Memory fuzzy...but i recall...
momo benaziza bought bags of apples and blended them for the whole week before the Dutch Pro. He either drank no water, or very little water, and this was following anohter show. Then he won the show and passed away that evening at the hotel. I dont know if he actually drank nothing but blended apples for a week straight.
I read in MMI, that Momo had nothing to drink for a week solid. Never heard the apples story-who knows if it's true or not-rumors abound in the BBing industry!
What I do remember from the article, is that Momo's only source of any liquid was ice chips. If he felt thirsty or that he needed water from sever dehydration, would would chop up a bunch of ice and suck on the chips.
The whole story started with the above. By the time he was on stage, he was nearly convulsing and by the night show he was practically a dead man on the stage. When he passed out in his hotel room, Porter Cottrell tried to resuscitate him and Momo's color was nearly GRAY despite his natural dark skin complexion (Egyptian I believe) and tanning color. The article concluded that his blood had basically become solid throughout the week, even more so on contest day, and he was dying the entire time he was in the contest.
Definitely worth a plastic trophy though. I'm sure he would do it all over again given the chance!