2025 Wing It On! USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship

Location: Buffalo, NY
Date: 08-31-2025

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Brace Your Taste Buds: The 2025 Wing It On! USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship is Here!

Get your wet wipes ready—the most mouthwatering melee in competitive eating is flying back to Sahlen Field on Sunday, August 31st, and it’s bringing the heat! The Wing It On! USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship is back for another blazing bout of poultry-powered glory at the home of the Buffalo Bisons.

12 Minutes, Endless Wings, One Champion
The challenge? Simple: 12 minutes. Endless wings. Maximum flavor. As the irresistible scent of crispy, saucy chicken fills the stadium air, the world’s top eaters will take their spots—and then leave no meat behind. With the longstanding record of 281 wings (Geoff Esper, 2019) still standing, the hunt for history is hotter than ever. There will only be one champion, but when wings are involved, everyone is a winner.

Can Anyone Take Down Webby?
Last year, James Webb soared past a stacked field—including stars like Nick Wehry and Miki Sudo—to devour 236 wings and successfully defend his Wing It On! belt. It was a performance for the ages, and now, he’s back to take on all comers. Will Webb make it a threepeat? Will an unknown shine like the star they were always meant to be? Will anyone ever break Geoff Esper's record? Only time will tell.

Join the Madness—Or Just Watch It Unfold
Whether you're gunning for the gold or just craving front-row action, this is your chance to be part of one of competitive eating’s most electrifying events. The chicken will be hot. The stakes even hotter. And the crowd? Fired up and hungry for more.

Sign up now, and wing your way to the top—or come hungry to cheer on the champions of chow. The Wing It On! Championship awaits. Will you answer the call?

$5,000 Total Prize Purse
1st - $2,500
2nd - $1,200
3rd - $650
4th - $350
5th - $200
6th - $100

The contest will take place at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, August, 31st, 2025 at Sahlen Field, 275 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY

About National Buffalo Wing Festival
The National Buffalo Wing Festival celebrates the “Chicken Wing”, known nationally as “Buffalo Wings”, which have become a national food icon. Invented in 1964 at the world-famous Anchor Bar by Teresa Bellissimo, Buffalo, NY has become the official “Home of the BuffaloWing”. The popularity of the chicken wing has made it America’s #1 appetizer. Last year alone over 13.5 billion wings were consumed by Americans, 1.3 billion on Super Bowl Weekend alone.

In 2001, actor Bill Murray playing Frank Detorre starred in one of his notoriously eclectic movies entitled, “Osmosis Jones.” In this film Murray played the part of an average Joe addicted to fried food and other artery-clogging fares, who was heading to Buffalo New York for…of all things, a chicken wing festival. At that time there WAS NO NATIONAL CHICKEN WING FESTIVAL…at least not yet.

Realizing that we needed to create one, our community rallied with me to create what is now one of the most recognized food festivals in the country. That was 22 years ago, and since then we have had over 1.2 million attendees that have eaten approximately 5.7 million wings weighing more than 215 tons. We have had over 150 participating restaurants and raised over $500,000 for local charities.

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*All applicants must be 18 years of age or older and fully acknowledge and understand the inherent dangers and risks associated with participating in an eating contest. The applicant further acknowledges and understands that the MLE/IFOCE coordinates with event sponsor(s) to select and approve eligible participants, and that the MLE/IFOCE shall decide, at its sole discretion, whether an applicant is eligible to participate in any eating event, and/or related activities. The MLE/IFOCE may revoke an applicant's eligibility to participate in the eating contest, or related activities, at any time, for any reason, at its sole discretion. The MLE/IFOCE and the event sponsors reserve the right, at any time, to change any and all details concerning the event, including, e.g., time, duration, location and prize structure.