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Jacksonville Wing Ding Festival Wing-Eating Championship

Location: Jacksonville, AR
Date: 10-01-2011
Winner: Sonya Thomas

Sonya "the Black Widow" Thomas showed the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas what a world-class eating athlete looks like after being crowned the 2011 Jacksonville Wing Ding Festival Wing-Eating Championship!

The Black Widow takes a lot of pride in her wing-eating and, despite recovering from flulike symptoms just days prior, she brought her A-game with her to Jacksonville. Thomas ate 4.59 lbs of Chili's wings in 10 mins to best a field of Major League Eaters that including Adrian Morgan (2nd place w/4.14 lbs), the reigning Canadian wing-eating champ in Aaron Osthof (3rd place w/3.64 lbs) and Seattle's Erik "the Red" Denmark (4th place w/3.23 lbs).

MLE rookie Tony "BamBam" Martinez competed in an event outside of his Texas home for the first time in his career and ate 2.01 lbs finishing in ninth place.

FULL RESULTS 1-Sonya Thomas - 4.59 lbs Chili's of Jacksonville wings in 10 minutes - $1,500 2-Adrian Morgan - 4.14 lbs - $750 3-Aaron Osthoff - 3.64 lbs - $500 4-Erik Denmark - 3.23 lbs - $250 5-Nathan Biller - 2.95 lbs 6-Steven Ramirez II - 2.68 lbs 7-Chuck Stuart - 2.63 lbs 8-Andrew Kogutkiewicz - 2.43 lbs 9-Bam Martinez - 2.01 lbs 10-Matt Raible - 1.72 11-Steve Ramirez - 1.08 lbs

About The Jacksonville Wing Ding Festival The festival, put on by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 gates opening 9 a.m. at Dupree Park. Last year over 35,000 people from all over Central Arkansas came out to enjoy the day’s events, so you do not want to miss this excellent opportunity to network with people in this area. Commercial, craft, and non-profit vendors are all encouraged to get involved.

The Wing Ding Festival will feature old favorites like the World Championship Chicken Wing Cook Off, Ashland Fishing Derby and Jacksonville Police Department 5K Run. There will be entertainment for all ages on the stages. Cash’s Corner will have activities all day. You can also enjoy inflatables, paddleboats and other amusements. CLICK HERE for more information on The Jacksonville Wing Ding Festival

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