Wings, Wings, & more Wings
On Thursday, January 30th, 2014, Rachel & her roommates as well as their boyfriends (including me) had their first eating contest of hopefully many more to come.
The location was Buffalo Wild Wings & the contest was: Which couple can eat the most wings within an hour! We headed over to BWW, packing six into a car of five and once we were seated, began placing orders. Rachel & I ordered 50 wings, consisting of mild, asian zing, teryaki, honey bbq & sweet bbq. Jeff and Mary ordered 42 wings, all mild, as well as 2 beers. And Aly & Jay ordered 58 wings, 75% honey bbq 25% sweet bbq. Oh and it was Thursday, so the wings were boneless.
While we were waiting I began to get nervous, can Rachel & I really eat 50 wings? Seems like a lot. Aly & Jay ordered 58, will we have enough time to order & eat more if need be? We can just order before we are done with our 50 and they should be out in no time right? Are Mary & Jeff going to be able to eat their 42!? So many questions, only time will tell.
After about 25 minutes, all 150 wings came out and the feast began. This was good news if we needed to order more wings, only 25 minutes for 150 wings, they should be able to cook up another 12 or 24 if need be in less than that. To my pleasant surprise, Rachel started off very strong, polishing off at least 10 wings in the first 7 minutes, she was actually ahead of me in # of wings eaten! I needed to catch up, so I started gobbling them down. We had the most of the mild wings, which wasn't bad because I enjoy how they taste, but boy was I sweating like a dog. Literally, sweat dripping off of me as I chowed down with each bite into the mild wings. People around us must have thought I was doing the Blazin' Challenge the way the sweat was pouring off of my head. I even had to take off my sweater I was sweating so much.
As time ticked by, our 2 plates of wings began to diminish. Across the table, Aly & Jay were a few wings behind us as we all began to fill up. Mary & Jeff were enjoying their wings to the fullest, taking sips of their Tall Boys in between each bite. About 20 minutes into the competition Rachel & I were running dangerously close to being done with our first 50, so we put in another order for 12 wings, which would out-do Aly & Jay's total of 58. 40 minutes for the wings to come out, no problem right?
We finished our 50 wings in 22 minutes. Rachel put down 20, which was well above the 15 she guaranteed, & I had consumed 30, but was still craving more and did not even feel that full.
As we waited for our wings to come out, the time passed by... first 10 minutes, then 15, then 20... and we began to get nervous. After almost 30 minutes of waiting and only 10 minutes left in the competition, we saw Aly & Jay finishing off the last of their 58 wings, with their America headbands and armbands on. Each of them had 29 wings and were looking very full. I was convinced if the wings came out now, Rachel & I would be able to take on 9 wings in 10 minutes to surpass them and win the challenge. Jay put in a final order of 8 wings for team Aly & Jay just in case our wings did come out, they may be able to top us still!
But that would not be the case, as 10 minutes became 9 to 8 and so on all the way down to the last minute. Disappointment was definitely the mood for Rachel & I, as Aly & Jay celebrated their victory as time expired. 2 minutes after the competition had ended, and over 40 minutes after we had ordered 12 honey bbq wings, they finally came out. We were pretty upset & Rachel said to just pack them up and take em home, but I was frustrated, so I stabbed 2 wings at once, and put them in my mouth. Then continued this trend until I had consumed an additional 10 wings & Rachel finished off the last 2 of the 12. Giving us a grand total of 62 wings, too bad BWW sucked and couldn't get the wings out on time.
So the final tally's were:
Team Aly & Jay - 58 wings
Team Rachel & Josh - 50 wings (62 wings after time)
Team Mary & Jeff - 35 wings & 3 Tall Boys
It was ultimately a fun competition and despite BWW ruining our winning night, I had a good time and felt super full. Oh we also got 10 dollars off our bill because they took so long!
We then headed back to the apartment with full stomachs and everyone feeling somewhat sick. Once back everyone just laid in their beds groaning in pain as our stomachs were packed full of chicken.
Aly & Jay get the claim to fame as best couple, and will get to pick the next competition. Can't wait to see what it is!
What I've been up to this past week
- The past week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Dookie by GreenDay. Wow I am getting old. Especially with one of my favorite albums, Smash by The Offspring turning 20 as well in April. Time flies.
- I finished up the book Insurgent, what a great 2 books they have been so far. Despite hearing negative things about Allegiant, the third book in the Divergent series, I am excited to start it this week.
- I have been into watching old classic films of late: 12 Angry Men, Rear Window, North by Northwest. Alfred Hitchcock is a genius. These thriller's really make you think & the stories are top notch. Love it.
- Fox Valley Lacrosse tryouts were on Sunday. This year I'll be coaching the 8th green (b) team. 65 kids trying out for 8th grade, wow, lacrosse has come far since when I was in 8th grade and there were probably that many kids total spread over 6 teams. It should be a good, fun year. There was a lot of talent at tryouts and a ton of good players in the area. I am getting pretty pumped for it to start next weekend.
I have been busy busy busy with lacrosse - training, playing, & video editing. I finally had time to get around to editing the GoPro footage from BenU's fallball 2013. A bit long, but with 2 cameras, it came out pretty well I'd say.
The young lacrosse team brings back a handful of players, as well as a solid group of freshman/transfers. Should be an interesting year for them in the MLC & I plan to catch a few games and hopefully shoot a few videos. Stay tuned!
Josh
