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THE ATOMIC HOT WINGS
AT QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
ARE SCORCHING HOT.
Shay: 10 YEARS AGO, I TRIED THE ATOMIC.
HAVEN'T TRIED IT SINCE.
THEY'RE 40 TIMES HOTTER THAN A JALAPEÑO.
THEY'RE SO HOT, IN FACT, THAT THEY MAKE YOU SIGN A WAIVER
STATING THAT YOU EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR ADAM, ALL RIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUT IF I CAN EAT SIX OF THEM,
I GET MY NAME ON THE WALL OF FLAME.
BRING IT ON.
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]
I'M ADAM RICHMAN, A FOOD FANATIC
WHO'S HELD NEARLY EVERY JOB IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ.
OH!
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.
SUICIDE-SIX-WINGS CHALLENGE.
OH.
GO, ADAM, GO.
Man: ONE MINUTE AND COUNTING.
THIS IS MY ULTIMATE HUNGER QUEST.
THIS IS...
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I'M IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
WALKING THROUGH THE HISTORIC STRIP DISTRICT.
AND THIS PLACE IS QUINTESSENTIAL STEEL CITY.
WITH ITS ECLECTIC MIX OF ETHNIC GROCERIES,
SIDEWALK GRILLS, AND CLASSIC DINERS,
THE STRIP DISTRICT IS THE PERFECT PLACE
FOR ME TO START MY PITTSBURGH PIG-OUT PARADE.
"MAN v. FOOD."
"MAN v. FOOD."
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FAST FEAST IN PITTSBURGH,
PRIMANTI BROTHERS IS THE PLACE TO GO.
CATERING TO THE WORKING MAN ON THE GO,
PRIMANTI'S CREATED THE ULTIMATE HANDHELD MEAL,
PUTTING CLASSIC SIDES LIKE FRENCH FRY AND COLESLAW
RIGHT ON THE SANDWICH.
THIS IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE ORIGINAL STUFFED SANDWICH.
I CANNOT WAIT TO GET MY MITTS
AROUND ONE OF THESE STEEL-TOWN STAPLES.
YEAH, YOU HAD A CHEESESTEAK,
AND YOUR FRIEND GOT A ROAST BEEF.
NOW, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO FINISH BOTH HALVES?
I THINK I MAY HAVE JUST FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES PEOPLE
KEEP COMING BACK TO PRIMANTI'S YEAR AFTER YEAR?
IT'S THE COMBINATION OF THE SLAW, THE FRIES, AND THE STEAK.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
AND THREE, EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY.
GET IN THERE. OHH.
I LOVE IT -- YOU CAN'T TAKE SMALL BITES
WITH A SANDWICH THE SIZE OF A WINNEBAGO.
GETTING ANOTHER ONE.
MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, GIVE ME A HUG.
COME ON, NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHEN IT COMES TO LUNCH,
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER OR BIGGER
THAN PRIMANTI BROTHERS.
THEY HAVE OVER 20 MEGA-SIZED SANDWICHES ON THE MENU,
RANGING FROM THE COLOSSAL FISH...
Haggerty: NINE OUNCE, BEER BATTER.
NINE OUNCES AND AT LEAST OVER A FOOT LONG,
HELLO.
...TO A PITTSBURGH SPECIALTY, CAPOCOLLO AND EGG.
CAPOCOLLO'S A SPICED HAM.
PUTTING EGGS ON SANDWICHES --
NOW, THAT'S A PITTSBURGH THING.
AND EACH AND EVERY SANDWICH COMES LOADED
WITH A HANDFUL OF FRIES, COLESLAW, AND TOMATOES...
IT'S FOR ME, SO I'M GONNA ADD A FEW MORE.
...ALL WRAPPED IN WAX PAPER AND READY TO GO.
AND NOBODY KNOWS MORE ABOUT THESE MEGA-MEALS THAN TONI,
PRIMANTI'S OWN MASTER SANDWICH MAKER.
ALL OUR SANDWICHES ARE POPULAR, REALLY,
'CAUSE THEY ALL COME
WITH THE FRENCH FRY, COLESLAW, AND TOMATO.
OHH, BABY, BABY.
CAPOCOLLO AND EGG -- THIS ONE LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
WHOA.
TONI, GETTING A LITTLE FRESH. I LIKE IT.
UH-OH.
