Woman eats 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes
Woman eats 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes
The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday.
"I'm so happy!" said Sonya Thomas, who ate 4.86 pounds of chicken wings to win the contest, besting world eating marvel Joey Chestnut at the ninth annual National Buffalo Wing Festival.
Buffalo, about 300 miles northwest of New York, is said to be the birthplace of the wings, typically fried and covered in tangy vinegar and hot sauce.
Chestnut, America's No. 1 professional eater, was favored to win Sunday's competition. He came in second after eating 169 chicken wings, or 4.55 pounds.
Thomas, who's 5 feet tall and weights 105 pounds, calls herself the Black Widow because she often defeats bigger male competitors - Chestnut is 6-foot-2 and weights 230 pounds - in eating contests. She set the previous wings record in 2005, when she ate 174 in 12 minutes.
She also previously set eating records for oysters, hard-boiled eggs, cheesecake and jalapeno peppers. She won her first competitive eating event in 2003.
The sprightly 43-year-old said she owed Sunday's triumph to her fancy finger work.
"Sometimes if I try to chew too much I slow down," she said. "I used my hands more than the mouth."
During the public contest, in front of thousands of people, she twirled the wings in her small fingers while quickly tearing off the meat with her teeth and lips.
Her cheeks were covered in a sheen of orange Buffalo sauce by the end.
But she said she was still hungry afterward, calling the wings "an appetizer." About an hour later, she made a guest appearance in the Ridiculously Hot Buffalo Wing Eating Contest and ate 20 more.
"The hottest wings!" she said. "I had to drink a lot of water."
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- Posted on September 7, 2010
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Woah, when it comes to hot wings
I can put them away, but not 181 in 12 min.
Congrats lady!!
I challenge you to a taco contest.
Hehe
I I say I can not at that much chicken in 12 minutes at all even if I was starving and was starved for 8 days! That is all heart attack in a bucket.I think that that would clog my arteries.
Ah, I guess I should say "Congratulations" but I'm so hungry right now that I 'm too jealous to even say that.Man! I wish that was something I could do.But if I actually ate that much wings I would most likely be out of cloths to wear.Except, at a moment like this, I wouldn't care how fat I got because I'm so hungry!!!!And reading this doesn't make it any better.
im suprised she didnt get fatter than a whale that is insane why would she do that thats just wierd im really shocked anyone would do that
Oh my gosh I would puke if I ate that much. I can't believe you actually ate 181 wings in twelve minutes. That's just disgusting.
I do not know if I could eat that many chicken wings! I can not believe she calls 181 hot buffalo wings is an appetizer. Then she goes and eat twenty more! How can she eat that much? The twenty chicken wings are super spicy. She even had to drink water. Her nickname is the Black Widow.
That's impressive to eat that many wings in 12 minutes.That girl must have a big appetite to 181 wings in 12 minutes.I cant even eat 12 in 12 minutes let alone 181 in 12 minutes.
That's amazing. I can't even eat 10 wings in 12 minutes. Let alone 181 in 12 minutes. She must have a big appetite to have been more hungry afterward. Well I'm amazed and I hope she bets her record.
Wow. That is really cool how she can do that. From the picture she looks really skinny and unable to eat that much in that amount of time. Well that shows you not to judge a book by its cover.
Summary: Sonya Thomas ate 181 wings in 12 minutes on September 11th and won the national chicken wing competition in Buffalo NY. Sonya is only 5 ft tall and 105 pounds calls herself a black widow because, like a black widow, she can beat the larger opponents. This is important because it shows that size doesn't matter. I'm about the same size as Sonya Thomas and I can maybe eat 9 wings in 12 minutes.