Upstate FTW Heatwave: A Hot Ones-Style Wing Challenge
About this Event
This is a free Eventbrite listing for visibility only. Tickets are not sold here. Advance reservations are required and must be booked directly through OpenTable: Reserve your seat on OpenTable
Space is limited — book early to guarantee your spot.
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 29 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Location
Upstate FTW / Sports & Social - DC 1314 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Price
$10.00 per person (prepaid, includes a 6-wing tasting platter matching the panelists' lineup)
Full Description
Get ready, DC — it's about to get hot.
Tickets for this event are booked externally via OpenTable — not through Eventbrite. Reserve your seat here.
Upstate FTW and Sports & Social - DC are teaming up for the Heatwave Wing Challenge — a live, Hot Ones-style showdown inspired by everyone's favorite celebrity hot wing interview format. Local personalities, creators, and influencers sit in the hot seat, working through six progressively hotter wing flavors while answering fun questions and trying to keep their cool as the Scoville levels climb from a manageable 450 SHU all the way to an explosive 1,400,000 SHU.
You're not just watching, either. Every ticket includes your own 6-wing tasting platter with the exact same lineup the panelists are eating, so you can feel every level of heat right alongside them.
Wing Lineup
- Medium Buffalo
- Honey Sriracha
- Angry Gochujang
- Fire Sauce
- Habanero BBQ
- Volcano Sauce featuring Carolina Reaper
Hosted by: Erin Como (@erincomo) — asking the questions and keeping the heat coming
In the hot seat:
- Joel Hass (@highspeeddining)
- Chena Morrison (@chenamoore)
- Shawn Townsend
- Tobias Dorzon (@tobiasdorzon)
- Tierney Plumb
Schedule
- 5:30 PM – Doors open, grab a seat, get settled
- 6:00 PM – Challenge begins (sharp!) — heat level climbs with every round
- 7:00 PM – Final wing, final question
- 7:30 PM – Event ends
Space is limited and advance reservations are required — come cheer on your favorite guest, work through your own tasting platter, and see who keeps their cool the longest.
Upstate FTW / Sports & Social - DC — 1314 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009 $10.00 per person (prepaid via OpenTable — includes your 6-wing tasting platter).
Book here, not on Eventbrite:https://www.opentable.com/booking/experiences-availability?rid=1339687&restref=1339687&experienceId=754475&utm_source=external&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=hot-wing-challenge
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