Pretty much! He got 3rd at the IronMan, 5th at the Arnold Classic, and placed 10th at his first Olympia (which, at the time, qualified him for the 2002 Olympia).
King did a seminar with Jay at the event, where I met him and Barbara.
He was asked about contest prep and King claimed he ate 10,000 grams of carbs via pie filling in one day.
I politely spoke up and said, you mean 10,000 cal of pie filling NOT 10,000 grams of carbs , right King?
King knew I taught physics , so he gave me a cocky look and loudly said to everyone;
" No dude, I meant 10,000 grams of CARBS . I didn't say it wrong . I guess we all can't be rocket scientists , like Howard."
I consider THAT, one of the best complements I ever got .
