1st Annual Screaming Buffalo Wing-Eating Contest

July 29, 2016 6:00PM - 7:00PM at Wingman Birdz & Brewz

Wingman Birdz & Brewz in downtown Walla Walla announces the 1st Annual Screaming Buffalo Wing-Eating Contest in celebration of National Chicken Wing Day on July 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.On July 29, Walla Walla’s hottest wing sauce will make its debut. The menu at Wingman includes more than twenty wing sauces, ranging in spice level from mild (#1 Chick Buffalo) to hot (#4 Squawking Buffalo). The new #9 Screaming Buffalo wing sauce includes several familiar peppers (habanero, jalapeno, serrano), but also includes the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper – a pepper that come with a warning label to wear goggles and gloves while handling – and is many times hotter than its milder cousins. “We are looking for ten brave souls willing to face a truly spectacular eating challenge,” says Brendon Mendoza, owner of Wingman Birdz & Brewz. “You can’t even believe how hot this sauce is.”Pepper heat is measured on the Scoville Scale. A jalapeño, for example, rates between 1,500 and 10,000 Scoville units. A habanero pepper is dramatically hotter, between 300,000 and 500,000 Scoville units. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper? Anywhere from 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 Scoville units – 100 to 200 times hotter than a jalapeño! The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion was considered the hottest pepper in the world in 2012, but has since lost the title to other hotter peppers.Ten contestants will compete to eat as many wings coated in the #9 Screaming Buffalo sauce as they can in three minutes. The first place winner will receive ultimate bragging rights, their name on a trophy, and free wings for a year! Second place wins free wings for six months. Third place wins free wings for three months. All competitors will receive our utmost respect and take home a Wingman T-Shirt for their participation. Entry is free. No purchase necessary. Contestants will be selected through a nomination and online voting process. Nominations (of oneself or others) may be submitted to marketing@wingmanbirdz.com between June 29 and July 15. Name, contact information, and a photo are required.All participants must be 21 or older, in good health, and sign a Waiver of Liability form. Safety gloves and goggles will be provided. Bread and milk will be available to all competitors throughout the challenge, however, consuming these items before the contest winner is declared will result in disqualification.Wingman Birdz & Brewz is a family-owned, family-friendly business in downtown Walla Walla specializing in designer chicken wings and craft beers. The restaurant opened in 2014 and features twenty-two beer taps and more than twenty chicken wing sauces. For more information visit www.wingmanbirdz.com.

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