Andrew Lee, a forklift driver and aspiring chef, died at age 33 after eating a "superhot" chili in a bet with his friend to see who could make the hottest dish.Telegraph: Chef Dies After Eating 'Superhot' Chilli For Bet Lee ate an entire plate of the hot sauce and complained of itching as he tried to fall asleep. He was found dead by his girlfriend the next morning from heart failure.Telegraph: Chef Dies After Eating 'Superhot' Chilli For Bet Lee's father had grown red chili peppers especially for the bet.TheSun: Chili Bet Kills Chef

"It’s incredible. Who’d have thought he could die from eating chilli sauce? He loved cooking and wanted to be a chef. He used chillis to make Thai dishes but never anything this hot. We don’t know of anything else that could have caused his death. He was perfectly healthy and the post mortem showed no heart problems." --Lee's sister ClaireTheSun: Chili Bet Kills Chef