Father chokes to death in watermelon eating contest to win free portion of chips

A father-of-four has died after choking on watermelon during an eating contest at a family resort
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A father-of-four died choking on watermelon during an eating competition in front of his heartbroken wife.

Carlos Cerasomma, 37, was playing a game called ‘Boca de Melancia’, which translates to ‘Watermelon Mouth’, where competitors try to eat the exotic fruit as quickly as possible.

The rules of the game mean participants must eat the watermelon as quickly as possible without using their hands...