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I'M HERE AT SmokeEaters IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA,
TO ANSWER THE CALL OF THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE.
IF I CAN FINISH 12 OF THE HOTTEST WINGS ON THE PLANET...
WE'VE HAD ABOUT 9,000 CHALLENGES.
THE SUCCESS RATE OF THAT IS JUST AROUND 20%.
...I EARN A FREE T-SHIRT AND A SPOT ON THE WALL OF FAME.
BUT THERE'S A CATCH -- AFTER MY PLATE IS CLEAR,
I HAVE TO ENDURE ANOTHER FIVE BLISTERING MINUTES OF AFTERBURN,
WITH NO BEVERAGE OR NAPKIN TO SOOTHE THE FIRES INSIDE AND OUT.
YOU BETTER TAKE IT EASY, 'CAUSE THIS PLACE IS ON FIRE.
I'M ADAM RICHMAN,
A FOOD FANATIC WHO'S HELD NEARLY EVERY JOB
IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ.
AND NOW I'M ON A MOUTHWATERING JOURNEY
TO FIND AMERICA'S GREATEST PIG-OUT SPOTS...
OH, MY GOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
...AND TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S
MOST LEGENDARY EATING CHALLENGES.
Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE CARNIVORE CHALLENGE.
I'M NO COMPETITIVE EATER...
THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
...JUST A REGULAR GUY WITH A SERIOUS APPETITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Richman: SUICIDE SIX-WINGS CHALLENGE.
All: GO, ADAM, GO!
Man: ONE MINUTE AND COUNTING!
THIS IS MY ULTIMATE HUNGER QUEST.
[ CHEERS ]
THIS IS...
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, L.L.C.
MY COUNTRYWIDE BONANZA OF BOUNTY HAS LED ME HERE --
SUNNY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, THE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY.
AND TRUST ME, I CAME HERE TO TAKE SOME "MEGABITES."
MY FIRST STOP IS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY,
BECAUSE THE WORD ON CAMPUS
IS THAT I CAN'T MISS IGUANAS' BURRITOZILLA.
[ Echoing ] BURRITOZILLA.
[ SHRIEKS ]
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING
RAVENOUS COLLEGE KIDS KNOW BEST,
IT'S WHERE TO GET YOUR GRUB AND YOUR GROOVE ON.
♪ THIS IS "MAN v. FOOD" ♪
IGUANAS' BURRITOZILLA HAS BEEN A STUDENT INSTITUTION,
ENTERTAINING AND SATIATING HUNGRY COLLEGE KIDS
WITH ONE-OF-A-KIND FAMILY RECIPES FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.
FROM NACHOS TO TACOS,
IGUANAS IS A CORE PART OF THE SAN JOSE EATING CURRICULUM.
WHAT KIND OF BURRITO DID YOU GET?
CARNE ASADA.
AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU PRONOUNCE IT.
SEE, IF I DO IT, I SOUND LIKE I HAVE ANCHORMAN DISEASE.
[ Spanish accent ] "THE SANDINISTAS IN NICARAGUA
ARE FIGHTING DANIEL ORTEGA."
IT'S ALL ABOUT R-R-ROLLING THE "R-R-R."
BUT MY BURRITO EDUCATION WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE
WITHOUT TRYING THE FAMED,
THE REVERED, AND THE FEARED BURRITOZILLA.
[ SHRIEKS ]
BECAUSE FOR SAN JOSE STUDENTS,
CONQUERING THIS GIANT BURRITO IS A RITE OF PASSAGE
THAT GRANTS CAMPUS-WIDE BRAGGING RIGHTS
TO THE FEW WHO FINISH.
[ Normal voice ] HERE IS THE BURRITOZILLA.
YOU CAN DO BICEP CURLS.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY STRATEGY TO ATTACK THIS?
USE THE SHOVEL METHOD.
TAKE IT ALL DOWN AT ONCE AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.
PRAY TO GOD.
OVER 17 INCHES LONG
AND WEIGHING IN AT 5 1/4 POUNDS,
THE BURRITOZILLA IS MONSTROUS,
SO I'M GOING TO SEE HOW THE BEAST IS BORN.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? THIS IS JIMMY OROZCO.
