eGroup's Daniel Navarro, Inside Sales, took on Guiseppe's hot chicken wing eating challenge last night in Mt. Pleasant, SC--and lived to tell his story.

The rules: Daniel had to eat 7 chicken wings, smothered in a sauce that uses the infamous "bhut jolokia" pepper, in 10 minutes. (The bhut jolokia-also known variously by other names in its native region- is a chili pepper generally recognized as the hottest in the world. The pepper is often called the ghost chili by Western media.) With only a small cocktail napkin to attempt to wipe the fiery sauce from his face and hands during the feat, and nothing to drink, he then had to sit for an additional 5 minutes after consuming the wings to endure the pain before the wait staff could come to his rescue with milk and cold rags.<!--more-->

Below is Daniel's first hand account of this heroic feat:

<em>"First off, it was all about the mind set! I downed one glass of milk, and then it was game on. The manager came up to ask "so, who is the idiot?", but I didn't let his mockery rattle me. I was in the zone. I had to sign a waver in order to enter into the contest. Right before I started eating the wings I took a moment to get myself  mentally prepared. When I started, I literally ate the wings so fast I didn't have time to think about how hot these wings really were. One thing I noticed besides the fact that I was sweating heavily was that my hands were shaking like crazy. It took me 2 ½ minutes to eat 7 wings. After that the five minute waiting period, called the AFTER BURN, began. Man, did it BURN! I told the crew of eGroup onlookers "do whatever you want--take pictures, whatever--just please don't talk to me."  I needed to be in peace, and breathing was key. The last 2 minutes my eyes started to burn so badly I couldn't even open then without being in pain. I almost thought I wasn't going to make it, but when I hit the 1 minute mark I knew I had this one in the bag. 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1 Mission complete! I started chugging milk and received a cold rag to clean myself up. My face and lips were burning so badly I had to ask for a second cold rag to just lay on my face. That's all I got."</em>

Daniel's eagerness to take on even the most extreme of challenges translates to his "get it done" attitude as an Inside Sales Executive with eGroup.

See Daniel in action <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8my2EyAt8s">HERE</a>!