My body literally shut down,
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and I dumped these dipping dots
on top of this convention trashcan.
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PERSON: You killed 'em, bro.
- [mouthful] I'm sorry.
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Oh.
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I was not aware at the time
of what I was doing
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because I was just
in panic mode.
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I hate that you're eatin'
off the trash can,
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but I'm really proud of you.
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I don't even know where I am right now.
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NARRATOR:
Zach is absolutely wrecked.
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I mean, look at him. Woof.
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And far sooner than he hoped.
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But he's not the only one
who goes down in flames.
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♪ playful music playing ♪
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[retching]
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[retching, coughing]
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NARRATOR: Frankly, there's far more
vomiting going on here
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than any of us care to see, ever.
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But when the, um, [clears throat]
dust settles,
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former champion Mike Jack is one
of only two left standing,
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with a shot at the championship belt.
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SHAHINA [on microphone]:
One, two, three.
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ALL:
Eat those chilies.
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[crowd cheering]
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SHAHINA:
Come on, guys, you've got this!
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You've got this.
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[crowd cheering, applauding]
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SHAHINA:
Wow, it worked.
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PERSON:
Let's go, Mike!
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SHAHINA:
Come on!
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Mike seems good!
PERSON 2: Go, Mike.
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Come on, buddy.
JAIME: Come on, baby.
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PERSON 3:
Come on, you got it.
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PERSON 2:
Swallow it! Yeah!
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[crowd cheering]
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SHAHINA:
He's holdin' it together!
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ANNOUNCER [on microphone]:
Mike Jack.
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[crowd cheering, applauding]
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This here is a League of Fire,
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America's Chili Pepper Eating Belt.
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So this is the, the belt that you get
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when you win the American competition.
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And it's my belt, for right now anyway.
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♪ dramatic music playing ♪
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♪
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[flames crackling]
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[bubbling]
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[flames sizzling]
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♪ upbeat music playing ♪
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NARRATOR:
Chiliheads spend every waking moment
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attempting to melt face.
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And Zest Fest weekend did just that,
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serving up new mouth-blowing superhots
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to the pepper faithful.
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As Chili kingmaker
Johnny Scoville returns home,
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some of those scorchers
are still burning on the brain.
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JOHNNY SCOVILLE:
Since I started the channel,
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I mean, since year one,
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I've known that the Reaper's
not the hottest pepper.
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But I got all these things right up here.
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It's a scary place to be.
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I'm gonna put it right here
so you have an idea
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of what's out there.
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NARRATOR: Johnny's life
has become consumed by the hunt
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for a pepper that can challenge
the Carolina Reaper
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as the world's hottest.
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Just whipping out
the dry board, you guys.
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NARRATOR:
Today, he's making it official,
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organizing a pantheon
of worthy contenders.
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At Zest Fest, superhots created
by Troy Primeaux
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and Gary Montcalm
rocked the event
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and Johnny took notice.
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There's a few people that right now
that I know deserve to be on this board,
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and one of 'em is Mr. Gary Montcalm.
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He's down in Louisiana.
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The growers in Louisiana say it's like
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the Napa Valley for peppers,
it's the perfect environment.
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He's got a, a pepper called
the Nova Brain, beast of a pepper.
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He's got chocolate and variety.
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Stupid hot, both of 'em are just sinister.
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The chocolate ones have this burn like
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you stole its lunch money
and they're mad at you or something.
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It's crazy.
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You gotta know
that Troy Primeaux,
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boy, that's a name, huh?
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With his 7 Pot Primo.
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The 7 Pot Primo,
as legendary as legendary gets.
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And I've eaten hundreds of these
and any given day, either one of these
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could end up being
the hottest pepper in the world.
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Bobby McFadden, the Mighty Mustache.
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So he has this pepper called
the, uh, Orange Gusher.
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And it's a beautiful pepper
and it-it tastes good.
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To me, it's one of those peppers
that's right on the cusp
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of having the potential
to be a real, like, a threat.
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But these are a good start.
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When this is done, there's gonna be
all kinds of names on here and peppers.
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And then there are gonna be some
that are crossed off
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that don't make it.
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NARRATOR:
His list is growing,
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but Johnny's just getting started.
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Next up, superhot creator Jimmy Pickles
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has asked for a visit
to show off his new monster,
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The JP Piranha.
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JOHNNY: Well, you know,
I've known Jimmy for years
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and when he said I got something serious.
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I'm like, "Put it in the mail.
Put it in the mail and send it."
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He's like, "Not a chance."
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I'm like, "Man, they can send
kidneys in the mail.
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Throw that pepper in the mail
and send it."
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And there was just no way he'd do that.
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When he's that protective of the pepper,
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tells me he's got something special.
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So, it's gonna be a monster, I think.
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NARRATOR: As human beings,
our expectations are created
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by stereotypes
and preconceived notions.
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For instance, close your eyes right now
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and picture the face
of the world record champion
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competitive chili eater.
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Okay, were you thinking of some dude
with a big beard? How dare you?
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Open up your eyes, take a look.
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♪ playful piano music playing ♪
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SHAHINA: It's so funny,
you do this makeup and stuff
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and then the lipstick just goes
after a few peppers and things.
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We still gotta do it,
it's part of the ritual.
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NARRATOR:
That is Shahina Waseem.
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[crowd cheering]
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NARRATOR: A pepper-eating machine
known as the UK Chili Queen.
