Video: Competitive eater attempts advent calendar challenge

By Rachel Swatman

Published: 11 December 2017

Competitive eater L.A. Beast - real name Kevin Strahle - has really been getting into the festive spirit this December.

While others who celebrate Christmas are eating one chocolate from an advent calendar a day to countdown until the 25th, L.A. Beast prefers to gobble the whole lot in record time.

Watch the attempt below:

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The Beast successfully achieved the Fastest time to eat all chocolates from an advent calendar in an impressive 1 min 27 secs.

He was thrilled that his hard work, determination and practice paid off!

"Congratulations to L.A. Beast on his successful record attempt - smashing the advent calendar title that was over six months in the making!" - Casey DeSantis, Guinness World Records adjudicator.

Previously, the strong-stomached YouTube star has set speed-eating records for titles involving chicken nuggets, powdered doughnuts, and fiery Bhut Jolokia peppers.