Amateur Wing Eating Contest
The Amateur Wing Eating will pit up to 12 contestants that have been pre-qualified to compete on the main stage to win Wing King or Queen. The winner will be entered into the main event which is the Celebrity Wing Eating Contest later in the day.
Check-In is at 2:15 p.m. at Contest Stage
Official Rules and Regulations
- Must be 18 to compete.
- Entry is limited to first 12 contestants.
- Seats will be determined by lottery system, if applicable
- Contestants must not touch the wings before start of competition.
- Wings must be 90% eaten as determined by officials; otherwise, will be returned to plate, where you will be able to finish said wing or not, resulting in your ultimate score. The flap may be disregarded.
- Contestants will have 3 minutes in each round to eat as many wings as they can; you will be judged by weight of meat eaten during competitive heat. The top three will advance in each round with the heat level increasing in each.
- Visual signs of sickness will result in disqualification.
- No condiments or other sides will be offered or accepted during competition.
- Examples of “properly eaten wings” will be displayed at the cooks’/wing-eaters contest meeting the week before the competition.
- Contestants may either sit or stand if they remain in their designated area.
- The use of utensils is not allowed.
- The contest is over when time expires; you have 10 seconds to either swallow the food or spit it back on the plate. Otherwise, you will be disqualified.
- Judges will be on hand to assure the adherence to contest rules; weigh the total amount of meat that has been eaten; and to disqualify contestants that refused to adhere to the rules.
- Rules are subject to change as directed by the chairman of the contest and the head judge; all changed rules will be gone over in advance of the contest.
Bobbing For Wings
Your task is to pluck as many chicken wings from a pool filled with ranch dressing and chicken wings. The only catch is: You can’t use your hands! Contestants will have to pull chicken wings out of the ranch dressing with their mouth!