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ANNOUNCER:
Shahina is the winner.
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NARRATOR:
Shahina has completely dominated
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the competitive chili-eating circuit
for the past decade.
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She's undefeated
as a competitive eater since 2012.
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ANNOUNCER 2:
We have a winner!
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NARRATOR: Leading to sponsorships
and worldwide glory.
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ANNOUNCER 3: Shahina,
the UK Chili Queen machine!
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KATIE BANNISTER:
Shahina.
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That is the undefeated.
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That is the reigning queen
in every aspect.
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Uh, she is beautiful,
she is poised,
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and I don't think
anybody has ever beat that woman.
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She's doing it,
and she's representing
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all the badass women everywhere.
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So I'm known around the world
for having taken part
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in, uh, chili-eating competitions
and never being defeated.
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Yes, I do, yeah.
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My friend discovered
a competition happening
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in-in a local town in Kingston.
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She said, "Shahina,
there's a chili-eating competition,
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we've gotta go to this."
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And at that time,
I didn't even know
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what a chili-eating competition was.
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I didn't even know superhots existed.
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So it was a brutal contest
and somehow I won that,
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and that's how it all kind of started.
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PAUL OURO: Hey, Shan, have you ever heard
of an Orange Gusher?
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No.
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So you're gonna be eating some of these
for the first time I think.
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SHAHINA:
Yeah.
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Do you know the Scoville rating on that?
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Scoville rating will be
bloody hot, I think.
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NARRATOR: As a UK native,
Shahina wasn't eligible
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to compete in the recent North American
title bout at Zest Fest.
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But today, she's back in action.
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Putting her incredible winning streak
on the line
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in an event at Winthrop University.
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God, I'm feeling nervous now,
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like, uh, like the butterflies and all.
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It's scary.
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PAUL: I know. It sounds like it.
- It's hard to breathe sometimes
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when you're thinking about it.
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You know, it's just because you know
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when you've been through the worst pain,
I think, uh, having suffered,
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like, capsaicin cramps,
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like, so many times...
- Mm.
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...and just being on the floor
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for like, I think, like, my worst one
was like 18 hours.
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I think I couldn't move, you know?
- I remember that. I remember that.
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You see, it's that kind of thing
that worries you the most,
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it's the stress of, like,
what if that happens again?
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I feel really sorry for me.
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[laughs] Why, what do you have to do?
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Sympathy pains, it's worse.
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Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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NARRATOR:
When Shahina competes later today,
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it'll be streamed online
for all the chili world to see.
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[crowd cheering]
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NARRATOR: In fact, the pepper community
is always online,
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almost exclusively, hanging in chat rooms
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and on social media.
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BOBBY MCFADDEN:
It's such a strange occurrence
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how people can just meet online
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and just become friends
and not actually ever meet.
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NARRATOR:
It's how pepper grower Bobby McFadden
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formed almost all
of his pepper-based connections.
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And get this,
his best online Pepper Pal,
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is someone we already know.
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Hot sauce phenom Aurea de Guzman,
a.k.a. the Chilipino.
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Aurea has 35,000 followers on Instagram.
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She makes me look like a [laughs]
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a chump here.
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NARRATOR: Though the two have only known
one another online until now,
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that's all about to change.
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Today, they'll meet IRL
for the very first time.
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AUREA DE GUZMAN:
I'm excited and mostly nervous.
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What if he's not as cool as he actually
plays out to be online?
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What if he's a jerk? No, he's not.
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I'm sure he's like a lovely person.
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Him and his wife have been
very supportive of me.
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I consider them as family.
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Bobby!
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My brother.
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I can't believe-- Oh, my God.
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AUREA:
My brother!
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Oh, my God, you're here.
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BOBBY:
Oh, my God, I'm so happy.
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Are you crying?
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No, shut up.
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- You're crying.
- I'm-- Stop.
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AUREA:
I was so happy.
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It was such a tender moment,
and I hugged him
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for the first time
because he's a real person.
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Your mustache is real!
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How are you?
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- I'm good, how are you?
- Good.
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I can't believe you're here right now.
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I said this to Aurea.
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I said, "We talked
for three years online,
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"and meeting you in person
felt exactly the same.
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Like, nothing was different."
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She's like the sister I always wanted.
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I've met Johnny Scoville
and he tried my peppers,
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and he said that
my Orange Gusher was very hot.
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You know what's crazy?
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I didn't know about Johnny Scoville
until, like, a year ago.
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Because I just followed the growers.
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- Yeah.
- I didn't know that there was a,
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there was a space for--
- Well, there was like, some weird divide.
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Yeah, like competition eaters,
sauce makers,
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spice ma--
- But now everybody's coming together.
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And it's just blending all together now,
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and people who grow
are making hot sauce.
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Wait, you know I eventually want
to get into that, it's just--
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You're trying to get into
the hot sauce business?
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Yeah, I want to get, um,
like a license,
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but I have to go through, like,
the FDA, FDA and all that.
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NARRATOR:
While Aurea has big plans
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for her Chilipino Pepper Company.
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Bobby is the more prolific
superhot grower.
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The duo wants to join forces
to stack the odds
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ever in their favor
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as they aim to make a splash
on the pepper scene.
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AUREA:
We are newbies,
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we are babies.
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So Bobby is my, my wingman,
helping me, uh, navigate
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through all of the, the difficulties
that we're gonna face.
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It makes me feel a little bit
more courageous in that sense,
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um, to venture into wherever
this will take us.
