In case this year’s Association of Volleyball
Professionals Brooklyn Open isn’t
enough to satisfy your hunger for intense competition on the
Coney Island boardwalk, there is a competition that is sure to
hit the spot.
On Saturday, Aug. 19, compete in – or just watch – the fourth
annual Frank’s RedHot Battle to the Bone Wing Eating Championship.
The competition, which begins at 3 pm at West 21st Street and
the Boardwalk, will be running simultaneously with the new AVP
Brooklyn volleyball tourney. The gluttonous event will be emceed
by Kevin Roberts, author of the cookbook "Munchies,"
a CBS radio food show host and chef at the Gas Lamp Tavern in
San Diego.
"This contest is about flavor," Roberts said. "New
York is known as the place where Buffalo wings were invented,
so we know New Yorkers can handle the flavor. Pairing with the
AVP event is a match made in wing-eating heaven, and my advice
to contestants is to just enjoy it."
Sign-ups for the contest are from 10 am to 11:30 am on Saturday
at the Frank’s RedHot booth, and the preliminary qualifying round
will be at noon.
Entrants will be assigned a heat in which they are given five
wings. The top one or two contestants from each heat, who eat
their wings fastest, will advance to the final round. Then, contestants
in the final round will be given a tray of 20 wings, and just
three minutes to eat all that they can. At the end of the three
minutes, the top three competitors will win.
The final round is staged for 10 minutes during a break in the
championship match action, and will take place on the center
court.
The winner is determined by speed and number of wings consumed,
and the prizes include $150 for first place, $75 for second place
and $50 for third place.
"In our last competition in Atlanta, one amateur wing-eater
drove from over three hours away and finished 15 seconds faster
then the second-place winner, who was a pro," Roberts said.
"That shows the focus of our contest is geared toward the
everyday person."
