Mike Martin wins U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship for the third year in a row

Mike Martin, who won last years Seafood festival oyster shucking contest, has now earned a chance to compete in the World Oyster Opening Contest in Galway, Ireland for the third year in a row.

Mike Martin, who works for Dusty’s oyster bar in Panama City Beach, competes every year in the local shucking contest.

He won last year in Apalachicola, and came in third the year before that

On Sunday he became the first person ever to win the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship three times in a row at the National Oyster Shucking Championship at the St. Mary's County Oyster Festival in Maryland.

At that event he opened two dozen oysters with a score of 2:43.6 seconds.

He will now head to Ireland to face the best oyster shuckers in the world.

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.

If you would like to see Mister Martin in action – he is expected to compete at the Seafood festival again this year.

That will take place on November the 3rd.

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