The Native New Yorker "Battle of the Bone"

Presented by Right Honda & Bud Light

Battle of the Bone Battle of the Bone

Win a Honda Element from Right Honda!

The Grand Prize is a two year lease on a Honda Element from Right Honda!

Element

Wing Eating Contest

Every Wednesday from March 19, 2008 - August 20, 2008

Platters Platters

Roc & Manuch

Broadcasting live at a different Native New Yorker every Wednesday 3pm-6pm!

Events Events

Signal Butte Rules Wing Eating Contest

Wow!  What a crowd!  The loudest so far in the Battle of the Bone 2008 Wing Eating Contest!  Congrats to everyone who participated as well as those who came out to cheer on their wing eaters!  And if the crowd wasn’t enough, the guys ate the most wings so far!  Birthday boy Jason Johnson just missed three pounds finishing 2 lbs 15.5 ounces, while Jose Phillips was a very close second at 2lbs 13.25 ounces.  Pictures to follow…

Signal Butte Results: 

1.                  Jason Johnson  2lb 15.5 oz

2.                  Jose Phillips  2lb 13.25 oz

3.                  Eric Dimmery 2lb 11.6  oz

4.                  Stephan Watt  2lb 6.5oz

5.                  Mike Gurstell  2lb 5.4 oz

6.                  Randall Holyoak  2lb.4 oz

7.                  Anthony Roberts  1lb 15.9  oz

8.                  Chris Macias  1lb 13.4  oz

9.                  Ryan James  1lb 12.25oz

10.              Josh Kunz  1 lb 7.4 oz

11.              Eric Vaughan 1lb 7.3 oz

12.              Buck Leabitt 1lb 6.6  oz

13.              Jeremy Kelly 1lb 5 oz

14.              Jeff Milan  1lb 4.25 oz

15.              Wayne Leabitt 1lb 1.1 oz

16.              Neil Fisher  12.8 oz

Next up - Dobson location in Mesa - BTW it’s already sold out!

101 and Cave Creek Dominate Wing Eating Contest

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When it comes to eating the most wings (weight) per Native New Yorker location thus far, the 101 and Cave Creek location (just S. of 101 on Cave Creek rd) owns the contest!  Chillin Peng edged Justin Vaughn by two ounces - 2lbs 9 oz to 2lbs 7 oz.  Peng currently owns the title for the most wing-weight consumed after seven weeks of competition.  It should be also noted that Luigi Lombardo was a very close third at 2lbs 5 oz.  The past record for most wing-weight consumed was Week One in Tempe, when Adam Gilliom and Jonathan Sands each finished tied with 2lbs 4.5 oz.  Gilliom ended up winning the night as he won in wing-off. 

Week Seven Results- 101 and Cave Creek:

  1. Chillin Peng 2lb 9oz
  2. Justin Vaughn 2lb 7oz
  3. Luigi Lombardo 2lb 5oz
  4. Sean Dugan 1lb 15oz
  5. James King 1lb 13oz
  6. Idelfonso Zinni 1lb 12oz
  7. Todd Kemp 1lb 11.3oz
  8. Chris Byrd 1lb 11.1oz
  9. John Zutarski 1lb 9oz
  10. Daniel Rurz 1lb 8oz
  11. Sean McLaughlin 1lb 6.3oz
  12. Darrell Goodard 1lb 6.1oz
  13. Nancy Barbera 1lb 5oz
  14. Santiago Contreras 1lb 1oz
  15. Harold Morris 15.3oz

Next up - Signal Butte - 1947 S. Signal Butte Suite A (Mesa/Apache Junction area)…Few spots remain!

Burcham Takes Peoria & We Have Our First Chuck!

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Week Six Results- 83rd Ave and Bell Rd (across from Peoria Sports Complex):

  1. Andrew Burcham 1lb 8oz
  2. Zach Corcoran 1lb 5oz
  3. Richie Priolo 1lb 5oz
  4. Carolton Mercer 1lb 1oz
  5. Tony Harrison 1lb
  6. Ryan Balliet 12oz

DQ-Tom Corcoran -15 oz prior to chuckin!

