Wing Bowl Takes Flight

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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Calling all closet competitive eaters: 106.7 The Fan and Hard Times Cafe are seeking “The King of the Wing“–a saucy moniker to be conferred on he/she who can mow through the most chicken wings in 10 minutes.

“The response has been great,” a 106.7 spokesperson said of the cheeky, wing stripping-displays hosted to date.

The contest calls for putting through to the “Wing Bowl 2010″ the top four finishers from each “wing off”–tentatively capped at 28 competitors–while shaking things up by selecting a pair of wild cards from the pool of online-only applicants.

There have been five qualifying rounds so far, with Ryan “Iron Ryan” Smith leading the pack by disposing of an impressive 68 wings during the Germantown chowfest.

The next preliminary round takes place tonight (6-8 p.m.) at the College Park shop, and the final qualifier is set for next Tuesday (Feb 2; 6-8 p.m.) at their Fairfax location. If you do decide to give the title a go, make sure to bring a hearty appetite and show up early, because only the first 20 registrants are allowed to compete.

Meanwhile, the finals will take place from 6-10 p.m. on Feb 5 at the Springfield store. Whoever claims the Wing King crown will also receive $2,500, while second place gets a refurbished Golden Tee machine (why?) and third gets to dry their tears with $500.

Gentlemen, start your heartburn!

–Warren

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