First-responders compete by eating oysters for charity in Huntington Beach

Jason Raymond from the Huntington Beach Fire Dept. uses a two-handed technique to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, this Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.

  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

The team from the Huntington Beach Police, from left, Arvar Elkins, Irma Lamas and Josh Page retained the title of most oysters eaten, 97, at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HB Fire Dept. came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Samuel Stephanian from the Marine safety team holds the shells as he eats as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Master of Ceremony Scott Cameron prepares the contestants and the crowds just before kicking off the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

These are just a few of the many dozens of oysters that had been prepared for the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, this Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Restaurant owner Jennifer Delcham brings a dozen fresh oysters to Claude Panis of the Marine Safety team, at the start of the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, this Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Irma Lamas from the Huntington Beach Police Dept. used a two-handed technique to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, this Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Claude Panis of the Marine Safety team used the shovel technique to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Arvar Elkins from the Huntington Beach Police Dept. leans back as he swallows his last oyster at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crowds cheered their favorite team as participants tried to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Eric Blaska from the Huntington Beach Fire Dept. swallows the oysters right out of the shell as he tried to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Jason Raymond from the Huntington Beach Fire Dept. pours hot sauce into his mouth as he tried to eat as many oysters as possible at the Third Annual Shuck It Event, held at Ways & Means Oyster House, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Each team member had sixty seconds to eat as many oysters as they could without dropping any on the floor. The team from the HBPD team won with 97 oysters, the Fire Dept. team came in second place with 73 oysters eaten and third place went to the lifeguards Marine Safety team, who downed 53 of the shellfish. The head-to-head oyster-eating contest was done for charity.

  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)