Next up - Cave Creek Location - Cave Creek Rd and Loop 101 - few spots remain!

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NATIVE NEW YORKER BATTLE OF THE BONE 2008 WING EATING CONTEST!!!

The Native New Yorker “Battle of the Bone” is presented by Right Honda & Bud Light

The INAUGURAL ARIZONA WING EATING CONTEST started Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 and is a “HUGE” success. The “Battle of the Bone” wing eating contest takes place over the course of 24 weeks with the Grand Prize Winner to receive a two year lease on a new car, a Honda Element from Right Honda.

  • Every Wednesday from March 19, 2008 - August 20, 2008 at each of the 23 Valley Native New Yorker locations
  • Roc & Manuch will be broadcasting live from 3pm-6pm from that weeks NNY “Battle of the Bone” wing eating contest location.
  • That night they will be crowning a weekly semi-finalist that will move on to the Grand Finale Round that will be held on August 27, 2008!
  • Lunch with Kevin McCabe & Friends will also be in on the action weekly with live call-ins from a reporter from that same weeks contest location from 10am-12pm!

Click here for an entire list of locations!

“Big Red” Advances After Capturing Westgate!

img_5616.jpgimg_5612.jpgimg_5609.jpgimg_5607.jpgimg_5603.jpgimg_5597.jpgimg_5592.jpg“Big Red” Advances After Capturing Westgate!  Wow, after almost being the first contestant to use the “chuck bucket” Isaiah “Big Red” Navarro prevails and takes Week 5 at the Native New Yorker Wing Eating Contest brought to you by Right Honda and Bud Light at 95th ave and Glendale! Pictures will show that Big Red was almost disqualified as it looked to all the fans and the hosts Roc and Manuch, that he was going to discharge his 2lbs and 3 ounces of wings. But Big Red, who works for a valley hospital as a dietician, did not upset the crowd, and held on for the victory. Shawn Scully gave him a run finishing at 2lbs. Week 6 stays in the West Valley as the contest shifts to the Arrowhead location at 83rd ave and Bell. We would also like to thank Rocco, the DJ, who will be accompanying Roc and Manuch each week spinning the tunes!!!

Week Five Results- Westgate -95th Ave and Glendale:

  1. Isaiah Navarro 2lb 3oz
  2. Shawn Scully 2lb
  3. Jose Vieyra 1lb 14oz
  4. Brian Farren 1lb 10oz
  5. Brannon Hanauer 1lb 9oz
  6. Terry Martin 1lb 8oz
  7. Roy Rodriquez 1lb 6oz
  8. Robert Baratta 1lb 4.8oz
  9. Kairay Johnson 1lb 4.75oz
  10. Terry McBride 1lb 4.5oz
  11. Jerimy Schurz 1lb 4.4oz
  12. Robert Gutierrez 1lb 1oz
  13. Van Valentine 13oz

Here are some links to some local promotion:

Click: One, Two, ThreeNEXT UP ARROWHEAD!!!

 

Ralph Montoya Takes MetroCenter!

100_1375.JPG100_1374.JPG100_1372.JPG100_1368.JPG100_1364.JPG100_1357.JPG100_1344.JPG100_1342.JPGWe had another incredible night of wing eating at the Native New Yorker at Metrocenter (just opened in January) as 12 contestants did their best to chow down as many wings as they could in 10 minutes and 60 seconds.  As you will see in the results, it was extremely close.  However, Ralph Montoya was our winner taking down 1lb 10 ounces, just barely edging out Dong Wu Kim by an ounce.