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You imagine us, like, following
each other online
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and then becoming BFFs,
making hot sauce?
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I-it's-- This is just--
The whole thing is incredible.
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[Bobby laughs]
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[wings fluttering]
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[plane flying overhead]
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NARRATOR: Johnny Scoville's quest
for the holy grail of heat
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has taken him all over the world.
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[plane engines roar]
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NARRATOR: And today, he's arrived
in exotic Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
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[bell dings]
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NARRATOR: On a mission to taste
Jimmy Pickle's new superhot,
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one that could challenge
the Carolina Reaper
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as the world's hottest.
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♪ playful piano music playing ♪
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[knocking on door]
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- Hey, Johnny.
- Pickles!
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How you doing, brother?
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What's going on, dude?
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Lots of love, man.
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Finally got to meet you after seven years.
- Yeah, absolutely.
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How are you, dude?
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Yeah, I'm freaking doing fantastic.
How about you?
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I'm doing great, man.
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Look at you, man. Oh, my God.
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JIMMY PICKLES:
Yeah. I live and breathe peppers.
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JOHNNY:
Pods everywhere.
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JIMMY:
Well, you can eat whatever.
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Oh, what a great pepper.
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[pepper crunching]
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NARRATOR: If it were up to Johnny,
he would be lined straight
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from the front door to wherever
Jimmy's hiding his JP Piranha.
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JOHNNY: Look at that
little nasty little stinger on that.
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JIMMY:
Yeah.
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NARRATOR: But first,
there's time for a few appetizers.
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JOHNNY:
Oh, my gosh.
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Are these Purple UFOs?
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JIMMY:
Yeah, it's one of my favorites.
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JOHNNY: I'ma eat this now, is it alright?
JIMMY: Go ahead.
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[crunching]
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Beautiful jalapeno, look at the corking.
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JIMMY:
Yeah, that's, uh, Beni Highlands,
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[indistinct] sweet red habanero.
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[crunching]
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You'll get a crunch
from a fresh pepper
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picked from the plant
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unlike anything you're ever gonna get
at a grocery store.
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I mean, it's just the most amazing--
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It's almost like biting into an apple.
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[pepper crunching]
- Want another?
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JOHNNY:
Maybe one more.
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[both crunching]
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JOHNNY:
One more, then I'll stop.
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NARRATOR:
If you can't tell,
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Johnny is in his happy place.
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And though each spicy bite
is reason to smile,
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both he and Jimmy know
there's really only one that matters.
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JOHNNY:
Alright, take me to your JP Piranha.
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JIMMY:
Okay.
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NARRATOR:
The time has come to head inside,
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into Jimmy's basement grow chamber,
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where he's moved the Piranha
to keep it safe
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under lock and key.
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JIMMY:
Welcome to grow room number one.
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JOHNNY:
Wow.
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♪ dramatic music playing ♪
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NARRATOR:
Anticipation can be a funny thing.
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For some like Johnny Scoville,
it's a jittery excitement
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before a new pepper.
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But for others, it breeds anxiety.
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The last hours before
a chili-eating showdown
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are when the nerves kick in
for Shahina Waseem.
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SHAHINA:
I'm nervous now.
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You know, I'm not feeling
one hundred percent today.
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PAUL:
Really?
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SHAHINA: Uh, so that sort of gives you
even more sort of doubt
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about how well
you're going to perform.
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NARRATOR: Shahina's on her way
to a chili-eating event
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at Winthrop University.
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[click, tape rewinds]
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NARRATOR: But before we get there,
let's peel the onion
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on why she's about to do
what she's about to do.
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Shahina's husband, Paul Ouro,
doesn't eat peppers himself,
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but he happens to be the co-founder
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of the League of Fire
chili-eating circuit.
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[balls clacking]
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NARRATOR:
Here's Paul to explain more.
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Every sport has its rules,
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like pool it's easy,
you get the ball into the hole.
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But chili eating's a little bit different,
there were no rules,
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so we created the League of Fire.
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Now people all around the world
can do chili challenges.
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Eat the world's hottest chip
or the spiciest peanuts,
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suffer through it
and earn world ranking points.
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We even have championships
on every continent.
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[balls clack]
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You think you can beat
the UK Chili Queen?
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Then come and prove it.
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ANNOUNCER:
One, two, three.
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CROWD:
Eat that chili!
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NARRATOR:
Shahina's skill inspired Paul
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to co-found the LOF, as fans call it.
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And in just four years,
it's grown like wildfire
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into a global circuit where anyone
who likes heat can compete.
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[crowd cheering]
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You think about the NFL
to American football,
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you think about ATP to tennis,
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or the FA to soccer ball,
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as they call it here
in the USA.
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Uh, that's what we are
to chili eaters,
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competitive chili eating.
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This is nice, innit?
SHAHINA: Yeah.
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PAUL:
It's like Saved by the Bell. I think so.
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[Shahina laughs]
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NARRATOR:
Today, at Winthrop University,
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the League of Fire is hosting
a one-time event,
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where the student body
will collectively take on
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the UK Chili Queen.
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- After you.
- Thank you.
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After my boo.
[Shahina laughs]
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NARRATOR:
One woman against a mob,
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it's a chance for Shahina
to grow her legend,
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and for the students to check out
the world of chili eating.
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I mean, how hot could it be?
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Alright, so what's gonna happen
is this, right?