HE'S GONNA SHOW ME THE MAKINGS OF THE BURRITOZILLA.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE SIZE OF A NEWBORN BABY.
THING'S FREAKIN' HUGE.
BUT IT'S ALSO HUGELY FLAVORFUL.
THE FIRST STEP IN CONSTRUCTING THIS MOUTHWATERING MONSTER
IS SELECTING ONE OF IGUANAS' CAREFULLY PREPARED MEATS.
SO, CAN I GET AN AL PASTOR BURRITOZILLA?
LET'S DO IT.
IF YOU'RE GONNA BUILD A BURRITO,
STARTING WITH AL PASTOR IS THE WAY TO GO.
IT'S MADE BY MARINATING PORK FOR UP TO TWO DAYS
IN A COMBINATION OF CHILIES AND SPICES,
PACKING IT WITH FLAVOR.
THE SMELL IS GREAT.
TOSS IS IN THE PAN, SAUTé IT WITH SOME FRESH ONIONS.
NEXT, THREE 14-INCH TORTILLAS...
ABIERTO.
CERRADO.
...ARE GRILLED TO SUPPLE PERFECTION,
FANNED OUT, AND COVERED WITH CHEESE.
USUALLY GO WITH THE WHOLE FISTFUL AND A HALF.
I LOVE HOW THAT'S THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT -- THE FISTFUL.
NEXT COMES 14 OUNCES OF BEANS, HEAPS OF WELL-SEASONED RICE,
THE MEAT, SALSA, GUACAMOLE, AND SOUR CREAM.
VERY FANCY. SO NOW THAT YOU'VE MADE IT, CAN YOU ROLL IT?
I LOVE THIS.
[ "MEXICAN HAT DANCE" PLAYS ]
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA FEED --
LIKE A PARTY PLATTER.
THIS IS THE AL PASTOR PARTY PLATTER.
[ LAUGHS ] THAT WAS AMAZING.
YOU MADE IT LOOK ENTIRELY TOO EASY.
BY THE POWER OF IGUANAS...
AHH!
IT'S BURRITOZILLA! HMM-HMM!
FINALLY, IT'S TIME TO TACKLE THE MONSTER.
[ Echoing ] BURRITOZILLA!
THIS BURRITO IS TALLER THAN A TODDLER.
MMM.
THE PORK IS FANTASTIC.
DEFINITELY THE STANDOUT INGREDIENT IN THE BURRITO.
[ CROWD CHANTING "CHALLENGE!" ]
THE STUDENTS ARE CALLING,
HOPING I'LL ATTEMPT THEIR BURRITOZILLA INITIATION.
LISTEN. I WOULD LOVE TO DO THE CHALLENGE,
BUT I HAVE ANOTHER CHALLENGE AHEAD OF ME AT SmokeEaters.
BUT THIS IS A CHALLENGE THAT DEMANDS TO BE FACED!
WHO AMONG YOU WILL ANSWER THE CALL OF THE BURRITOZILLA?
[ CROWD MURMURING ]
IS THERE NONE AMONG YOU
WHO POSSESSES THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER?
Chestnut: I DO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
JOEY "JAWS" CHESTNUT --
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND!
NUMBER-ONE COMPETITIVE EATER IN THE WORLD,
ALL-AROUND NICE GUY, AND SAN JOSE NATIVE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M HOPING I CAN.
DO THIS.
1, 2, 3. GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ONE MINUTE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CROWD CHANTING "JOEY!" ]
TWO MINUTES!
UNBELIEVABLE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHANTING CONTINUES ]
I FEEL LIKE I JUST, LIKE, RAN A MARATHON,
AND I DID NO WORK.
HE ATE A 17 1/2-INCH, 5-PLUS-POUND BURRITO
IN 3 MINUTES AND 10 SECONDS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M ADAM RICHMAN.
AND I'M JOEY CHESTNUT.
Both: YOU STAY HUNGRY, SAN JOSE.
COMING UP, I TAKE ON 12 OF THE HOTTEST WINGS IN THE WEST.
HE PASSED OUT?
BUT FIRST, I'M ON A MISSION FOR SOME SWEETMEAT.
TODAY, I'M IN SAN JOSE ON A MISSION FOR MEAT.
