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A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported.

Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-litre jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said.

Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites.

Dumplings, called "vareniki" in the former Soviet republic, are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are often stuffed with a range of fillings from mushrooms to cherries.

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Sep 22, 2011

phathaphatha

mxim stupid v3nda srhovu, leave dumpling to the zulus they are masters
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Sep 22, 2011

Reyataz

Would have thought that a 77 year old is wise enough not to partake in a joke of a contest, with a jar of artery clogging cholesterol as 1st prize!
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Sep 22, 2011

Tswanagal!

Probably o le jele le fisa le tla mmolaya wena!
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Sep 22, 2011

Joyfull

1000 Way to die
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Sep 22, 2011

Mosquer

Batho ba rata dilo. Bona nou
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Sep 22, 2011

ELJE

Stupid, stupid man he was totally ridiculous typical male must have wanted toshow off in front of his friends. At least he died with a full stomach

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Sep 22, 2011

Msiphos00

Killed by dumplings damn old man what were you trying to do???
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Sep 22, 2011

hotitoti

At least he died a winner
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Sep 22, 2011

turfloopzone1

good thing he is dead
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Sep 22, 2011

halala!!!

the pic kills me.... the story is sad!
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