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The UK Chili Queen's never been beaten,
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so you've got a chance
to go down in history.
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Let's take a seat.
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It's not gonna be easy, Shan,
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you're gonna end up eating
a lot of hot peppers today.
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Yeah.
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Good luck.
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[bell tolls]
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ANNOUNCER [on recording]: Joe DiMaggio
has made plenty of--
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NARRATOR:
Joe DiMaggio was legendary
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for his 56-game hitting streak.
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Ken Jennings won 74 straight
on Jeopardy.
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Well, move over gents,
UK Chili Queen Shahina Waseem
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has not lost in a decade,
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and the streak is still going.
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That is, if she can defeat
the entire student body
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of Winthrop University today.
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[indistinct chatter]
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SHAHINA:
Every competition that I go into,
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I think I'm going to lose.
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And I have gone up
in so many competitions
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where people just come up from the crowd
and they turn out to be
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this, like, monster chili eater.
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So you never know who you're going
to go up against,
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and the pressure is absolutely intense.
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PAUL: So what's gonna happen is you're
gonna eat the world's hottest peppers.
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That pepper goes in,
but nothing can go out.
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Any spit, vomit,
you're out of there.
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You eat all the way to the stem.
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00:19:25,917 --> 00:19:29,921
I wanna see a nice clean stock
and in five minutes, alright?
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00:19:29,921 --> 00:19:32,007
This is definitely a mistake.
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PAUL:
If anybody drinks any milk,
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you are out of there, okay?
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STUDENT:
Whew.
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NARRATOR: In this event,
the students are all working together
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as a team to beat Shahina.
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The contest runs 90 minutes,
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with every pepper consumed
equaling one point.
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While Shahina will go it alone,
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the students will participate
four at a time.
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Fresh students replacing those
who can no longer handle the heat.
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Good luck, guys.
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Come on, let's do this!
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CROWD:
Eat that chili!
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[crowd cheering]
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It's toasty.
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NARRATOR:
In each round,
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Shahina and the students can eat
as many superhots
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as they can handle,
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but for them to count
on the scoreboard,
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they need to survive
a five minute burn period after
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without puking or drinking milk.
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[clock ticks]
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PAUL:
Two more minutes.
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NARRATOR:
Those five minutes can feel like
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approximately one thousand years.
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[crowd yelling, cheering]
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You got this,
you got this, you got this.
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Come on, Ryan.
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00:20:31,816 --> 00:20:33,818
[crowd cheering]
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How much time?
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PAUL:
You got a minute and a half.
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Look, his eyes are watering,
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his nose is running,
but he's staying in there.
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00:20:46,081 --> 00:20:48,333
- Woo!
- Okay, you got this now, one more minute.
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00:20:49,751 --> 00:20:52,462
No, we're gonna lose somebody.
SHAHINA: No!
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PAUL:
Alright, you can do this,
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you're nearly there.
SHAHINA: Well done, well done.
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PAUL:
Ten--
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ALL:
Nine, eight, seven, six,
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five, four, three, two,
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one.
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Well done, a round
of applause for those two.
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[cheering and applause]
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PAUL: Two for the home team,
one for the guests.
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We're gonna have
two more people come out,
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and let's give 'em a round of applause.
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[cheering and applause]
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PAUL:
One, two, three.
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CROWD:
Eat that chili!
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♪ upbeat marching band music playing ♪
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CROWD [echoing]:
Eat that chili!
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♪
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[pepper crunching]
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00:21:31,293 --> 00:21:32,252
Aah!
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♪
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[exhales]
494
00:21:42,804 --> 00:21:44,556
Oh, wow. [laughs]
495
00:21:44,556 --> 00:21:47,893
CROWD:
Four, three, two, one.
496
00:21:47,893 --> 00:21:49,728
NARRATOR: Through the first few rounds,
the students,
497
00:21:49,728 --> 00:21:51,938
as most newcomers,
succumb to the pain.
498
00:21:51,938 --> 00:21:53,023
[coughing]
499
00:21:53,023 --> 00:21:54,524
NARRATOR:
Capsaicin in each superhot
500
00:21:54,524 --> 00:21:56,359
triggers heat receptors
in their skin,
501
00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,571
tricking the nervous system
into thinking it's overheating.
502
00:21:59,571 --> 00:22:04,284
In turn, tricking their brains to believe
they're being poisoned.
503
00:22:04,910 --> 00:22:07,412
They'll be fine,
but it doesn't feel like it.
504
00:22:09,497 --> 00:22:10,874
Horrible. [laughs]
505
00:22:11,458 --> 00:22:13,501
But I don't regret,
I don't regret it at all. [laughs]
506
00:22:14,211 --> 00:22:16,963
NARRATOR: Just when it seems
all of Winthrop is outmatched,
507
00:22:16,963 --> 00:22:20,425
in comes one unsuspecting contender.
508
00:22:21,176 --> 00:22:22,260
PAUL:
Sorry, what was your name, mate?
509
00:22:22,260 --> 00:22:24,471
Rocky McCreary, like the boxer.
510
00:22:26,348 --> 00:22:27,182
Never at all.
511
00:22:27,182 --> 00:22:29,351
PAUL: With the UK Chili Queen,
people have come and said,
512
00:22:29,351 --> 00:22:31,186
"Right, I'm gonna take her on,
I'm gonna beat her."
513
00:22:31,186 --> 00:22:34,314
And she's gone up against some
of the toughest people in the world.
