<p>How fast can Ken eat?&nbsp; NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa learns from, and challenges, compettive eater Eric &quot;Badlands&quot;&nbsp;Booker in this week&#39;s &quot;LI works.&quot;</p>


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LI Works: World of competitive eating with LI's Eric 'Badlands' Booker

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'You must evolve, things change, time change...now 20 hot dogs is just the beginning'

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