The 2nd Annual Native New Yorker Battle of the Bone Wing Eating Contest began Wednesday, March 11th with Joe Strickland edging out Nelson Battiest. Strickland, who works at the University of Phoenix was able to win Tempe despite eating a full breakfast AND lunch from the UofP cafe.
Tempe Native New Yorker was week one of this incredible spring/summer wing eating contest that will conclude in September with the finale in October.
Special thanks for all of the fans that came out to cheer on their wing men.
Up next Wednesday: Queen Creek.
Photos:
Results Week 1:
|
Name |
|
|
|
Appx. Wings Eaten |
Pounds Eaten |
|
Joe Strickland |
|
|
|
57 |
1.781 |
|
Nelson Battiest |
|
|
|
51 2/8 |
1.602 |
|
Brice Samuel |
|
|
|
50 6/8 |
1.586 |
|
Berkley Gorman |
|
|
|
48 6/8 |
1.523 |
|
Adrien Chapmen |
|
|
|
41 6/8 |
1.305 |
|
Mike Weinman |
|
|
|
29 4/8 |
0.922 |
|
Phil Perkins |
|
|
|
29 2/8 |
0.914 |
Note on our weekly results: Nutritiondata.com states that one whole chicken wing (both the paddle and the drumstick portion of the chicken wing) weigh on average 1 oz. Thus providing us with the figure that each wing portion (the drumstick and the paddle) each weigh a half an ounce. So, when it is stated that a contestant has eaten 57 wings, they have eaten the weight that is the equivalent of 57 wings. In actuality they have eaten more than 57 wings, but the actually weight of the meat they have eaten is equivalent to the weight of 57 whole wings.