I GOT MY FRIES, I GOT MY SLAW,
THAT RUNNY EGG RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE.
THIS IS THE PRIMANTI'S FOOD PYRAMID RIGHT HERE.
OVER THE LAST 75 YEARS, THE PRIMANTI STUFFED SANDWICH
HAS BECOME A TRADITIONAL PITTSBURGH STAPLE.
1933.
1933?
IT WAS A TRUCK DRIVER'S STOP.
TRUCK DRIVERS FROM, LIKE, ALL THE PRODUCE MARKETS AROUND HERE?
RIGHT, RIGHT, THEY USED TO COME IN FROM CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA.
SO THEY WANT A FULL-COURSE MEAL.
SO THEY GET ONE SANDWICH WRAPPED AND GO
AND EAT IT WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING.
SO IT WAS THE MEAL TO GO.
SO, AN ORDER JUST CAME IN FOR FOUR SANDWICHES.
WATCH THIS.
OH, WE HAVE TO LAY THE WAX PAPER OUT FIRST, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
ONE, TWO, THREE. BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM EARNING MY PAYCHECK TODAY.
YOU SEE, DO THE FRIES AND THEN THE SLAW.
FRIES, THE SLAW, AND THE TOMATO.
ALL RIGHT, READY? YEP.
PERFECT. PERFECT.
OH, THESE ARE HOT.
THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY HAND-CUT.
YOU CAN SEE THE SKIN RIGHT ON THEM. LOOK AT THAT.
WE USE ITALIAN BREAD.
AND YOU CUT IT BY HAND, EVERY SINGLE SANDWICH,
WHICH I REALLY LOVE.
BUT MORE THAN THE FRESH BREAD AND HAND-CUT FRIES,
IT'S THE UNIQUE COLESLAW THAT MAKES A PRIMANTI SANDWICH.
SO, TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS COLESLAW BACK HERE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE NORMAL COLESLAW.
NO, THIS IS ITALIAN-DRESSING COLESLAW.
YOU WOULD PUT VINEGAR AND OIL.
YEAH, SURE.
JUST A PINCH BETWEEN YOUR CHEEK AND GUM.
ISN'T IT GOOD?
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY DELICIOUS, AND IT'S SWEET.
IS THAT THE NATURAL SWEETNESS OF THE CABBAGE,
OR DO YOU PUT SUGAR ON IT?
OH, WOW.
OIL AND VINEGAR, SALT, PEPPER, EGG.
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING 'CAUSE YOU GET THE OIL AND VINEGAR
RIGHT AWAY, LIKE A SALAD.
BUT THEN I HAVE A SECRET INGREDIENT,
WHICH I CAN'T TELL YOU, AND EVERYBODY WILL MAKE MY COLESLAW.
I WOULD NEVER STEAL IT. JUST WHISPER IT IN MY EAR.
[BLEEP]
OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU, BUT IT'S VERY SPECIAL.
WOW, I HAD NO IDEA. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS LEGAL.
BUT WHAT'S AMAZING IS YOU HAVE ALL THE FLAVOR PROFILES
THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN A FULL MEAL LITERALLY IN YOUR HAND.
Richman: THIS LOOKS AND SMELLS SO GOOD.
I'M GONNA EAT IT RIGHT NOW.
HEY, TONI, SHOULD I PUT ANY CONDIMENTS ON IT
OR JUST GO FREESTYLE?
FREESTYLE, BABE.
AWESOME. OHH.
WHEN I BIT IN, I GOT THE BREAD AND THE FRENCH FRIES,
AND THEN YOU GET THE TANG FROM THE SLAW AND THAT CRUNCH
THAT REALLY, LIKE, SETS IT APART,
TAKES THE WHOLE SANDWICH TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
OHH. SEE, THAT'S LOVE.
THAT'S PITTSBURGH LOVE I JUST FELT RIGHT THERE.
OKAY.
AH.
A SANDWICH AND BEER --
DOES IT REALLY GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?
COMING UP, I DO BREAKFAST PITTSBURGH-STYLE.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A BREAKFAST
THAT LOOKED LIKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE?
THEN I TAKE ON A CHALLENGE SO SPICY...
YOU'VE NEVER ACTUALLY EATEN AN ATOMIC HOT WING?
NO, IT'S TOO HOT FOR ME.
...LIKE HUNDREDS BEFORE ME,
I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE HEAT.
THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
TODAY, I'M IN THE STEEL CITY -- PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA --
AND I HEAR THAT DE LUCA'S RESTAURANT...
HAS THE BEST BREAKFAST IN TOWN.
SERIOUSLY, AND THEY'VE BEEN SERVING IT UP FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
NOW, IN ADDITION TO THEIR LEGENDARY HUGE PORTIONS
OF TRADITIONAL DINER FARE, DE LUCA'S IS HOME...
TO THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT BREAKFAST DISHES AROUND.
AND I CANNOT WAIT TO DIG IN.
ONLY PROBLEM IS FOOD IS SO GOOD, THERE'S ALWAYS A LINE.
SCRAMBLED, CRISP BACON, YOU'RE UP.
DE LUCA'S ONLY SEATS 90 CUSTOMERS AT A TIME.
DIANA, YOU'RE UP.
BUT ON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY,
THEY'LL SERVE NEARLY 1,000 DINERS...
Richman: IT'S ALWAYS CRAZY LIKE THIS?
IT'S LIKE THIS EVERY MORNING. YOU GOT TO GET HERE EARLY.
DEFINITELY WORTH THE WAIT.
...BECAUSE ONCE YOU SIT DOWN,
DE LUCA'S TAKES THE USUAL BREAKFAST FARE
TO INDULGENT NEW HEIGHTS.
CRAVING DESSERT FOR BREAKFAST?
DE LUCA'S DECADENT MENU OFFERS EIGHT VARIETIES
OF WHIPPED-CREAM-COVERED PANCAKES...
I ORDERED THE BUCKWHEAT PANCAKE
COVERED WITH STRAWBERRIES,
AND OF COURSE, TO TOP IT OFF, A LITTLE WHIPPED CREAM.
DELICIOUS.
...PLUS DELICIOUS CREPES FILLED WITH SINFULLY SWEET CREAM,
FRESH FRUIT, AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
THEN THERE'S THEIR ENDLESS ARRAY
OF OVERSIZED OMELETS MADE TO ORDER.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS OMELET. IT'S HUGE.
AND IF YOU'RE REALLY HUNGRY,
THERE'S ALWAYS THE TWO-POUND BREAKFAST BURRITO.
WOW, WE GOT SOME BURRITO ACTION.
WHAT'S IN THERE?
EGGS, POTATOES, BACON, ONIONS, PEPPERS, TOMATOES.
SO WE'RE DEALING WITH AT LEAST SEVEN INGREDIENTS
IN ONE BURRITO.
I AM SO HUNGRY RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT, THE HARD-WORKING GENTLEMAN TO MY LEFT OVER HERE
IS GARY MIKRUT.
HE'S THE MANAGER OVER HERE AT DE LUCA'S.
HOW YOU DOING, OTHER THAN EXTREMELY BUSY?
VERY BUSY.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE MOST POPULAR MENU ITEMS?
PANCAKES -- OUR PUMPKIN PANCAKES --
OH, THE MIXED GRILL --
I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE MIXED GRILL.
DE LUCA'S FAMOUS MIXED GRILL --
THIS ENORMOUS 2 1/4-POUND MIXTURE
OF VEGGIES, POTATOES, MEAT, AND EGGS
HAS BEEN A DE LUCA'S STAPLE FOR 15 YEARS.
IT'S BECOME SO POPULAR THAT TODAY,
DE LUCA'S CRACKS AN ESTIMATED 300 DOZEN EGGS A WEEK.
OKEYDOKEY.
I'M READY TO DELIVER A MIXED GRILL UNTO THE WORLD.
FIRST, ONE POUND OF FRESH VEGETABLES
SAUTéED TO PERFECTION.
GREEN PEPPER, SOME WHITE ONION,
SOME DICED ZUCCHINI,
SOME ROASTED RED PEPPERS, SOME MUSHROOM.
SO NOW WE LET THIS COOK FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
DEVELOP A NICE CHAR, LET THE AROMATICS MIX,
LET SOME OF THE MOISTURE AND THE FLAVORS COMBINE.
ADD TWO PATTIES OF SPICY AND SWEET SAUSAGE...
THREE EGGS...
AND A HEARTY HELPING OF HASH BROWNS,
AND THE MIXED GRILL IS COMPLETE.
