The Festival Favorite of the 2014 National Buffalo Wing Festival is:
(716) Food and Sport from Buffalo, NY.
The award goes to the restaurant that sells the most wings at the festival. Finishing a close second was Even Flow Bar & Grill from Bay Shore, NY followed by Legend Larry’s of Sheboygan, WI.
Festival Spirit Award: Boneheads WIng Bar, West Warwick, RI
Best New Product: Chicken Wing Pierogi by Ru’s Pierogi, Buffalo, NY
Restaurant Sauce Awards:
Traditional Medium:
1st Duffs & Bocce
2nd Buffalo Wild Wings & Sliders
3rd Booty’s & Hard Rock
Hot
1st Duffs
2nd Legend Larrys
3rd Dannys
X-Hot
1st Duffs
2nd Quaker Steak
3rd Anchor Bar
Traditional BBQ
1st Bocce
2nd Wing Street
3rd Anchor Bar
Creative BBQ
1st Scallywags
2nd Bocce
3rd LaNova
Creative Spicy
1st Quaker Steak
2nd Boneheads
3rd Even Flow Bar
Creative Sweet
1st LaNova
2nd Brickhouse
3rd RuChDa
Amateur Creative Sauce-Off
1st – Willie Matos – Buffalo, NY -Blueberry Explosion Sauce
2nd – Sam Paniccia – Rochester, NY – Dragon Wing Sauce
3rd – Tim Victor – Buffalo, NY – Spicy Cajun Honey Mustard
Amateur Traditional Sauce-Off
1st – Edward Felt – Pullman, WA
2nd – Dan Kollander – Cheektowaga, NY
3rd – Adam Fries – Williamsville, NY
Bobbing for Wings – Saturday
1st – Sean Sheler
2nd – Richard Nicholson
3rd – Bill Herman
Healthy Changes Every Wing Contest
1st – Christina Scardino – Rochester, NY – Garlic Parmesan Baked Wings
2nd – Eric Hamric – Hamburg, NY – Chicken Wing Enchiladas
Amateur Wing Eating Contest
1st – Max Wojciechowski -Buffalo, NY – total 2.04 lbs eaten
2nd – John Flading – Buffalo, NY – total 1.4 lbs eaten
3rd – Jeremy Wowkowych – Buffalo, NY – total 1.2 lbs eaten
Buffet Bowl
1st – Joey “Jaws” Chestnut” – time 3:57
2nd – Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan – time 4:47
3rd – Jeff “The Beastman” Butler – time 5:30
4th – Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco – time 6:02
5th – Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas – time 6:30
6th – Marcos “The Monster” Owens – time 7:27
Baby Wing Competition
0-24 months
1st – Siciliana Warren – 15 months – Middleboro, MA
25 months – 4 years
1st – Aubrey Eckhert – 2 years old – Buffalo, NY
Miss Buffalo Wing
Jenna Szymendera – 24 – Cheektowaga, NY
Bobbing for Wings – Sunday
1st – Eddie
2nd – James Urban
3rd – Veronica Siringano
Hot Wing Eating
1st – Jorge Jaramillo
2nd – Ming-Yu Chen
3rd – Craig Heely
College Wing Eating
1st – Brian Joy – Medaille College
2nd – Dallas Burts – Canisius College
3rd – Tyler Skoczylas – Buffalo State College