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Among the contests planned for next February in St. Augustine, Florida, according to organizers, are the Evading Arrest Obstacle Course in which contestants jump over fences and through yards while being chased by real police officers; the Category 5 Cash Grab in which participants try to grab as much money in a wind-blowing booth; and the self-explanatory beer-belly wrestling.

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General admission tickets to the event are going for $45. Two former stars of the 1990s television show 害羞草研究所淎merican Gladiators害羞草研究所� have agreed to serve as referees.

A St. Augustine resident is behind the games: Pete Melfi, owner of , a media outlet covering St. Johns County.

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