A GOOD, HEARTY BREAKFAST, AND I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
HOW AMAZING IT SMELLS --
THE PEPPERS, ALL THE SPICES IN THE SAUSAGE.
IT SMELLS INCREDIBLE. I JUST GOT TO EAT IT.
BECAUSE OF ALL THE LAYERS IN THE MIXED GRILL
AND THE WAY IT'S LAID OUT, EVERY BITE IS DIFFERENT.
THIS BITE HAS A LOT OF GREEN PEPPER
BUT NO SAUSAGE, BUT MORE POTATO.
THIS ONE IS ALL EGG AND RED PEPPER.
IT'S LIKE 80 BREAKFASTS IN ONE AND, ACTUALLY,
DESPITE ITS SIZE, A PRETTY HEALTHY BREAKFAST AT THAT.
MMM. UNBELIEVABLE.
THIS IS PITTSBURGH ON A PLATE.
AND PITTSBURGH TASTES AMAZING.
BUT MY BREAKFAST BINGE DIDN'T STOP THERE...
BECAUSE DE LUCA'S ISN'T JUST HEARTY, IT'S DECADENT, TOO.
AND NOBODY LEAVES
WITHOUT TASTING THEIR SWEETEST SPECIALTY --
GIANT PANCAKES EMBEDDED WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS,
TOPPED WITH ICE CREAM, WHIPPED CREAM, AND CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
IT'S THE LEGENDARY CHOCOLATE-CHIP HOT-CAKE SUNDAE.
WHAT IN THE WORLD? WOW.
THERE'S PANCAKES UNDER HERE SOMEWHERE.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A BREAKFAST
THAT LOOKED LIKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE?
WE GOT SOME STRAWBERRIES, CRUSHED NUTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS BREAKFAST,
IF THIS IS DESSERT, IF THIS IS HEAVEN.
IT'S DEFINITELY DELICIOUS, THOUGH.
DE LUCA'S HAD ME AT HOT CAKES.
IT'S DELICIOUS, BUT BREAKFAST IT AIN'T.
BUT IN PITTSBURGH, THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO COME.
COMING UP, THIS PLACE MAY LOOK LIKE A GAS STATION,
BUT THEY'VE TRADED OUT THE HOT RODS FOR HOT WINGS.
RED-PEPPER FLAKE, A CHILI RIGHT THERE.
AND I'M GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD
WITH THEIR ATOMIC HOT-WING CHALLENGE.
WOWZA.
I'M IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
TO TAKE ON THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE
AT QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE.
NOW, I DON'T SKYDIVE, I DON'T BUNGEE JUMP,
AND I DON'T RACE CARS.
BUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO
IS THE CULINARY EQUIVALENT OF EXTREME SPORTS.
40 TIMES HOTTER THAN THE AVERAGE JALAPEÑO,
QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE'S ATOMIC WINGS
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO REDUCE GROWN MEN TO TEARS.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATOMIC FIRE,
I'M COOLING DOWN -- WAY DOWN...
YEAH.
...BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT THE HEAT
IS TO BRING ON THE COLD...
OHH.
...ICE COLD.
[ SCREAMING ]
IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO EITHER TAKE THE HEAT OR GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
THIS IS SO COOL.
Richman: YOU GUYS EATING WINGS TODAY?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF WING?
JUST HOT.
BUFFALO.
SEASONED.
Richman: OF ALL THE NON-MOLTEN-STEEL DEATH WINGS,
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR?
I LIKE THE MILD ONES NOW.
THAT WAS, LIKE, ALL THE SPICE YOU'LL EVER NEED?
YEAH, THEY'RE GOOD ENOUGH.
IN 1974, THIS OLD GAS STATION
TRADED OUT THE MOTOR OIL FOR COOKING OIL.
AND TODAY, QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE
DISHES OUT 70 MILLION WINGS A YEAR IN OVER 20 FLAVORS.
BUT IF YOU LIKE IT HOT, ATOMIC IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.
SO, THIS IS THE ATOMIC WALL OF FLAME,
AND THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE IN THE PAST YEAR?
ABSOLUTELY -- THEY EAT SIX WINGS,
AND THEY GET THEIR NAME UP HERE ALONG WITH THEIR BUMPER STICKER.
YOU'VE NEVER ACTUALLY EATEN A FULL-ON ATOMIC HOT WING?