514
00:22:34,314 --> 00:22:36,608
I think she's the greatest chili eater
of all time now.
515
00:22:36,900 --> 00:22:38,026
No one's gonna beat her.
516
00:22:38,026 --> 00:22:40,362
But then I remembered
this movie called Rocky, right?
517
00:22:40,362 --> 00:22:41,821
As Johnny,
my friend Johnny Scoville says,
518
00:22:41,821 --> 00:22:43,949
"Any given Sunday,
anything can happen in one of those."
519
00:22:43,949 --> 00:22:45,742
CROWD:
Eat that chili!
520
00:22:45,742 --> 00:22:48,662
[crowd cheering]
521
00:22:48,662 --> 00:22:49,537
Whew!
522
00:22:52,624 --> 00:22:54,793
CROWD:
Eat that chili!
523
00:22:55,669 --> 00:22:56,670
Woo!
524
00:22:58,255 --> 00:23:00,382
Rocky, he was so, so good.
525
00:23:00,382 --> 00:23:02,717
He was just eating pepper
after pepper.
526
00:23:05,136 --> 00:23:06,846
Just distracting yourselves.
527
00:23:06,846 --> 00:23:08,223
So keep your mind off the pain.
528
00:23:08,223 --> 00:23:10,892
SHAHINA: I really felt, "Oh, no,
I'm in trouble here."
529
00:23:10,892 --> 00:23:13,395
Rocky, he's like, "No problem,
bring it on, bring it on,
530
00:23:13,395 --> 00:23:14,312
why not," you know?
531
00:23:14,312 --> 00:23:15,897
PAUL:
He doesn't feel pain, Rocky.
532
00:23:16,356 --> 00:23:17,315
[weakly] Well done.
533
00:23:17,315 --> 00:23:18,900
[count clicking]
534
00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:21,403
CROWD [echoing]:
Eat that chili!
535
00:23:24,698 --> 00:23:26,032
[pepper crunching]
536
00:23:27,993 --> 00:23:30,161
We have a future chili king right here.
537
00:23:30,161 --> 00:23:33,373
NARRATOR:
Rocky puts all of Winthrop University
538
00:23:33,373 --> 00:23:35,083
on his back
539
00:23:35,083 --> 00:23:36,710
and goes P for P,
540
00:23:36,710 --> 00:23:39,713
pepper for pepper with the Chili Queen.
541
00:23:39,713 --> 00:23:40,547
PAUL:
One more minute.
542
00:23:40,547 --> 00:23:41,548
Ahh!
SHAHINA: Hang in there.
543
00:23:41,548 --> 00:23:42,382
Hang in there.
544
00:23:42,382 --> 00:23:43,341
PAUL:
Rocky's struggling.
545
00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:44,926
This one really got me.
546
00:23:44,926 --> 00:23:46,177
[echoing groan]
547
00:23:46,678 --> 00:23:50,056
And then suddenly he does one,
and then everything starts to show.
548
00:23:50,056 --> 00:23:51,224
STUDENT:
Put three more down, man.
549
00:23:51,224 --> 00:23:52,058
Come on!
550
00:23:53,518 --> 00:23:55,896
Rocky's not gonna tap out,
he's not gonna take a dive.
551
00:23:55,896 --> 00:23:57,397
You'd have to pay him to take a dive.
552
00:23:57,772 --> 00:24:00,609
NARRATOR: But then,
as with most mere mortals,
553
00:24:00,609 --> 00:24:04,613
Rocky bows out and bows down
at the feet of the Queen.
554
00:24:04,613 --> 00:24:07,616
ALL:
Three, two, one.
555
00:24:07,616 --> 00:24:11,286
PAUL: Yes, we have a winner!
Your UK Chili Queen.
556
00:24:11,745 --> 00:24:14,789
A big round of applause
for Shahina Waseem. Well done.
557
00:24:16,207 --> 00:24:20,337
Winthrop, you have been amazing.
Wonderful, wonderful support.
558
00:24:20,337 --> 00:24:21,171
Thank you.
559
00:24:23,340 --> 00:24:24,591
Whew.
INTERVIEWER: Rough one?
560
00:24:25,175 --> 00:24:26,009
Rough one indeed.
561
00:24:26,509 --> 00:24:27,385
Oh, my God.
562
00:24:27,385 --> 00:24:28,261
[laughter]
563
00:24:29,179 --> 00:24:30,388
It's like the fire keeps coming back.
564
00:24:30,388 --> 00:24:32,933
Like, every time it goes away,
it just comes back.
565
00:24:33,642 --> 00:24:34,893
I feel like I'm gonna puke.
566
00:24:34,893 --> 00:24:37,312
So many mistakes,
we should not have done that.
567
00:24:37,312 --> 00:24:39,147
[chuckles] We did. We did.
568
00:24:39,147 --> 00:24:40,523
We did it.
569
00:24:40,857 --> 00:24:44,069
NARRATOR:
The Queen has consumed 28 superhots
570
00:24:44,069 --> 00:24:45,987
in 90 minutes.
571
00:24:45,987 --> 00:24:48,823
Taking on all comers
and finding a way to win.
572
00:24:49,324 --> 00:24:52,327
But though she's won the fight,
it comes at a cost.
573
00:24:52,744 --> 00:24:55,497
The battle inside her body has just begun.
574
00:24:55,497 --> 00:24:57,165
[Shahina exhales sharply]
- You okay?
