Wingfest 2016 Has Record Turn Out [VIDEO]
SAUK RAPIDS -- Sweet, tangy and spicy, thousands lined up outside Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids to taste their favorite wings at this year's Wingfest.
The event featured 36,000 Gold'n Plump chicken wings cooked by Henry's Catering and Event Center. Each wing was draped in sauces made by pros and amateurs competing for the title of Chicken Champ.
Here are the results of our winners from the sauce competition:
Pro Division:
1st Place=Cutting Edge Catering by Nelson Bros.
2nd Place=Demon Pig
3rd Place-Pizza Depot
Amateur Division:
1st Place=Paul Bahe
2nd Place=Kelly Daniels
3rd Place-Austin Maile
It was our 8th Annual Wing Fest. We had about 50 different types of sauces to try and it was our biggest turn out ever!
Admission was free courtesy of Brandl family of dealerships. Wingfest 2016 was sponsored in part by Townsquare Media.
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