INTERNATIONAL TV star Bear Grylls will have to eat a jar of Vegemite with a box of dry Weetbix and tuna if he loses a ping pong competition against an Albury man.
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Jimmy Ladgrove, 20, will go head to head in a game of “Aussie pong” against Grylls in August, using saucepans as bats.
Their uniform — a singlet, shorts and thongs.
“Aussie pong” requires practice and expertise, according to its creator, who moved to Melbourne this year to study TV production at NMIT.
Getting in hours of practice since he found out he’d won the “Solo Beat Bear” competition two months ago, he is certain he will win.
“It’s actually pretty hard, and he’s so busy I don’t think he will have time to practise,” he said.
Mr Ladgrove thought a jar of Vegemite and dry Weetbix would be far from the most disgusting things Grylls has eaten.
“He has eaten some pretty gross things, like a dead zebra,” he said.
“It’s only a little jar anyway.”
But what if Grylls does win?
“I put Vegemite on pretty thick, I love it, so I’m not too concerned,” Mr Ladgrove said.
The former Albury High student said he will consider adding a lemon to the mix, to give the combination a bit more of a “zing” if Grylls required more flavour.
It’s not the first time Mr Ladgrove has won a competition.
Last year he won a date with Kim Kardashian in Melbourne.
He believes it’s all about the law of attraction; think positively and envisage what you want and it will come to you.
Going up against his idol on August 31, Mr Ladgrove said he loves the optimistic outlook Grylls portrays, particularly through social media like twitter.
“Because of people like him, I’ve gotten to think positive,” he said.
