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Defcon 1st Annual Wing Eating Contest

The HSB Crew
Let the games begin

One Hot Tamale working as the Ring Girl

The Contest Beings
Round 1

Nooooo!
After slowing down, Mad threatens to put Cackalacky on his.

The Winner
The Winner

The aftermath
I can’t feel my face

The aftermath
52 wings later…

The aftermath
Look out captain, I think he’s gonna blow

Ouch
Now its starting to burn

4 plates of wings covered in Defcon 1 are nothing to mess with. Had I known I would have to down 52 of those suckers, I would have not eaten 2 plates of Defcon 2 wings earlier in the day. It wasn’t the heat that got to me but the sheer volume of wings. At the end, I did steal Mad’s beer (you’re a good friend) to wash it all down and the last 3 wings immediately evacuated my system, but all is good now. I’m quite surprised my stomach isn’t more upset, although last night it did feel like I was about to give birth to one really pissed off chicken.

Nick Lindauer

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68 responses to “Defcon 1st Annual Wing Eating Contest”

  1. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    Great stuff. God bless ya son.

  2. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    Great pics!! Beer + Hot Sauce + Testosterone = Pain 🙂

  3. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    And great entertainment for all! 🙂

  4. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    I’ll tell you what, eating 50 – 60 DEFCON ONE wings is no small feat – I can attest to that. It’s tough enough to eat one batch! Nick was like a vaccuum cleaner. In the last round I looked over at his plate he had like 2 to go and I was only half way through.

    He had better be at the second defcon wing eating contest. I’m going after the crown!

  5. Nick Lindauer Avatar

    [Comment ID #23731 Quote]

    Definately – As long as we only have to eat 40 or so

  6. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    [Comment ID #23732 Quote]

    LOL = that would be better. I also agree – definitely limit the pre-competition wings! I had like 4 plates of the DEFCON ONE wings before we started. Either way, there was no way I was beating you in the speed rounds 🙂

  7. MattUK Avatar
    MattUK

    My hat is off to you Nick!! You look like you’ve been rubbing the sauce into your eyes- they look painful. I don’t think I’d manage 1/2 the amount you did-52 wings is a huge amount!

  8. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    [Comment ID #23735 Quote]

    I still have sauce on my hands. I didn’t even try and take out contacts last night!

  9. Anthony Avatar
    Anthony

    HAHA – INCREDIBLE!!!!!

  10. Cheffy Avatar
    Cheffy

    Nick, those eyes remind me of eating habaneros in New Mexico!! I think I might have given you a run for your money in eatin wings, man do they look good. Wish I could have been there!

  11. loco luna brian Avatar

    My butt hurt just thinking about it!

  12. loco luna brian Avatar

    “After slowing down, Mad threatens to put Cackalacky on his.”

    Isn’t that the Crapalacky?:)

  13. Lisa Avatar

    All the guys were great sports, thanks for such a great time 🙂

  14. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    So for us that do not know, who are the people in the pictures. I am going out on a limb saying the d00d with the burning eyes is Nick, he looks like an infant next to all the other guys. 🙂 J/K fellows
    But seriously, who are all of you (HSB names), from left to right clockwise in picture captioned Round 1.
    This really helps someone like me put a facr to the nickname.

  15. HenryK Avatar
    HenryK

    That looks like so much fun and a great time by a group of CHILEHEADS
    I wish I could have been there to watch(you notice I did not say join in)

  16. Jodie Avatar

    I had a great time yesterday! I give props where props are due! 52 wings later and he is still alive. I couldn’t beleive how he sucked those wings down! Great pics of the event Nick! Hope your ass is OK.

  17. Jodie Avatar

    [Comment ID #23746 Quote]

    Hey, Lisa, you look great as the card girl! 😉

  18. Cheffy Avatar
    Cheffy

    A wing eating contest of DeFcon One
    Serious HSB eaters will not be undone
    Who will win this contest of will
    Eat and eat to get your fill

    Plates go by one, two and three
    Who will win, who could it be
    Gulp and smack, chew and swallow
    This many wings no one could follow

    A winner appears out of the blue
    Who could have figured, who could have knew
    Its Nick by a plate, and look at the smile
    Can you keep them all down, we’ll see in awhile

    Our hats off to you Nick, you are the king of kings
    No one can match you at eating DeFcon wings
    Now home to bed and sleep like the dead
    For tomorrow you’ll wake a true Chilehead

  19. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    Hahaha that is awesome.
    You guys should be saving all these poems and quotes for a book down the road.
    Chile Head quotes and Poetry.