575
00:24:57,165 --> 00:24:58,250
I'll get better.
576
00:24:58,250 --> 00:25:00,377
Oh, my God, that's unbelievable.
577
00:25:00,710 --> 00:25:02,546
NARRATOR:
This type of extreme chili binge
578
00:25:02,546 --> 00:25:05,423
will deliver an agonizing aftermath.
579
00:25:05,423 --> 00:25:07,926
The peppers will take all night
580
00:25:07,926 --> 00:25:10,053
to work their way through her body,
581
00:25:10,053 --> 00:25:14,224
and by this evening,
it will be next level bad.
582
00:25:14,641 --> 00:25:21,731
♪
583
00:25:23,149 --> 00:25:25,110
Whether it's
a chili-eating winning streak,
584
00:25:25,110 --> 00:25:26,778
or a new business venture,
585
00:25:26,778 --> 00:25:28,905
all things have to begin somewhere.
586
00:25:29,364 --> 00:25:30,657
BOBBY:
Aurea and I,
587
00:25:30,657 --> 00:25:33,159
we've been talking about
making hot sauce together.
588
00:25:33,159 --> 00:25:34,244
Can't wait to do this--
589
00:25:34,244 --> 00:25:36,621
NARRATOR: Today is that moment
for Bobby McFadden
590
00:25:36,621 --> 00:25:38,331
and Aurea De Guzman
591
00:25:38,331 --> 00:25:40,792
as they launch their new
pepper-based partnership.
592
00:25:41,543 --> 00:25:44,337
Step one, figuring out
what they can create
593
00:25:44,337 --> 00:25:46,131
to best combine their talents.
594
00:25:46,631 --> 00:25:48,383
Did you want to, like, try some stuff
595
00:25:48,383 --> 00:25:51,011
and see kind of like-- get an idea
of where we want to go with this?
596
00:25:51,011 --> 00:25:52,971
Do you want to try some hot sauce?
BOBBY: Yeah.
597
00:25:54,055 --> 00:25:54,973
AUREA:
I'll grab a few.
598
00:25:55,348 --> 00:25:57,475
[bottles clinking]
599
00:25:57,475 --> 00:25:59,644
Here's a few things
that we can pick from.
600
00:25:59,644 --> 00:26:00,729
Oh, my God.
601
00:26:01,813 --> 00:26:03,398
Wait, not done yet.
602
00:26:04,316 --> 00:26:06,610
I have a group of hot sauces,
603
00:26:06,610 --> 00:26:09,029
about 20 of them that are in my fridge,
604
00:26:09,487 --> 00:26:11,323
that are in the game right now.
605
00:26:11,323 --> 00:26:14,576
Think of basketball, you have players
that are in the game.
606
00:26:14,576 --> 00:26:16,912
And then I have the benchwarmers
607
00:26:17,287 --> 00:26:20,373
that are waiting to just,
"Put me in, coach, I'm ready."
608
00:26:20,373 --> 00:26:21,207
Oh, okay, okay.
609
00:26:21,207 --> 00:26:22,334
I'll be back, there's more.
610
00:26:23,084 --> 00:26:24,419
Uh--
611
00:26:24,419 --> 00:26:28,298
And I decide on an MVP,
and I usually stick with him.
612
00:26:28,715 --> 00:26:31,718
What are you looking for viscosity-wise?
613
00:26:31,718 --> 00:26:33,303
Um, like a medium body.
614
00:26:34,137 --> 00:26:35,347
AUREA:
You'll like it.
615
00:26:35,347 --> 00:26:37,432
It smells really good.
See, I love smoke.
616
00:26:37,432 --> 00:26:39,184
It really kind of uniforms everything.
617
00:26:41,770 --> 00:26:43,021
Oh, that's incredible.
618
00:26:43,021 --> 00:26:43,855
Right?
619
00:26:44,522 --> 00:26:47,525
NARRATOR: Bobby grows the superhots
they need to craft something new,
620
00:26:47,525 --> 00:26:50,028
and Aurea has
a unique take on flavors.
621
00:26:50,028 --> 00:26:51,112
Woo!
622
00:26:51,571 --> 00:26:53,698
NARRATOR: A combo
that could propel them together
623
00:26:53,698 --> 00:26:55,158
into the conversation.
624
00:26:55,575 --> 00:26:57,035
BOBBY:
I love making hot sauce.
625
00:26:57,035 --> 00:26:58,620
What are you gonna do with,
you know,
626
00:26:58,620 --> 00:27:01,039
a hundred pounds of peppers
at the end of the season?
627
00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:04,376
So, I think we're both good
at making hot sauce,
628
00:27:04,376 --> 00:27:06,378
but she brings, like,
a whole new perspective.
629
00:27:06,378 --> 00:27:08,421
Some things--
Things I wouldn't even think of.
630
00:27:08,713 --> 00:27:10,674
Just the perfect flow
working together. Yeah.
631
00:27:10,674 --> 00:27:12,801
I was experimenting
with different wood chips,
632
00:27:13,301 --> 00:27:15,971
and I found a couple wood chips
that I think that, uh,
633
00:27:15,971 --> 00:27:19,057
really add a good-- Hey, bud.
Add a good flavor to it.
634
00:27:19,057 --> 00:27:20,225
AUREA:
He wants what you're having.
635
00:27:20,225 --> 00:27:22,185
No, you can't have that.
