Bolingbrook 'Wing Bowl' Coincides with Big Game

BOLINGBROOK, IL -- McQ's Bar & Grill, 730 N. Bolingbrook Drive, will host its first-ever "Wing Bowl" Buffalo wing-eating competition, coinciding with the big NFL football showdown, on Sunday, Feb. 5.

As the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons, local wing-eaters will make an attempt to out-eat the competition during halftime.

"During the game, football fans will eat 1.3 billion wings alone," Jim Koklas, food and beverage director for McQ's Sports Bar & Grill said in a news release. "Since our wings are next level ... we knew we would have to kick off Wing Bowl on the biggest day of the year for football and for wings."

The big game will be on the big screen and McQ's will also offer beer and food specials.

The winners of the McQ's Wing Bowl will make it to the next qualifying round, set for 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. The Wing Bowl Main Event is slated for 7 p.m. Friday, March 3.

According to the McQ's website, the rules are as follows:

Registrants must be present for one of the two qualifying rounds on February 5th or February 17th in order to advance to the final round of the wing-eating competition, which will be held on March 3rd.

1. Each competitor will start with exactly twenty wings covered with sauce.
2. The contest will last exactly two (2) minutes.
3. Once the contest starts, the competitors will consume their allotted wings and place the eaten chicken wing bone back onto a separate place provided by McQ's.
4. If a competitor finishes heir allotted twenty wings before the contest is complete, they will be given an additional ten wings to consume.
5. Once the contest is complete, McQ's will judge each competitor's plate.
6. The winner(s) will be determined by the discretion of the McQ's staff. In the event of a tie between competitors, there will be a 60 second "run off" to determine the winner.

The 2017 Wing Bowl Champion will receive a cash prize, two tickets to Chicago's Wing Fest on March 5 at the UIC Pavilion and two VIP tickets to Bolingbrook Brew Fest at McQ's on Nov. 4.

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