    I think it would be a smash!

  20. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    We’ll ‘wake a true chilehead’?! Who’s funeral? The cats??

  21. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    Jim check you email….

  22. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    [Comment ID #23751 Quote]

    Wasnt that what this thread was about.
    Ohh wait there was wings in those other pictures.
    “————————————————————————”
    The previous line was edited to keep it a famlily rated blog.
    But it was surely a compliment to Lisa 🙂

  23. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    Okay huvason, I give up 🙂 Nothing there except a note from Nick and from Lisa.

  24. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    [Comment ID #23758 Quote]

    I’ll try again – sent you emans email address.

  25. bret Avatar
    bret

    MSK YOU OUT THERE

  26. CaJohn Avatar

    Bret, email me cajohn at cajohns dot com . I’ll give you his info

  27. Lisa Avatar

    hey what??? I missed something, what was edited out about me :(???

  28. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    I want to know if there was some poor sap that had to shake hands with the winner 🙂

  29. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    Jim, to tell you the truth, I was amazed no one asked for latex gloves, we always bring them. I saw a couple people emerge from the mens room with a little more pep in their step than usual.

  30. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    [Comment ID #23781 Quote]

    Kinda what I was wondering about 🙂

    Don’t know about you, but I’ve not found latex to work real good- especially on your end of the deal (manufacturing). Seems to bleed through pretty easy. Can only imagine that vinegar would make it worse.

  31. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    You’ve one under your belt now- got plans for the next one?

  32. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    Hmmm, haven’t run into a problem yet. When we’re dealing with the extract stuff, I don’t allow The Createss anywhere near it. I will usually double up on the gloves.

  33. Dan @ BLP Labels Avatar

    Looks like you guys had a great time!! I too had wings last night. Just your run of the mill Franks wings but I added a new seasoning I acquired to spice ’em up. The ingredients of the spice are as follows:

    Habanero
    Cayenne
    Jalapeno
    White Pepper
    Black Pepper

    The heat is fantastic and the flavor is even better! It’s from a new company I have been working with called The Extreme Gourmet. He has some real nice sauces also.

  34. CaJohn Avatar

    Man, that last pic is something else, I’ve always said “The Eyes Don’t Lie…”

  35. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    [Comment ID #23787 Quote]
    We don’t have an exact destination for the next wing-off. We are working on one in Bergen County, one in Middlesex County, Huvason is working on one in Long Island, and a buddy of mine own’s Duff’s in Brooklyn and wants one once the weather evens out. Needless to say, we’re rather busy. It’s a good problem.

  36. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    Yup- didn’t take me long- long enough though- to learn to double glove and stay away from the wife also 😉

    Finally just changed over to nitrile, especially for the extracts. Seems the FD has a ready supply of them that need rotated out periodically 😉

  37. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    [Comment ID #23793 Quote]
    CaJohn, lemme tell ya, Nick amazed me yesterday, as did Huvason. Cripes, they were chowing down wings like a third worlder inhaling grain. It was kind of nice standing back and watching though. Hell, I felt like Dr. Oppenheimer, “I only build the bomb, I don’t drop it”.

  38. Dan @ BLP Labels Avatar

    [Comment ID #23793 Quote]

    Yeah, that just looks brutal!

  39. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    [Comment ID #23795 Quote]
    Now that’s a good thing. Nitrile is rather expensive, but Hell, if they’re throwing them out…What a beautiful thing.

  40. Dan @ BLP Labels Avatar

    Hey Creator… how ’bout a Defcon day here in Wisconsin?

