Hooters Lets Your Reserve Your Seat for the Big Fight

Hooters has signed on as the first national restaurant to show the highly anticipated “money fight” Pay-Per-View event between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Conor McGregor at participating locations on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. EST.

Fans are invited to reserve the most scenic views of the fight in advance with a VIP seat for only $30, while available.

Every fan that makes a reservation at one of the nearly 200 participating U.S. Hooters locations, listed at hooters.com/fightnight, before Aug. 16 will automatically score an entry for a chance to win two tickets to the fight in Las Vegas, along with round-trip airfare and two nights stay at Hooters Casino. Fans will also score $20 toward free food on a future dine-in visit.

250 Hooters Chicken Wings

The No. 5 professional eater in the world, Geoffrey Esper, caused a major upset last night at the sixth annual Hooters World Wing Eating Championship!

Esper, 42 from Oxford, Massachusetts, devoured 250 world-famous Hooters chicken wings in 10 minutes to clinch the coveted title over defending champion Joey Chestnut (whose final wing tally was 191).

“I competed two years ago and came in seventh,” said Esper, 2017 Hooters World Wing Eating Champion. “I went to my local Hooters, bought a bunch of wings, and I guess it paid off!”

Esper, took down a field of 11 professionally-ranked eaters in the grueling 10-minute all-you-can-eat contest of world-famous Hooters chicken wings which tested jaw strength, endurance, hand speed and
stomach capacity. He demolished more than 113 additional wings than his last Hooters Wing Eating Championship in 2015, his first year on the professional eating circuit. Hooters commissioned Major League Eating to officially sanction the competition.

Esper takes home the top cash prize of $8,500, along with bragging rights to the coveted world title. In total, $17,500 in cash prizes were awarded collectively among the top seven finishers – one of the largest purse prizes on the Major League Eating calendar.

2017 Hooters World Wing Eating Championship Results:

    Geoffrey Esper, Oxford, Massachusetts – 250 wings
    Matt “Megatoad” Stonie, San Jose, California – 229 wings
    Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan, New Orleans, Louisiana – 210 wings
    Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, San Jose, California – 191 wings
    Gideon Oji, Morrow, Georgia – 168 wings
    Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco, Tucson, Arizona – 158 wings
    Josh Miller, Denver, Colorado – 152 wings
    Richard “the Locust” LeFevre, Henderson, Nevada, 124 wings
    Miki Sudo, Las Vegas, Nevada – 114 wings
    Steve Hendry, Dixon, California – 110 wings
    Eric “Badlands” Booker, Selden, New York – 108 wings

The championship event also celebrated Hooters latest craveable wing innovation: Smoked Wings, now available in participating locations across America. Hooters Smoked Wings are marinated overnight with a dry rub before being hickory smoked in-house, with Hooters oven smokers. Guests can then opt to enhance their wings with several dry rub flavors or sauce them with any of Hooters signature sauces, including teriyaki-style samurai, lemon pepper and chipotle honey.

Participate in your own wing eating contest at Hooters. To find your nearest Hooters location, visit Hooters.com.

Rick's 12 Days of Christmas: Hooters Gift Cards and a Bonus

Hooters is serving up gift card, food and merchandise deals perfect for gifting this holiday season. For every $25 Hooters gift card purchased in-store now through Dec. 31, guests will receive an additional $5 in Hooters Bonus Bucks. In addition, with every purchase of a $100 Hooters gift card online at hooters.com/gift-cards through the end of the year, guests will receive a free bonus $20 gift card.

Throughout the month of December, Hooters fans can also take 15 percent off already marked down merchandise online at hootersgear.com. Additionally, all in-store merchandise, including the 2017 Hooters Calendar, are buy-one-get-one free at select locations nationwide. The 2017 Hooters Calendar is the perfect gift all year long, with this year’s calendar cover featuring 2016 Miss Hooters International Sable Robbert, as well as more than 200 stunning Hooters Girls from around the world.

To spice up any holiday party, Hooters To Go Holiday Party Packs offer a broad sample of menu items, including 100 percent American beef sliders, peel-and-eat shrimp and, of course, Hooters world-famous chicken wings, available with your favorite choice of Hooters 17 sauces and dry rubs, such as chipotle honey, lemon pepper or Buffalo hot sauce.

Hooters gift cards are the perfect stocking stuffer for Hooters fans everywhere, available in increments of $10, $25, $50, $100 or more. Hooters Bonus Bucks are available with the purchase of a Hooters gift card at any domestic Hooters location and are redeemable beginning in the New Year through Feb. 28, 2017. To learn more about Hooters holiday offerings, visit hooters.com.

Have your Fantasy Football Draft at Hooters

Hooters is inviting fantasy football leagues across the nation to book their VIP draft party by visiting hooters.com/football.

Each league receives reserved seating at their favorite Hooters along with a free draft kit, complete with up to $250 in Hooters freebies, including 17 weeks of Hooters coupons, free football pint glasses and additional gear. When you show up on draft night you’ll even be entered to win a trip for two to the college football championship or up to 12 to the professional football draft.

Now is the perfect time to book your draft at Hooters and when you show up on draft night you will be entered to win a trip for 2 to the college football championship or up to 12 to the professional football draft.

Win a Championship Ring and 2015 Calendar from Hooters and Me

Gary Lowe from right here in Gwinnett County is heading to the Big Game in Arizona courtesy of Hooters with a VIP “Superb-Owl Weekend” football prize package, all part of its epic “Greatest Month of Football Ever” sweepstakes from January.

Lucky Gary won two tickets to the Big Game, round-trip airfare and four-night VIP accommodations at the BUD LIGHT® Hotel.

“It’s a dream come true to have the opportunity to experience the Big Game first-hand,” said Lowe. “I love heading to my local Hooters of Gwinnett on my lunch break as often as I can. I still can’t believe Hooters hooked me up as a VIP to watch the game of the year – it just doesn’t get better than this!”

Lowe won his prize through Hooters “Spin to Win” game and will enjoy two tickets to the “Superb-Owl,” round-trip airfare and four-night VIP accommodations at the BUD LIGHT® Hotel.  Now through February 1, anyone who visits Win.Hooters.com is just one click away from instantly winning epic prizes, from a day pass to Jon Gruden’s quarterback football camp, to a custom football-viewing “man cave” sanctuary, courtesy of Hooters! Players also have the chance to win fun daily prizes, including Hooters gift cards, exclusive Hooters championship rings and merchandise.

“Kudos to Gary for scoring this highly-coveted prize,” said Andrew Pudduck, vice president of marketing, Hooters of America. “We hope he relishes in his VIP treatment and inspires fellow sports fans to get busy playing our ‘Greatest Month of Football Ever’ sweepstakes for their chance to get the ultimate Hooters hook-ups before time runs out.”

To increase chances of winning, join the HootClub loyalty program, available at participating locations, by registering online or downloading the mobile app. In addition to one daily entry at Win.Hooters.com, Hooters is also offering bonus entries through the all-new Jon Gruden Football app. Fans can get their heads in the game by challenging Coach Gruden to a mobile gridiron showdown; beat him and win an extra chance for epic hookups in January. Both apps are available for download on Google Play and the iPhone® App StoreSM.

You can win a couple great prizes here by sending me a Tweet @RickRoswell on Twitter and one person that does that will win a 2015 Hooters Swimsuit Calendar and a Hooters Championship Ring. Check out that sweet ring in the picture!

For additional information and a full list of rules for Hooters “The Greatest Month of Football Ever” sweepstakes, visit Win.Hooters.com. For a complete list of Hooters locations, visit http://www.hooters.com.

I will pick a winner on Feb. 6.