SO I'M AT HENRY'S WORLD-FAMOUS HI-LIFE,
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT IN THIS CITY,
IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO SATISFY CARNIVOROUS CRAVINGS.
IT'S TIME FOR MY TASTE OF THE HI-LIFE.
♪ YEAH ♪
THEY MADE ME A SIGN!
THAT'S NOT ALL THEY'RE GONNA MAKE ME,
BECAUSE AT HENRY'S HI-LIFE, MEAT IS THE THING.
FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SAN JOSE NATIVES HAVE FLOCKED
TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTION,
FAMOUS FOR THEIR OPEN PIT, HAND-FED WITH WHITE OAK LOGS,
FOR JUICY, FLAME-BROILED,
TOP-QUALITY STEAKS AND BARBECUE.
COME ON. GIVE ME YOUR BEST CARNIVORE GROWL.
MEOW!
FROM THE RIB EYE TO THE PORTERHOUSE,
THESE SCINTILLATING STEAKS HAVE MY MOUTH WATERING.
BUT AT HI-LIFE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BABY-BACK RIBS.
THESE ARE THE FINEST RIBS IN THE WORLD.
IN THE WORLD.
YOU GOT TO HAVE IT DRIPPING DOWN YOUR ARMS.
FOR US BOTH, BROTHER.
AH.
THIS IS A MAN WHO NEEDS TO BE LEFT ALONE.
THIS IS, LIKE, A GUY'S MEAL, BABY.
[ BOTH GROWLING ]
MY LOVELY WIFE HERE HAS TO HAVE A GIGANTIC RACK OF RIBS.
THIS IS WHY --
[ LAUGHS ]
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, TOO.
THIS IS TONY. HE'S ONE OF THE HEAD CHEFS HERE.
AND HE IS GOING TO WALK ME THROUGH THE PREP PROCESS
ON THEIR FAMOUS BABY-BACK RIBS.
WHAT ARE WE SPICING IT UP WITH?
IT'S A MIX OF BARBECUE SPICE, PEPPER.
SOME BROWN SUGAR ON TOP.
AND WITH THE HEAT, IT'S GONNA MELT.
SO, YOU HAVE A COMPLETE CARAMELIZED CANDY CRUST
THAT WILL NOT ONLY BE SWEET TO THE MOUTH,
BUT IT'S GONNA SEAL IN ALL THOSE JUICES AND FLAVORS.
SO, CAN YOU IMAGINE ANYTHING BETTER
THAN A CANDIED BARBECUE RIB?
[ ANGELIC SINGING ]
OKAY, LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
NEXT, TONY ADDS A LITTLE WATER, SEALS THE RIBS UP TIGHT,
AND TUCKS THEM INTO THE OVEN.
FOR TWO HOURS,
THE TRAPPED STEAM INFUSES THE RIBS WITH FLAVOR,
COOKING THEM TO A JUICY, FALL-OFF-THE-BONE EXCELLENCE.
SO SOFT, SO MOIST. LOOK AT THE COLOR OF THAT MEAT.
LIKE I SAID, THE BONE COMES CLEAN OUT.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW INCREDIBLE THEY'RE GONNA BE
ONCE WE ADD THE SAUCE AND A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT.
FINALLY, THE RIBS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE OPEN FLAME
FOR A QUICK 10-MINUTE CHAR AND A LIBERAL DOUSING
OF HI-LIFE'S SECRET BARBECUE SAUCE.
PICTURE-PERFECT, HUH?
OH, THE SMELL IS SO GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PUT IN THAT SAUCE,
BUT IT EVEN HAS AN ASIAN,
ALMOST SOY/GINGER THING GOING ON THERE.
DEFINITELY JUST JUMPS TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
WHILE TONY PREPARES MY BABY-BACK ACCOUTREMENTS,
I HEAD INTO THE DINING ROOM FOR A TASTE OF TRADITION
WITH A FEW OLD-TIME HI-LIFE LOYALISTS.
I AM JOINED WITH A SOCIETY KNOWN AS THE CLAMPERS,
SPECIFICALLY, THE MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER
OF THE CLAMPERS.
THE CLAMPERS ARE AN HISTORICAL MEN'S ORGANIZATION
THAT STARTED BACK IN THE 1860s, ROUGHLY,
IN THE GOLD RUSH YEARS.