NO, AND I WON'T TRY. IT'S TOO HOT FOR ME.
FRESH, NEVER FROZEN,
THEIR JUMBO-SIZE CHICKEN WINGS
ARE FRIED TO PERFECTION AND SAUCED TO ORDER.
THIS IS ROB SHAY, AND HE IS GOING TO WALK ME
THROUGH THE ACTUAL ALCHEMY
THAT'S GONNA GO INTO THESE ATOMIC WINGS TODAY.
Shay: OH, YEAH. WE'RE GONNA SPIN THESE.
THE SPIN METHOD'S GONNA GET ALL THOSE WINGS
NICE AND BEAUTIFULLY COATED, OKAY?
LOOK AT THAT.
YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY FLAVOR YOU WANT HERE.
WE GOT HOT SAUCES, MILD SAUCES, BARBECUE SAUCES.
WE GOT IT ALL.
WE GOT RANCH, WE GOT OUR HONEY MUSTARD HERE,
THE LOUISIANA LICKER SAUCE, ASIAN SESAME BACK HERE,
BUCKEYE BBQ -- A FIERY, SWEET BARBECUE SAUCE.
OH, I GET THE SWEETNESS RIGHT AWAY.
AND THERE IT IS.
THERE IT IS. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, THESE ARE SOME OF THE PEPPERS
JUST SOME OF THEM.
BELL PEPPERS -- THIS IS THE CHILD'S TABLE.
THIS IS ZERO SCOVILLE UNITS.
NOW, SCOVILLE UNITS ARE ACTUALLY A MEASURE OF SPICING.
IT'S FOR CHILI PEPPERS.
IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE EARLY 1900s.
AND A SCOVILLE UNIT IS HOW MANY UNITS OF WATER IT TAKES
TO ELIMINATE ALL TRACES OF HEAT IN A CHILI.
CLASSIC JALAPEÑOS -- SO ABOUT 4,000 SCOVILLE UNITS.
THAI CHILI -- NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME HEAT --
50,000 TO 100,000 SCOVILLE UNITS.
AND HERE -- WELL, HERE'S THE BIG DADDY.
HERE'S HABANERO PEPPERS --
300,000 SCOVILLE UNITS PER PEPPER.
THAT ATOMIC YOU'RE GONNA BE TRYING --
THAT'S WHAT'S IN THERE, BUDDY.
THE ATOMIC SAUCE --
IT TOPS THE SCOVILLE CHART AT 150,000 UNITS.
THAT'S LIKE EATING 40 JALAPEÑOS, SEEDS AND ALL.
NOW, HAVE YOU EVER TRIED THE ATOMIC, YOURSELF?
WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I STARTED HERE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
I TRIED THE ATOMIC.
I HAVEN'T TRIED IT SINCE.
I TEND TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES.
YOU KNOW, I PUT MY HAND OVER A FIRE, IT BURNS.
GUESS WHAT -- I DON'T PUT MY HAND BACK OVER A FIRE.
ALL RIGHT, I HAVE AN IDEA --
RATHER THAN JUST TAKE THE ATOMIC WINGS STRAIGHT ON,
CAN YOU MAKE ME, LIKE, A SAMPLER FROM THE LOWEST,
BUILDING UP TO THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE?
SMART THING TO DO.
BEFORE I TAKE ON THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE,
I'M GONNA WARM UP MY TASTE BUDS WITH A SAMPLER PLATTER...
YOU ENJOY THOSE, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA GO GET
SOME HOTTER STUFF NEXT, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
...GOING FROM MILD...
I TASTE VIRTUALLY NO SPICE.
...TO MEDIUM, TO MEDIUM-HOT...
OH, GOOD MORNING. I'M NORMALLY SPICY.
...TO HOT...
YOU DEFINITELY GET THE CAJUN SPICES
THAT YOU'RE USED TO -- CAYENNE AND SUCH.
...TO HOTTER...
LOOK AT ALL THAT COLOR --
RED-PEPPER FLAKE, SOME SEEDS FROM THE CHILI RIGHT THERE.
...TO EVEN HOTTER.
OHH, BIG DADDY.
30,000 SCOVILLE UNITS.
SuperCharged -- ONE STEP BELOW ATOMIC.
BOO-YAH.
THE FIRE HAS BEEN IGNITED,
BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ATOMIC INFERNO AHEAD.
GOT MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP.
