{"id":393604,"date":"2023-06-12T06:04:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=393604"},"modified":"2023-06-12T06:04:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:04:39","slug":"do-wins-chicken-wing-eating-contest-at-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/do-wins-chicken-wing-eating-contest-at-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Do wins chicken wing eating contest at \u2018Taste\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Nazario \u201cOmar\u201d Ajoste, Mike Do, and Madge Gai pose for a photo after being named the Top 3 winners of the 24th Annual Taste of the Marianas Fried Chicken eating competition last Saturday.\u00a0(KIMBERLY B. ESMORES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mike Do came out victorious during the chicken wing eating competition at the 24th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival & Beer Garden that was held over the weekend at the Garapan Fishing Base.<\/p>\n

Do bested nine others last Saturday night by eating 48 of 200 pieces of chicken wings to claim the title \u201cIna\u2019s Kitchen Fried Chicken eating competition champion.\u201d Do was followed closely by Nazario \u201cOmar\u201d Ajoste, while Madge Gai completed the top three.<\/p>\n

Along with the title, Do took home $500 worth of gift certificates. Ajoste took home $200 in gift certificates while Gai took home $100 worth of the same prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never felt better. Now I\u2019m just trying to think about something sweet to eat for dessert,\u201d said Do after receiving his award.<\/p>\n

To prepare for the contest, Do did not eat the entire day leading up to the contest. He also watched a few videos on YouTube to get some pointers on how to get ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know that I did too much prepping. I watched a few YouTube videos on [efficient] ways to eat chicken wings and I didn\u2019t eat anything since the night before the competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For those interested in joining next year\u2019s competition, Do said he will be back next year to defend his title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to defend my crown. It was a ton of fun and thanks to everyone for putting this all together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chris Concepcion, Marianas Visitors Authority managing director, said in an interview that he was very happy with the outcome of the event despite plans for a celebrity eater joining the competition not pulling through.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the Ina\u2019s Kitchen Fried Chicken eating competition, the turnout was great. There were nine contestants. Although nobody finished the 200 pieces, we\u2019re glad to see the enthusiasm from the participants. Great turnout, the audience was really excited, we had a big crowd, and the audience was really cheering on our contestants,\u201d Concepcion said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were arranging with our partners in Japan to have another celebrity eater come to Saipan but unfortunately with the timing, it didn\u2019t work out with the celebrity eater\u2019s schedule. There were three we were supposed to bring in for this competition but all three were unable to join. However, they\u2019ve agreed to send a celebrity eater to Saipan for next year\u2019s eating competition. We still want to have that, we want to hype up the crowd and give our local people here the chance to compete against internationally known eaters that compete in these kinds of food challenges,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

As for the turnout of Day 2 of the festival, Concepcion said it was amazing as the crowd was even larger than the first night.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight\u2019s turnout was larger than the first night and the first night was pretty large. We\u2019re very excited, we\u2019re very happy with the turnout, we have two more Saturdays to go and we\u2019re very excited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Next Saturday, Taste of the Marianas will feature a Barbecue Cookoff and on the final Saturday of June, Taste will close off with the HANMI and NMTECH \u201cBisteak\u201d Cookoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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