THE CLAMPERS HAVE DEDICATED HENRY'S HI-LIFE WITH A PLAQUE
AS PART OF THEIR MISSION TO PRESERVE CALIFORNIA HISTORY
AND HAVE A HELL OF A GOOD TIME DOING IT.
WHAT SAY THE BRETHREN?
SATISFACTORY!
SATISFACTORY.
SO, I HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS RACK OF RIBS --
SPICY DRY RUBS, PACKED BROWN SUGAR,
STEAMED, GRILLED.
ENOUGH TALK.
IT'S SO RARE THAT YOU GET A RIB --
THAT KIND OF CRUNCHY AND CRISPY GRILLED TASTE
AND THAT REALLY MOIST JUICINESS
THAT COMES OUT OF A GOOD CUT OF PORK.
MMM.
RIGHT OFF THE BONE.
WHAT SAY THE BRETHREN?
Together: SATISFACTORY!
AND SO RECORDED!
COMING UP, THE HELLFIRE APPROACHES.
THEY SEE PEOPLE CURLED UP IN A LITTLE FETAL POSITION,
KIND OF PRAYING.
THESE WINGS ARE SO HOT,
8 OUT OF 10 CAN'T STAND THE PAIN.
"...THAT BY TAKING THE DREADED HELLFIRE CHALLENGE,
I AM AN IDIOT!"
TODAY, I'M HEADING JUST NORTH OF SAN JOSE
TO SmokeEaters RESTAURANT,
WHERE I'LL TAKE ON THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE.
THESE 12 WINGS ARE SO SPICY
THAT 8 OUT OF 10 CHALLENGERS CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT.
SO I'M GEARING UP THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW --
EATING FIREHOUSE CHILI WITH A FEW OF SAN JOSE'S BRAVEST.
♪ WHERE'S THE FIRE? ♪
OH. NOW, I'VE HEARD ABOUT FIREHOUSE CHILI.
OUT OF FIVE ALARMS, IT'S ONLY ABOUT A TWO ALARMER.
SO, NOT TOO BAD.
BUT SUDDENLY, I'M CALLED INTO ACTION.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
Woman on P.A.: ADAM, RESPOND TO THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE AT --
GUYS...THAT'S ME.
TO THE HELLFIRE.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
INSIDE, THE HELLFIRE WINGS ARE WAITING FOR A FIGHT.
TODAY, "MAN v. FOOD" GOES TO HELL.
FOR WELL OVER A DECADE,
SmokeEaters HAS BEEN DISHING OUT
HOT WINGS BY THE BASKET AND BEER BY THE GALLON.
IS THERE A BETTER COMBINATION, FOODWISE, TO YOU
THAN WINGS AND BEER?
OH, OF COURSE NOT.
WITH SEVEN HOMEMADE SAUCES ESCALATING IN HEAT
FROM THE NUMBER-ONE MILD TO THE NUMBER-SEVEN INFERNO,
THESE WINGS TEST EVEN THE TOUGHEST TASTE BUDS.
HE'S GOING TO EAT A NUMBER SEVEN!
NUMBER SEVEN!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LICK YOUR LIPS.
BUT I'M HERE FOR THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE --
12 WINGS DRENCHED IN A SAUCE SO SPICY,
IT ISN'T EVEN ON THE MENU.
Richman: NOW, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYONE TAKE THIS CHALLENGE?
Man: I'VE SEEN SOMEONE TRY.
I THINK ONE GUY WHO WAS HERE,
HE ALMOST PASSED OUT, IT WAS SO HOT?
AND EVERYTHING.
THE WINGS ARE HOT, BUT THERE'S ONE RULE THAT'S EVEN HOTTER.
AFTER ALL 12 WINGS ARE EATEN,
A FIVE-MINUTE WAITING PERIOD BEGINS --
NO NAPKINS, NO BEVERAGE, ALL BURN.
DO IT FOR FIVE. COULD YOU DO IT FOR FIVE?
NO, I'VE DONE IT FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.
I'VE DONE IT 10 TIMES, ACTUALLY.
WAIT. YOU'VE DONE IT? 10 TIMES?
I FAILED 9 TIMES.
WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART?
