Chicken wing challenge gets hot, messy in Henderson
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Competitor Edher Odriozda puts his hands up as time runs out during his round as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
More sauce is poured on a new batch of wings as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Alejandro Pascacio digs into a wing as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitors eat as supporters watch and cheer them on as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Raymond Bryant is feeling the hot sauce burn during his round as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. He tied for first place. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Judge Angel Ravenell, left, and scorekeeper Sherrie Alvernaz count eaten wings as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitors dig in during their round as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Joey Maganis winces in pain from too much hot sauce as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Friends of competitor Wes Davis cheer for him during his round as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Judge Angel Ravenell counts eaten wings as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Patrick Gregory, left, digs into a wing while his judge Charles Anderson cheers him on as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. Gregory took second place. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Eaten wings are counted by a judge as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Patrick Gregory shows he has an empty mouth after his round ends during a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at PT’s Ranch in Henderson. Gregory took second place. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Competitor Alejandro Pascacio feels the sauce burn while eyeing another wing as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shannon Goida, center, pours milk for finished competitors using it to cool their mouths off as PT’s Ranch hosts a $4,000 wing-eating challenge on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
On Sunday, PT’s Ranch in Henderson hosted a $4,000 wing-eating challenge in celebration of National Chicken Wing Day.
The contest had 100 participants, with the winner receiving $2,500. The second-place prize was $1,000 and the third-place prize was $500.
The winner was determined by who can eat the most chicken wings doused in Scorpion Sauce in two minutes.
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