Tournament of Chompions: FINALS with Paul Rust

"Tournament of Chompions: FINALS with Paul Rust" is Episode 97 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger, with Paul Rust. "Tournament of Chompions: FINALS with Paul Rust" was released on March 30, 2017.

## Synopsis

The finale of **Munch Madness 2017: Chicken Fight** has guest Paul Rust (*Netflix's Love*) returning to help crown a Chompion. Will Popeyes continue to dominate the competition? Can Wingstop keep alive its Cinderella streak? Does the winner of Fat Chance Kitchen stand a chance in the main competition? One thing's for sure: Commissioner Susser will throw some curve balls that make Mitch and Wiger mad. It all comes down to this!

## Nick's intro

30,000,000 B.C.E. - fossil records suggest the origin of Phasianids, the largest family of heavy, ground-dwelling birds.

7,000 B.C.E. - a species of Phasianid, the red junglefowl, is domesticated in the Ganges region of India and the Hebei province of China, and would come to be known as the 'chicken'.

1747 C.E. - British writer, Hannah Glasse publishes *The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy*, which contains the earliest known recipe for fried chicken, a dish jointly originated by African-Americans and Scots.

1952 - Colonel Harlan Sanders opens Kentucky Fried Chicken in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first of the fried-chicken chains.

2017 - The Doughboys decide which American franchise's chicken reigns supreme to receive the most prestigious award in chain restaurant competition: The Dave Thomas Cup.

This week on *Doughboys*, the finals of **Munch Madness: The Tournament of Chompions: Chicken Fight presented by Starburns Industries**: Popeyes v. Wendy's v. Wingstop.

*Let's a-go!*

## Chicken Fight Rules

* Only focus on the chicken.
* Sides stay on the sidelines.
* Drinks are in the Gatorade jug (also on the sidelines).

## Chicken Fight: FINALS 🐔

The two finalists from the main bracket were Wingstop and Popeyes, and Wendy's jumped back in as the winner of Fat Chance Kitchen, despite having previously lost to Wingstop.

	+ Atomic Spicy (Boneless)
	+ Hickory Smoked BBQ (Classic)
	+ Lemon Pepper (Classic)
	+ Brazilian Citrus Pepper (Boneless)
	+ Spicy (dark)
* Sweet Heat Sauce
* Biscuit
 Mike Mitchell
* Spicy Chicken Sandwich
* Fries
	+ Louisiana Rub (Classic)
	+ Garlic Parmesan (Boneless)
 Paul Rust

## Chicken Fight: Finals Voting

First of all, Commissioner Susser explained how the voting would work:

There are 538 Licktoral Votes in the Licktoral College. Mitch, Nick, and Paul are the Super-Size Delegates, with 100 votes each. All of the prior Tournament guests get 10 votes each, for a total of 100. Fan vote is worth 100 Licktoral votes. The remaining 38 votes go to former intern, Yusong. 270 votes are needed to win.

Guests and fans could vote for any restaurant that participated. Mitch, Nick, and Paul could only vote for the three finalists.

Paul got kicked out of the podcast for eating a biscuit, but not before he placed his vote.

They call Yusong for his vote, and even though he hasn't been to Wendy's, Wingstop, nor Popeyes, he offers his vote. Dustin Marshall offers him a job at Feral Audio when he returns to Los Angeles (he was in Ithaca for his last semester of college).

Armen Weitzman, having received an overwhelming number of 'other' votes by the fans, was given the **Heart Of A Chompion Award**. They call him up to give him the news.

There seems to be some confusion about Ryan Perez's vote, but it doesn't affect the outcome. The Commissioner and David Phillips are investigating whether Nick attempted to sell his Finals vote to Van Robichaux. Nick pleads the Fifth, David's investigation turns up inconclusive.

With Nick and Mitch's final votes, Wendy's received the most Licktoral Votes, and will be given to the Devil, because it is so tasty that it would turn him into an angel.

As the 2017 Chompion, Wendy's will be added to the **Dave Thomas Cup**!

## #hashtags

* #PumpkinFoodChain
* #ChurchChickenOldPeopleEat
* #ClassicPerson vs. #UniquePerson
* #KazaamIMDBBuff

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