IS IT THE ACTUAL EATING OF THE WINGS,
OR IS IT THE FIVE-MINUTE AFTERBURN?
THE FIVE-MINUTE AFTERBURN.
I'M STILL FEELING PAIN IN MY CHEST.
HONESTLY, I'M SCARED, SO I'M HEADING INTO THE KITCHEN
TO FIND OUT HOW THEY PUT THE "HELL" IN "HELLFIRE."
HAVE YOU YOURSELF EVER ATTEMPTED THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE?
NO WAY.
YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES
TAKING ON THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE.
WHY? JUST 'CAUSE THEY KNOW BETTER?
THEY SEE PEOPLE TYPICALLY SITTING OUT ON THE CURB,
HANGING OUT, JUST CURLED UP IN THE FETAL POSITION,
KIND OF PRAYING.
THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE
IS THE INFERNO -- THE HOTTEST SAUCE ON THE MENU,
CONSISTING OF HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE,
BARBECUE SAUCE, DUCK SAUCE...
OF A TANG TO IT.
DUDE! BUDDY, IT LOOKS LIKE A LAVA LAMP.
SWEET.
...A PILE OF CAYENNE PEPPER,
AND FOUR OUNCES OF DRIED HABANERO COMPLETES THE INFERNO.
BUT THE HELLFIRE IS EVEN HOTTER,
BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE USES A FEW PUMPS
OF THE ALREADY PREPARED INFERNO SAUCE
AND THEN ADDS EVEN MORE HABANERO.
HOW MUCH HABANERO GOES INTO THE HELLFIRE?
YOU'RE LOOKING AT PRETTY CLOSE TO SIX OUNCES.
SIX OUNCES FOR A SINGLE ORDER?
FOR 12 WINGS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSUMING
NEARLY HALF A HABANERO PEPPER PER WING.
WHEW!
OKAY, THAT LOOKS TERRIFYING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE 12 WINGS OF THE APOCALYPSE --
THE HELLFIRE WING CHALLENGE.
OH, COME ON!
IT'S GOT THAT NICE, RICH,
ALMOST LIKE A SUN-DRIED TOMATOEY COLOR TO IT.
[ SNIFFS, SNEEZES ]
BUT IT BURNS YOUR NOSE.
YEAH, WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA.
THE RULES ARE SIMPLE.
EAT ALL 12 WINGS IN UNDER 10 MINUTES,
LICK EXCESS SAUCE OFF YOUR FINGERS,
AND THEN WAIT FOR 5 MINUTES.
NO BEVERAGES OR NAPKINS AT ANY POINT.
BUT FIRST...
RULE ONE -- YOU GOT TO SIGN A WAIVER FORM.
"I AM FULLY AWARE THAT I AM ABOUT TO EAT
"12 OF THE HOTTEST CHICKEN WINGS KNOWN TO MAN.
MY MOUTH AND/OR NOSE MAY BLEED PROFUSELY"?
IS THAT LEGIT?
IT MAY HAPPEN.
I'M, LIKE, REALLY FREAKED OUT NOW.
THIS IS NOT...
"I AM ADMITTING THAT I AM AN IDIOT!"
I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN BLOOD.
COMING UP, THE HELLFIRE WING CHALLENGE BEGINS.
YOU'RE A MACHINE!
AND THE PAIN TAKES OVER.
I DON'T THINK HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.
[ BELL RINGS ]
I'M IN BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA,
ENJOYING THE BEST GRUB THIS CITY HAS TO OFFER,
AND I'M HAPPY.
BUT THEN...
...THIS HAPPENED.
NOW I'M HERE, PACING BEHIND SmokeEaters RESTAURANT
IN THE WORLD PHYSICAL PAIN I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?
LET'S GO BACK IN TIME 10 MINUTES.
EVERYBODY, HELLFIRE CHALLENGE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I AIN'T SCARED. AIN'T SCARED.
AIN'T SCARED.
BUT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED,
BECAUSE ONE ORDER OF SmokeEaters' HELLFIRE WINGS
CONTAINS MORE THAN SIX OUNCES OF DRIED HABANEROS,
MAKING THIS SAUCE SO RED-HOT
THAT OUT OF THE 9,000 PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED IT,
ONLY 20% HAVE SUCCEEDED.
