A polling expert who said he would eat a bug if Donald Trump won more than 240 electoral votes during Tuesday's election has made good on that promise.

Dr Sam Wang, a Princeton University professor, feasted on crickets in honey on Saturday morning to settle the bet following Trump's shocking election victory.

The data scientist was reminded of his wager while discussing the election and why predictions went wrong with host Michael Smerconish on CNN's 'Smerconish'.

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Dr Sam Wang, a polling expert who said he would eat a bug if Donald Trump won more than 240 electoral votes during Tuesday's election has made good on that promise on Saturday

Wang presented what he described as a can of 'gourmet-style crickets... gourmet from the point of view of a pet' during a segment with Smerconish host Michael Smerconish (pictured)

Back on October 19, Wang had tweeted: 'It's totally over. If Trump wins more than 240 electoral votes, I will eat a bug.'

President-elect Trump ended winning the election after capturing Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, putting him over the 270 threshold needed to win.

In total Trump had 290 electoral votes while Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had 228.

So on Saturday, Smerconish made sure to bring up Wang's promise, saying 'What about the bug?'

Back on October 19, Wang had tweeted: 'It's totally over. If Trump wins more than 240 electoral votes, I will eat a bug'

Wang then held up a small can which he described as a 'can of gourmet-style crickets... gourmet from the point of view of a pet.'

He added that he has been told they are a 'great source of protein and so on.'

However, before he took a bite, the founder of the Princeton Election Consortium had a few words to say.

He said eating the bug 'is in itself sensationalist and keeps us off of important policy issues,' such as discussing who Trump will nominate to the Supreme Court.

'There are things that can happen that could bring the country together, but I don't think the bug thing is one of them, I just wanted to point it out,' Wang said.

Before taking a bite, he asked the host if he really wanted him to eat the bug, to which a laughing Smerconish said yes in order to put the bet to bed once and for all

Wang mixed the can of crickets with honey before taking a bite. When asked how it tasted he said, 'kind of mostly honey-ish, a little nutty'

Then he asked Smerconish if he really wanted him to eat the bugs.

'I kinda would, let's like put it to bed once and for all,' Smerconish said.

So Wang kept his promise and ate bugs, and probably his words too.

'Like John the Baptist in the wilderness, he ate locusts and honey,' Wang said holding up a jar of honey.

Smerconish tweeted that Wang was a man of his word and made good on the promise

On Saturday Wang, who is the founder of the Princeton Election Consortium, tweeted 'blech'

He later tweeted: 'I'm not a pollster, but blurp, yup' after Smerconish said he had eaten a bug on live TV

'So I regard myself as being in the wilderness a little. After all, I was wrong.'

'A lot of people were wrong, but nobody else made the promise I did,' he added.

Wang then took a spoonful of the honey and cricket combination and ate it.

When asked how it tasted, he said 'kind of mostly honey-ish, a little nutty.'

'You delivered. You're a man of your word Mr Wang,' Smerconish, smiling, said.

Following the hilarious ordeal, Wang tweeted later on Saturday the word 'blech.'