[Aurea laughs]
636
00:27:22,185 --> 00:27:23,603
Make the sauce that matters
637
00:27:23,603 --> 00:27:25,021
and then put
the cool label on it.
638
00:27:25,021 --> 00:27:26,147
That's, that's the deal.
639
00:27:26,982 --> 00:27:28,108
AUREA:
Let's chug a bottle each.
640
00:27:28,108 --> 00:27:29,442
BOBBY: No!
[Aurea laughs]
641
00:27:30,777 --> 00:27:32,028
[dog growls]
642
00:27:32,779 --> 00:27:35,949
♪ tense music playing ♪
643
00:27:36,950 --> 00:27:38,326
NARRATOR:
When we were all little children,
644
00:27:38,326 --> 00:27:39,953
we knew for a fact
645
00:27:39,953 --> 00:27:42,581
that a monster lived
in the basement.
646
00:27:44,708 --> 00:27:46,167
[door creaking]
647
00:27:46,167 --> 00:27:49,421
NARRATOR: When mom and dad asked us
to grab something from downstairs,
648
00:27:49,421 --> 00:27:51,089
we ran down and back up again,
649
00:27:51,089 --> 00:27:53,049
heart beating, barely touching the floor.
650
00:27:54,467 --> 00:27:58,096
In Bethel Park, Pennsylvania,
in Jimmy Pickle's house,
651
00:27:58,096 --> 00:28:01,433
there's definitely a monster
in the basement.
652
00:28:01,433 --> 00:28:03,143
[zipper opening]
653
00:28:03,143 --> 00:28:05,979
NARRATOR: But it's the very reason
Johnny Scoville is here.
654
00:28:07,856 --> 00:28:09,065
JOHNNY:
Wow.
655
00:28:09,065 --> 00:28:11,359
JIMMY:
Presenting the JP Piranha.
656
00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:12,193
JOHNNY:
Wow.
657
00:28:12,193 --> 00:28:13,612
JIMMY:
You can see the tails.
658
00:28:14,905 --> 00:28:15,739
JOHNNY:
Wow.
659
00:28:17,365 --> 00:28:18,992
JIMMY:
But it is a Naga Bubblegum,
660
00:28:18,992 --> 00:28:20,952
crossed with a Primotalii.
661
00:28:20,952 --> 00:28:22,037
JP Piranha.
662
00:28:23,496 --> 00:28:25,248
I have a lot of respect for Johnny.
663
00:28:25,248 --> 00:28:27,876
The community has a lot
of respect for Johnny.
664
00:28:28,126 --> 00:28:29,794
His opinion matters.
665
00:28:30,420 --> 00:28:31,421
Here's to your health, thank you.
666
00:28:31,421 --> 00:28:32,255
JIMMY:
Cheers.
667
00:28:32,255 --> 00:28:33,840
[pepper crunching]
668
00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,508
If he doesn't like it,
669
00:28:35,508 --> 00:28:39,512
it's definitely backtracking
everything I'm working for.
670
00:28:39,512 --> 00:28:42,390
♪ tense music playing ♪
671
00:28:42,390 --> 00:28:44,351
♪
672
00:28:44,976 --> 00:28:47,229
NARRATOR:
Johnny's life has become consumed
673
00:28:47,229 --> 00:28:48,521
by the hunt for a pepper
674
00:28:48,521 --> 00:28:50,982
that could challenge
the Carolina Reaper
675
00:28:50,982 --> 00:28:53,485
as one of the world's hottest.
676
00:28:54,069 --> 00:28:56,863
So when he's tasting
a true contender,
677
00:28:56,863 --> 00:28:58,990
like Jimmy Pickles' JP Piranha,
678
00:28:58,990 --> 00:29:01,034
he takes his time
to assess the burn.
679
00:29:01,743 --> 00:29:05,705
♪
680
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,668
[crow cawing]
681
00:29:11,670 --> 00:29:15,048
♪ playful music playing ♪
682
00:29:15,590 --> 00:29:18,510
[pepper crunching]
683
00:29:19,469 --> 00:29:20,679
Hot right from the jump.
684
00:29:21,304 --> 00:29:22,639
Very strong.
685
00:29:22,639 --> 00:29:24,432
It is fruity, slightly floral,
686
00:29:24,432 --> 00:29:26,518
a little bit of bitter notes,
which the bitterness
687
00:29:26,518 --> 00:29:29,187
and floral to me is such
a wonderful combination.
688
00:29:30,981 --> 00:29:32,232
Great finish on it.
689
00:29:33,525 --> 00:29:35,443
You know, the-the bitterness
and the floral flavors
690
00:29:35,443 --> 00:29:36,278
dissipate pretty quickly.
691
00:29:36,278 --> 00:29:38,029
So now you just have
that great pepper flavor.
692
00:29:38,655 --> 00:29:41,199
Great burn on the sides of my cheek.
693
00:29:41,199 --> 00:29:43,451
I see your eyes watering a little bit.
694
00:29:43,451 --> 00:29:45,870
You never really get flushed,
but it's the eyes.
695
00:29:47,330 --> 00:29:48,582
But very, very hot.
696
00:29:49,082 --> 00:29:51,251
Have you had
the Scoville ratings test on that?
697
00:29:51,251 --> 00:29:52,419
No, but I'm going to.
698
00:29:52,419 --> 00:29:56,715
It's gonna be-- It's gonna be north
of 1.5, I promise you.
699
00:29:56,715 --> 00:29:59,342
Like maybe 1.7, 1.9, it's gonna be hot.
