The annual Stone Crab Eating Contest returns to Keys Fisheries in Marathon Nov. 2, 2024. Last year, a Chicago man visiting the Florida Keys set a new record and took first place in the contest. Paraticipants must crack and eat 25 of the tasty stone crab claws and pick them completely clean in the fastest time. Scott Milison set a new contest record in 2023 with a final time of 10 minutes and 17 seconds, beating the previous record time of 10 minutes and 23 seconds.