Durango competitors battle it out on Wednesday at Animas City Theatre
Contestants compete in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Contestants compete in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Contestants compete in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Jen Bond delivers more kicker sauce wing to contestants compete in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A contestant is about to drop out after several rounds while competing in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
David Bernhardt, left, calls it quits in the 17th round as Baird Kleinsmith continues on to the next round as Jen Bond serves more kicker sauce during the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A contestant is about to drop out after several rounds while competing in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
McKenna Armstrong takes a breather while competing in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A contestant is about to drop out after several rounds while competing in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
David Bernhardt, left, and Baird Kleinsmith battle it out in the 17th round in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Luke Farris takes a bite of bread as he competes in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Cameras are on David Bernhardt as he competes in the last rounds of the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Baird Kleinsmith tells Carli Hallis he cant eat any more wings and so she wins the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest in the 18th round on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Carli Hallis reacts winning the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest in the 18th round on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoos Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. Hallis is the first female to win the competition ever. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
David Bernhardt, left, and Baird Kleinsmith battle it out in the 17th round in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoo’s Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
