I love Buffalo wings.  Seriously, I could eat my weight in them.  Today is National Chicken Wing Day, a day to celebrate this amazing food that is good for lunch, dinner, game day, or even cold the next morning when you’re hungover.  Oh, yes… I DO love chicken wings.

Did you know?

• The record for most wings eaten is 444 wings in 26 minutes, set by Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti during the 2015 Wing Bowl. Molly Schuyler came in a close second with 444 wings.
• The Pacific region currently consumes the least amount of wings, while the South consumes the most amount of wings in the country.
• The average American eats 90 chicken wings a year. We can certainly aim to be above average, right?
• Americans consume 1.25 billion chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday alone, which would circle the Grand Canyon 120 times. Now that’s a lot of chickens!
• Ranch is, no surprise, the most popular dipping sauce for chicken wings, but bleu cheese coming in a close second.
• Due to the amount of chicken wings consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, the price of chicken wings rises surrounding the Super Bowl.
• Hooters sells more than 30 pounds of chicken wings each year. Everyone goes there for the food right?
• One chicken wing usually contains about 141 calories, without sauce. Better be hitting the gym the next day!
• The average American can eat 12 chicken wings in one sitting. Again, strive for above average on this one.
• The National Buffalo Wing Festival is held each year in Buffalo, New York and usually attracts an average of 800,000 people.
• People living in Seattle are 17 percent less likely to eat chicken wings than the average resident of top 42 U.S. markets. What gives, Seattle?
• If you weighed 1.25 billion chicken wings, they would weigh 5,955 times more than the weights of the Seahawks’ and Patriots’ entire 52-man rosters combined.

Today on this National Chicken Wing Day, many eateries are celebrating by passing great deals onto wing lovers like us.

Buffalo Wild Wings

The sporty chain is giving away a free snack-size portion of wings with the purchase of another wing order — be it small, medium, or large; traditional or boneless. Dine-in only.

Hooters

The bigger your appetite, the better this deal is: Participating Hooters locations are offering all-you-can-eat wings for just $15.99. The deal is for dine-in only, but customers can choose from six varieties of wings: Original-Style Wings, Naked Wings, Boneless Wings, Smoked Wings, Daytona Beach-Style Wings, or Bacon Wrapped Wings.

Wingstop

Purchase any type of wings — dine-in or takeout — and Wingstop will toss in five extra wings for free. For online ordering, use the promo code “5FREEWINGS.” (For in-store ordering, just tell them you want your free wings!) As an added bonus, the chain is donating $1 per transaction back to local communities through its Wingstop Charities, up to $100,000.

How well do YOU know your wings?  Could you beat these guys in a taste test?