Last year’s Seafood Festival oyster shucking champion has now earned a chance to compete in the World Oyster Opening Contest in Galway, Ireland.
Last year’s oyster shucking champ was Mike Martin of Panama City beach who shucked a dozen oysters in 1 minute and 35 seconds.
On Sunday he was named the overall winner at the National Oyster Shucking Championship at the St. Mary's County Oyster Festival in Maryland.
At that event he opened two dozen oysters in 2 minutes, 37 seconds.
The last time an American won the world championship was in 2008 when the title was taken by William "Chopper" Young, of Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Before that you have to go back to 1976 when the championship was won by Cornelius Mackall.
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