Right now, sitting in a Texas prison cell, is a man named Raymond Riles, and his story is anything but ordinary.

Riles has been on death row longer than anyone else in the entire United States. His stay hasn't been quiet either—back in 1985, Riles set himself on fire, and over the years, he’s had numerous outbursts, including an incident where he attacked a judge. Despite it all, Riles has made it clear that he’s ready for his “last day.”

However, when that day comes, one thing he won’t get to enjoy is the infamous Texas “last meal.” The Lone Star State did away with this long-standing tradition in 2011, and it’s all thanks to an inmate named Russell Brewer. Brewer ordered a massive final meal—enough to feed a small party—and then didn’t eat a single bite of it. His stunt ended the “last meal” requests for all future Texas inmates.

Before Brewer’s actions ruined it for the rest, some inmates had made some truly wild meal requests. Want to know what some of them asked for? There are lists floating around with examples, and let’s just say some of them are pretty out there. You can find some of the strangest last meal requests on Ranker—some of them are sure to make you scratch your head.

If you knew you were about to be executed, would you go out with a massive feast or keep it simple with a more subtle meal?

8 Extravagant Last Meal Requests

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Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

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