NATURALLY, WHAT FOLLOWED
WAS NOTHING BUT PURE, WHITE-HOT PAIN.
12 WINGS, 10 MINUTES OR LESS.
NOTHING TO EAT OR DRINK. GOT NO NAPKINS.
YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.
AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR 12th WING,
FIVE-MINUTE WAITING PERIOD STARTS.
BUT BEFORE THAT STARTS, ANY SAUCE ON YOUR HANDS --
GOT TO PUT THEM IN YOUR MOUTH AND LICK THEM CLEAN.
AND LIKE A FOOL, I BEGAN.
GO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE SPICE IMMEDIATELY RENDERED ME SPEECHLESS.
[ CROWD CHANTING "EAT THOSE WINGS!" ]
Man: EYE OF THE TIGER!
[ CROWD CHANTING "ADAM!" ]
WITH SIX WINGS DOWN,
THE SAUCE FLOWED LIKE LAVA OVER MY FACE AND HANDS.
AND WITH NO NAPKINS,
THE LONGER IT SITS, THE DEEPER IT BURNS.
Man #2: I DON'T THINK HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.
I WOULDN'T EAT THEM -- CAN SAY THAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Woman: HE'S DOING GREAT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S DONE ALL THOSE WINGS!
YOU'RE A MACHINE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AS THE INFERNO RAGED, I REACHED THE LAST WING.
LAST ONE. LAST ONE.
Man #3: ADAM, YOU'RE MY HERO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUT THE WORST WAS YET TO COME.
HE'S GOT TO DO HIS FINGERS.
[ CROWD CHANTING "FINGERS!" ]
EACH FINGER WAS LIKE LICKING FIRE.
BUT THEN THE TORTURE REALLY BEGAN --
FIVE MINUTES OF WAITING.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
NO RELIEF, ONLY TIME --
TIME AND TEMPTATION.
NAPKIN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CROWD CHANTING "HALFWAY THERE!" ]
WITH NOTHING TO SOOTHE MY MOLTEN MOUTH...
YOU WANT ANY?
[ LAUGHTER ]
...I DRIFTED TO THE VERY BRINK OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
45 SECONDS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CROWD CHANTING "MAN v. FOOD!" ]
All: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE BATTLE WAS WON, BUT THE FIRE RAGED ON.
I'D LIKE A TOWEL...
A WET TOWEL.
UGH.
...AN INCREDIBLE TIME HERE, BUT MY FACE IS ON FIRE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IN THE BATTLE OF MAN VERSUS FOOD,
TODAY AT SmokeEaters...
MAN WON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
MILK, BEER --
NOT EVEN THE GLORIOUS WAVE OF VICTORY
COULD EXTINGUISH THE HELLFIRE.
AND THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP HERE...
HOLY [BLEEP]
...PRAYING THE COOL NIGHT AIR WOULD SOOTHE MY FACE.
THOSE LAST FIVE MINUTES ALMOST KILLED ME --
BREATHING, JUST MOVING ALL THOSE SPICES AROUND.
THEY'RE STILL IN BETWEEN MY KNUCKLES.
I WON THE T-SHIRT AND MY PHOTO ON THE WALL.
MAY I HAVE SOME ICE?
BUT THIS TIME, THE BIGGEST PRIZE AT SmokeEaters...
THANK YOU, SmokeEaters.
...IS THE ICE MACHINE.
OH. FEELS SO GOOD.
Man: ADAM, WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY?
I TRIED TO DO MY VERY BEST TO CONTAIN THE SPICE,
BUT IT'S JUST SO CAKED ON THE WINGS,
IT'S VIRTUALLY UNAVOIDABLE.
ADAM, ADAM. SO, WAS MILK A GOOD CHOICE?
RON BURGUNDY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE OTHERWISE,
BUT MILK WAS A GOOD CHOICE.
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW HOT THE WINGS WERE?
OH, I ABSOLUTELY REMEMBER HOW HOT THE WINGS ARE
BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL BURNING MY HANDS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE BURNING QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE HELLFIRE CHALLENGE
OR HOW I'M GONNA TYPE WITH NO HANDS,
GO TO MY VLOG AT travelchannel.com.