2021

Sally Mishmash, left, consumes stone crab claw meat while competing in the individual division of the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws at the Florida Keys restaurant. Mishmash is a Marathon resident. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

A hammer swung by Jason Carloni hits its mark during the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws at the Florida Keys restaurant. Stone crabs in the Florida Keys are a renewable resource, since typically one legal-size claw is harvested from the crab, which is returned to the water to grow a new claw. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Kevin Bombardier consumes stone crab claw meat while competing in the individual division of the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws at the Florida Keys restaurant. Big Pine Key, Fla., resident Bombardier, who won the last contest staged in 2019, finished in third place. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

=Juan Mallen raises his hands in victory at the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws at the Florida Keys restaurant. Five-time competitor Mallen, a 55-year-old Miami resident, accomplished the feat in 14 minutes and 29 seconds, taking top honors for the third time. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Juan Mallen consumes stone crab claw meat while competing in the individual division of the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws at the Florida Keys restaurant. Five-time competitor Mallen, a 55-year-old Miami resident, accomplished the feat in 14 minutes and 29 seconds, taking top honors for the third time. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Contestants compete in the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Marathon, Fla. Entrants were judged on how long it took them to crack and cleanly eat 25 stone crab claws. Stone crabs in the Florida Keys are a renewable resource, since typically one legal-size claw is harvested from the crab, which is returned to the water to grow a new claw. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)