COMING UP...
BRING IT ON.
...THE TRAINING WHEELS ARE OFF,
AND THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE IS ON.
ANYWHERE THAT THE WING TOUCHED MY FACE IS BURNING.
WILL I CONQUER ALL SIX SUPER-SPICY WINGS...
HALFWAY THERE.
HALFWAY THERE.
...OR WILL I GET SCORCHED?
IT'S LIKE THE SEVENTH CIRCLE OF HELL.
THIS IS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND I'M AT QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE --
THE PLACE TO GET THE HOTTEST WINGS.
Richman: THAT IS SO GOOD.
COMES IN AT ABOUT 740 SCOVILLE UNITS --
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT, NOT TOO MUCH TO FREAK YOU OUT.
BUT I'M HERE TO TAKE ON THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE.
LET'S GO, ADAM!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WEIGHING IN AT 150,000 SCOVILLE UNITS ON THE SPICE CHART,
ONE ATOMIC WING IS HOTTER THAN 40 JALAPEÑOS.
THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT,
BUT TO WIN THE BUMPER-STICKER PRIZE
AND GET MY NAME ON THE WALL OF FLAME,
I HAVE TO TAKE DOWN A STAGGERING SIX WINGS.
BRING IT ON. BRING IT ON.
YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, EVERYBODY, EH?
IT'S TIME FOR THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT?
BUT, ADAM, BEFORE YOU GO AND EAT THEM,
I NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS, OKAY?
THIS IS THE ATOMIC CHICKEN WING
HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT.
"I AM WILLING TO HOLD HARMLESS BEST WINGS U.S.A. INC.
"FOR ANY ACTS INVOLVED WITH THE INGESTION
OF ABOVE DESCRIBED FOOD PRODUCT."
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO THIS.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR ADAM, GUYS. COME ON, GUYS.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR ADAM, ALL RIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT, NAME OF THE GAME IS SPEED ON THIS ONE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE FIRST BITE EXPLODED IN MY MOUTH
LIKE A FLAVOR FIRECRACKER.
THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
LET'S GO, ADAM.
LET'S GO, ADAM.
AND I KNEW I HAD TO FINISH FAST...
OH, MY, OH, MY.
ANYWHERE THAT THE WING TOUCHED MY FACE IS BURNING.
HALFWAY THERE.
HALFWAY THERE.
HALFWAY THERE.
HALFWAY THERE.
...BECAUSE LIKE HOT ACID RAIN, THE TEARS WERE FALLING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT'S LIKE THE SEVENTH CIRCLE OF HELL.
ONE LEFT. ONE LEFT.
ONE LEFT. ONE MORE LEFT.
ONE MORE.
[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "EAT" ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ADAM!
NOW, ADAM, THAT REALLY MIGHT BE
ONE OF THE FINEST SHOWINGS I'VE EVER SEEN
ON THE ATOMIC WING CHALLENGE
HERE AT QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE, OKAY?
GOOD JOB, BROTHER.
NOW, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR REWARD IS?
AS YOUR REWARD FOR EATING
SIX OF THE HOTTEST WINGS ON THE ENTIRE PLANET,
YOU GET A BUMPER STICKER, BUDDY, ALL RIGHT --
"ATOMIC WING SURVIVOR," BROTHER.
MY FACE IS ON FIRE.
THE BACK OF MY TONGUE IS ON FIRE.
WOWZA. UGH.
I MAY BE IN PAIN.
OHH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
BUT I'VE WON A BUMPER STICKER,
MY NAME ON THE WALL OF FLAME,
AND THIS IS YET ANOTHER VICTORY FOR MAN.
WOW, I'M JUST HAPPY I SURVIVED.
I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO LAW SCHOOL.
I'VE PREPARED A BRIEF STATEMENT.
OW, OW.
OH, MY GOD. THIS HURTS.
IF YOU EVER HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT TRY ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER AGAIN
ON THIS OR ANY OTHER UNIVERSE, PLANET, OR LIFETIME.
ADAM, IS THAT THE HOTTEST THING
THAT YOU'VE EVER ATE IN YOUR LIFE?
THE ONLY THING I COULD IMAGINE BEING HOTTER
MIGHT BE LICKING THE SUN
OR GARGLING A HOT IRON
OR LETTING A TRUCK RUN OVER MY FACE.
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