Week Four Results- Metrocenter Phoenix:

  1. Ralph Montoya 1lb 10oz

  2. Dong Wu Kim 1lb 9oz

  3. Cody Loepke 1lb 8oz

  4. Mathew Kirkpatrick 1lb 7oz

  5. Brian Green 1lb 3oz

  6. Homer 1lb 2.5oz

  7. Michael Carrel 1lb 2oz

  8. Charles Tenuta 1lb 1.5oz

  9. James Brazzel 15oz

  10. John Taylor 6.5oz

  11. Kathy Woolley 6oz

  12. Nathan Miller 3oz

 Next up -Battle of Glendale!!!

Gary McWilliams Wins Week 3!!!

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Week Three Results- Gilbert/US 60 location:

  1. Gary McWillams 2lbs 3(3/8) oz

  2. Jeremy Moon 2lbs 2oz and Justin Shana 2lbs 2oz

  3. Tomas Gutierrez 1lb 15(3/8) oz

  4. Matt Vasquez 1lb 14(3/4) oz

  5. Jim Latter 1lb 13(3/4) oz

  6. Tony Anmendaiz 1lb 13(1/2) oz

  7. Brian Yeldon 1lb 13(3/8) oz

  8. Jenifer Yeldon 1lb 7(3/8) oz

  9. Kyle Ray 1lb 6(1/2) oz

  10. KEVIN MCCABE 1lb 6(3/8) oz

  11. Kai Joe 1lb 5(1/4) oz

  12. Xavier Vasquez 1lb 5 oz

  13. George Lourie 1lb 2(5/8) oz

Next up: MetroCenter -space is limited!

Native New Yorker, Right Honda, Bud Light and Roc and Manuch want to thank KTVK NewsChannel 3 (especially Amanda!) and Fox 10 for coming out.  As soon as we have it available, we will post the video footage on the site!

Matt Maraniak Victory In Queen Creek

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Congrats are in order for the Week Two finalist of the Native New Yorker Battle of the Bone Wing Eating Contest in Queen Creek-Matt Maraniak.  Maraniak went off and won by almost an entire pound of wings!  He won with just over 2 lbs 4 ounces, while Vinny Barone was a distant second with 1 lb five ounces.

Week Two- Queen Creek:

  1. Matt Maraniak 2lbs 4(1/4) oz

  2. Vinny Barone 1lb 5oz

  3. Lisa Dalton 1lb 4oz

  4. Danny Garofalo 1lb 3oz

  5. Kyle Bevier 1lb 3oz

  6. Matt Schaper 1lb 2oz

  7. Chris Blezinski 1lb 1oz

  8. Dennis VanHorn 15oz

March 19 - Battle of the Bone Winner: Adam Gilliom

100_1179.JPG100_1191.JPG100_1176.JPG100_1173.JPG100_1168.JPG100_1164.JPG100_1158.JPG100_1202.JPGAdam Gilliom won our first Native New Yorker Battle of the Bone Wing Eating Contest presented by Right Honda and Bud Light.  The first evening was extremely exciting as we had a tie at the end.  John Sands and Adam Gilliom had to square off in a :60 second Eat-Off, with Adam taking the victory.  Adam now gets to train for the next few months and will compete again in the Finals on August 27th.  More photos and all the results will follow.  

Week One- Tempe:

  1. Adam Gilliom 2lbs  4(1/2)oz

  2. Jonathan Sands 2lbs  4(1/2)oz

  3. Breon Daye 1lbs  15 (5/8)oz

  4. Jeremy Sands 1lbs 15oz

  5. Raul Amavisca 1lbs 14(5/8)oz

  6. Amanda Watkins 1lbs  13 (5/8)oz

  7. John Noble 1lbs  8  (1/8)oz

  8. Drew Youtsey 1lbs  6oz

  9. Shawn Jordan 1lbs  5oz

  10. Todd Peterson 1lbs  4(5/8)oz

  11. John Noble 1lbs  8  (1/8)oz

  12. Stevan Raye 15 (1/8)oz

  13. Mike Weinman 14 (1/8)oz

Wing Off -60 seconds:

Winner: Adam Gilliam 8.75oz

Runner up: Jonathan Sands 8.62oz