- Yeah.
700
00:29:59,968 --> 00:30:01,303
NARRATOR:
Of course Johnny's mouth
701
00:30:01,303 --> 00:30:04,139
cannot immediately decipher
Scoville heat units,
702
00:30:04,139 --> 00:30:07,183
the scientific measurement used
to classify superhots
703
00:30:07,183 --> 00:30:08,894
from which he borrowed his name.
704
00:30:08,894 --> 00:30:10,979
But his palate is developed enough
705
00:30:10,979 --> 00:30:15,650
to recognize when a pepper breaks
into the highest tier of heat.
706
00:30:16,067 --> 00:30:19,404
Listen, if somebody was not like,
I mean, hardcore chilihead,
707
00:30:19,404 --> 00:30:20,655
they wouldn't even be able to think.
708
00:30:20,655 --> 00:30:21,948
- Yeah.
- It would scramble their brain.
709
00:30:21,948 --> 00:30:23,700
- Yeah.
- Oh, it's a beautiful thing.
710
00:30:23,700 --> 00:30:24,743
Yeah. Awesome.
711
00:30:24,743 --> 00:30:26,161
You've done
something good there, Jimmy.
712
00:30:26,161 --> 00:30:27,537
JP Piranha.
713
00:30:29,706 --> 00:30:32,334
It tastes good, it's definitely crazy hot,
714
00:30:32,334 --> 00:30:34,002
it's got great genetics, it's beautiful.
715
00:30:34,002 --> 00:30:37,505
So it's got all the potential in the world
to be, uh, you know, a monster,
716
00:30:37,505 --> 00:30:38,632
but it's just young, it's early.
717
00:30:39,549 --> 00:30:41,551
The JP Piranha, that's a contender.
718
00:30:41,551 --> 00:30:42,928
We gotta come up with an idea.
719
00:30:42,928 --> 00:30:44,137
JOHNNHY:
Oh, I got some good ones.
720
00:30:44,137 --> 00:30:46,056
We're getting it out there
and getting a lot of eyes on it.
721
00:30:46,056 --> 00:30:47,807
We need to do a big rollout
and maybe, like,
722
00:30:47,807 --> 00:30:49,601
I'll do a big challenge for you as well.
723
00:30:49,601 --> 00:30:51,353
- Okay.
- 'Cause people like seeing me in pain.
724
00:30:52,103 --> 00:30:53,605
NARRATOR:
Johnny's trip here has accomplished
725
00:30:53,605 --> 00:30:54,981
what Jimmy hoped for,
726
00:30:54,981 --> 00:30:56,316
earning the Piranha a spot
727
00:30:56,316 --> 00:31:00,070
amongst the pantheon
of contenders for world's hottest.
728
00:31:00,487 --> 00:31:03,657
Now Jimmy needs to grow more
and plan its release
729
00:31:03,657 --> 00:31:05,158
in hopes of cashing in.
730
00:31:06,117 --> 00:31:07,285
- Thanks, brother.
- Of course, man.
731
00:31:07,953 --> 00:31:09,162
We'll make it happen.
- Yeah.
732
00:31:11,414 --> 00:31:16,878
♪ intense music playing ♪
733
00:31:18,255 --> 00:31:19,631
[Shahina exhales sharply]
734
00:31:20,006 --> 00:31:21,007
[Shahina groans]
735
00:31:21,591 --> 00:31:23,134
SHAHINA:
Yeah, that really helps.
736
00:31:25,428 --> 00:31:28,223
NARRATOR: On this journey
into the belly of superhot,
737
00:31:28,223 --> 00:31:31,977
it's often easy to forget
just how brutal they can be.
738
00:31:31,977 --> 00:31:34,020
♪
739
00:31:34,020 --> 00:31:37,399
Unfortunately for Shahina,
no amount of ice baths
740
00:31:37,399 --> 00:31:39,025
or massage will help her now.
741
00:31:40,944 --> 00:31:42,195
Oh, my goodness.
742
00:31:42,988 --> 00:31:46,199
My friend, um, who, um,
has had babies
743
00:31:46,199 --> 00:31:47,659
and she does challenges
and stuff,
744
00:31:47,659 --> 00:31:50,120
she says it's worse
than labor pain. [chuckles]
745
00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:51,413
NARRATOR:
As she knows all too well,
746
00:31:52,330 --> 00:31:54,082
you may be done eating the chilies,
747
00:31:54,874 --> 00:31:56,668
but, [elongated] girl!
748
00:31:57,460 --> 00:31:59,671
The chilies are not done with you.
749
00:32:01,965 --> 00:32:04,175
[panting]
750
00:32:11,099 --> 00:32:12,225
PAUL:
Shan?
751
00:32:12,225 --> 00:32:13,768
You just let me know
if you need anything, alright?
752
00:32:17,981 --> 00:32:20,025
[retching]
753
00:32:21,401 --> 00:32:24,195
Yeah, so this happens
quite regularly really.
754
00:32:24,195 --> 00:32:26,197
This-- It happens all night, so--
755
00:32:26,197 --> 00:32:27,949
[Shahina retching, coughing]
756
00:32:27,949 --> 00:32:30,201
[flames sizzling]
757
00:32:30,201 --> 00:32:34,331
♪ dramatic theme music playing ♪
758
00:32:34,331 --> 00:32:38,209
♪
759
00:32:56,978 --> 00:32:58,688
[whistles]