  41. CaJohn Avatar

    [Comment ID #23796 Quote]

    The “bombs” were probably dropped a little later…

  42. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    [Comment ID #23798 Quote]

    Your tax dollars at work- and my sincere thanks 😉

  43. CaJohn Avatar

    [Comment ID #23773 Quote]

    I heard you were Tamale XXX now…

  44. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    [Comment ID #23799 Quote]

    Too many cows. 🙂
    Honestly though, anything is possible, Hell Mad wants to do one in Ireland. Right now, I have bascially NO time off from my regular job, hance the reason for not only doing these things on Saturday, but doing them close to home. I have ben seriously considering jobbing the Defcon Days out so said people. I’m working on the logistics as we speak. It won’t be tomorrow or anything, but we are seriously considering it.

    [Comment ID #23800 Quote]
    I think ‘throwing mud’ would be more accurate.

  45. Dan @ BLP Labels Avatar

    [Comment ID #23810 Quote]

    That would be cool. Mike and I would definitely host one if you ever get around to setting something like that up. We have a pretty good wing contingency in this area.

  46. Dan @ BLP Labels Avatar

    Too many cows??? If my memory serves me correct… NJ is as big a dairy state as WI.

  47. Aaron Avatar
    Aaron

    [Comment ID #23737 Quote]

    Oh you and me both. When I eat wings I either take them out beforehand or leave them in!

    [Comment ID #23748 Quote]

    Yeah I wouldnt mind finding out what everyone looks like one day lol

    That sure looks like everyone had a blast! I definitely would have entered but i am not so sure I would have won though! Fantastic!!!

  48. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    [Comment ID #23773 Quote]

    Hehe no there was nothing in that line, it was just me playing around.

  49. CaJohn Avatar

    You’re no fun pmac…

  50. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    yeah i know 🙁
    Did you get my e-mails Mr John? I have been having issues with my server.

  51. Aaron Avatar
    Aaron

    I love that picture of Nick after having just eating the wings. That is exactly how I feel sometimes. I love eating crawfish too. Nice and spicy!!

  52. CaJohn Avatar

    [Comment ID #23825 Quote]

    I responded on Blog last night. I was cc sending them to both addys I had.

    [Comment ID #23826 Quote]

    I’ve been there too Aaron…

  53. CaJohn Avatar

    The next to last pic is a good one two “WHAT HAVE I DONE?” look in Nick’s eyes

  54. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    would you mind resending them, the end extensions are
    …@ruci.ca
    ..@rogers.com
    some seem to have gotten mixed up

  55. CaJohn Avatar

    They have been re-sent to @ruci.ca

  56. pmac Avatar
    pmac

    now we are talking there are alot there. Damn I wish I had known there was an issue.

  57. loco luna brian Avatar

    [Comment ID #23794 Quote]

    So what is the “day job”?

  58. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    There are technically 2, a senior Credit Analyst, which takes up a vast majority of the time. The other one is underwater search & recovery, mostly recovery. The latter is more of a volunteer position, but I find it quite intriguing. I guess you could say it evens out the stagnant boredom of an office job.

  59. Graham Avatar
    Graham

    Nick…glad you are still alive ! all of us HSB’s would have missed ya….:-)

  60. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    Has anyone heard from MAD today?

  61. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    He’s probably off in a corner playing with his hose 😛

    I sent about a 4′ section of 5″ supply hose out to Defcon to surprise him with at the festival.

  62. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    [Comment ID #23857 Quote]

    I know – I was there 🙂 I even signed it (you first, the creator, then me)

  63. huvason Avatar
    huvason

    [Comment ID #23857 Quote]

    Sent too fast – that was really cool. He really liked it. It was a cool day!

  64. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    Didn’t want to say anything before hand. One- I didn’t know if it would get there in time, and two- I didn’t want to take from Defcons’ day since this was his event.

  65. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    I’ve another section of it I hope(!!) to remember to bring with me to Zest Fest. Stop by and sign- we’ll give it to Nick for his favorite charity.

  66. DEFCON Creator Avatar

    [Comment ID #23861 Quote]
    Not a problem Jim, not a problem at all. I was happy to give it to him. Never before have I seen someone’ s face turn to that of sheer joy when presented with a piece of fire hose. 🙂

  67. Jim Campbell (Mild to Wild®) Avatar

    Doesn’t look like he’s recovered from your wings since he’s missing in action 🙂

  68. Dr. Andrew Avatar

    i am the best wing eater. when’s the next competition?