ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Man Video games are again for Spherical 2, as groups from across the state collect to show they’ve what it takes to hitch the ranks of the world’s worst superhero.
Following the success of final 12 months’s inaugural Florida Man Games in downtown St. Augustine, organizers have moved Saturday’s occasion a couple of miles away to the St. Johns County Fairgrounds, the place they anticipate to have room for extra spectators and tailgating.
The video games, which begin a 9 a.m. and final all day, will likely be hosted by Florida comedians Josh Wicks Robinson and Kevin Flynn.
Poking enjoyable on the state’s status for weird tales, final 12 months’s groups competed in Florida-themed occasions just like the Evading Arrest Impediment Course and Beer Stomach Sumo Wrestling. New occasions added this 12 months embody Hurricane Get together Prep: Grocery Aisle Brawl and Human Beer Pong.
Ten groups from across the state, from Fort Myers to Pensacola, will compete. Final 12 months’s winner, workforce Hanky Spanky from St. Augustine, is returning to defend their snakeskin championship belt. Additionally competing this 12 months is an all-female workforce referred to as the Ball Busters.
Moreover watching the occasions, friends could have an opportunity to stand up to Florida Man shenanigans themselves. They may have the ability to work together with alligators from Gatorland and trip a mechanical alligator. The video games may even characteristic a present by ” Midget Wrestling Warriors ” and lawnmower racing hosted by hosted by NASCAR driver Jeffery Earnhardt.
The “Florida Man” phenomenon seeped into the nation’s conscience thanks partly to a Twitter account that began in 2013 with the deal with @_FloridaMan. The account touted “real-life tales of the world’s worst superhero,” sharing information headlines resembling “Florida Man Bites Canine to ‘Set up Dominance’” and “Florida Man Tried to Pay for McDonald’s With Weed.”
